Skip to content
TechSpark Academy
  • Online
    • Get digital with our live, online program. Book the option that’s right for you- live classes, tutoring or mentoring.

      DISCOVER

    • Book Class
      • Code in Python
      • Mobile Apps with Swift
      • Hacker Mode – Cybersecurity
      • Artificial Intelligence
      • Digital Technology & the Environment
      • Animation & Game Design
    • Book Tutoring
      • Code in Python
      • Mobile Apps with Swift
      • Hacker Mode – Cybersecurity
      • Artificial Intelligence
      • Digital Technology & the Environment
      • Animation & Game Design
    • Book Mentoring
      • Mentoring options
  • In Person
    • Get digital with our hands-on Swiss based camps, workshops and afterschool clubs. Sign up to the location and date that’s right for you.

      DISCOVER

    • Sign up
      • Camps
      • Workshops
      • After-School Clubs
    • Browse courses
      • Code in Python
      • Mobile Apps with Swift
      • Hacker Mode
      • Digital Storytelling
      • Robotics
      • Artificial Intelligence
      • Animation & Game Design
      • Digital Technology & the Environment
      • Create in 3D
      • Web Design
      • Digital & Multisports
      • Ski X Digital
    • Discover Camp Life
      • Camp Life
  • Outreach
    • Discover our outreach initiatives and learn about our scholarship opportunities. Get involved or support us through your company’s Benevity platform.

      DISCOVER

    • Initiatives
    • Scholarship
  • Blog
    • Discover the latest stories about TechSpark Academy and digital learning.

      DISCOVER

    • Latest news
  • About us
    • Learn about our world and what drives us. Meet our team and our partners.

      DISCOVER

    • Our world
    • Our team
    • Our partners
  •  
Menu Close
  • Online
    • Get digital with our live, online program. Book the option that’s right for you- live classes, tutoring or mentoring.

      DISCOVER

    • Book Class
      • Code in Python
      • Mobile Apps with Swift
      • Hacker Mode – Cybersecurity
      • Artificial Intelligence
      • Digital Technology & the Environment
      • Animation & Game Design
    • Book Tutoring
      • Code in Python
      • Mobile Apps with Swift
      • Hacker Mode – Cybersecurity
      • Artificial Intelligence
      • Digital Technology & the Environment
      • Animation & Game Design
    • Book Mentoring
      • Mentoring options
  • In Person
    • Get digital with our hands-on Swiss based camps, workshops and afterschool clubs. Sign up to the location and date that’s right for you.

      DISCOVER

    • Sign up
      • Camps
      • Workshops
      • After-School Clubs
    • Browse courses
      • Code in Python
      • Mobile Apps with Swift
      • Hacker Mode
      • Digital Storytelling
      • Robotics
      • Artificial Intelligence
      • Animation & Game Design
      • Digital Technology & the Environment
      • Create in 3D
      • Web Design
      • Digital & Multisports
      • Ski X Digital
    • Discover Camp Life
      • Camp Life
  • Outreach
    • Discover our outreach initiatives and learn about our scholarship opportunities. Get involved or support us through your company’s Benevity platform.

      DISCOVER

    • Initiatives
    • Scholarship
  • Blog
    • Discover the latest stories about TechSpark Academy and digital learning.

      DISCOVER

    • Latest news
  • About us
    • Learn about our world and what drives us. Meet our team and our partners.

      DISCOVER

    • Our world
    • Our team
    • Our partners
  •  
Icon_Course_1-2.png

Hacker Mode
- Cybersecurity

IN PERSON CAMPS

The best defense is a good offense!

Cybercrime is increasing and can strike at any
time. Good preparation – in the form of a compass
to navigate the online world and sort the real from
the fake – is essential to protecting oneself against
fraud and other cybersecurity threats.

This course opens students’ eyes to the complex
world of cybersecurity. Built around real-world
examples and exercises, the course equips
students with the knowledge and tools to take
action. They learn about proactive defense against
online threats and are expected to find solutions
using logic and fundamental programming skills, as
well as creativity and resourcefulness!

Hackers hack because they love to learn by playing
around. Our students are encouraged to do the
same!

All classes are designed for small groups to foster a
comfortable and fun setting, therefore there is
only a maximum of 6 students for this course. Sign
up early to secure your spot!

NB:  Course material may be adapted according to
ability and experience of participants in each
course

SIGN UP FOR CAMP

You can also sign up for this course in two alternative formats: online class to benefit from flexible dates, or online tutoring to move at your speed or deepen your knowledge.

BOOK ONLINE CLASS
BOOK ONLINE TUTORING
Good to know
  • this course may not be available at each
    camp location – head over to our
    ‘locations’ page to check out dates and
    course offering
  • Course material may be adapted
    according to ability and experience of
    participants in each course
Prerequisites
  • Age: 13+
  • Skill level: beginner
  • No programming experience is required
    but students should be comfortable with computers.
  • A personal laptop and USB key is required 
What students learn
  • Binary – the language of computers, how is it important in cybersecurity?
  • Google-Fu – how to ask good questions and do their own recon and research
  • Linux – Using hackers’ favorite cybersecurity system
  • Cryptography – cracking secret messages and understanding their role on the internet
  • Web exploitation – exploring the inner workings of internet and the many ways in which websites can be hacked
  • Practical computer safety – how long does it take to crack the password you’re currently using?
  • Challenges – Competing in cybersecurity capture the flag
What students create
  • Images of their choice with their own information hidden in the bits of the image
  • Secret messages created with their very own encryption scheme
  • Their own vulnerable website for their classmates to try and hack
  • A demonstration of them hacking a remote computer for their parents (to reassure them about their new hacker powers!)
What to expect

A typical day in class – involves games, exercises,
quizzes, framework designs, class discussions and
more!

Meet the expert who developed this course
Igor Krawczuk, Lausanne
Igor is an EPFL PhD student and doctoral assistant working on neuromorphic artificial intelligence (AI) systems at the EPFL Microelectronic Systems Laboratory. Finding inspiration in neuroscience and device physics, he creates new algorithms and hardware for machine learning.   Igor has an MSc in Electrical Engineering from the Technical University of Munich, is a hackathon enthusiast and helped us develop our first Hacker Mode course in 2017.

You may also like:

Code in Python
Mobile Apps
Digital Storytelling
Robotics
Artificial Intelligence
Create in 3D
Animation and game design
Digital Tech & the Environment
Web Design
Digital & Multisports Camp
Ski & Digital
CONTACT

TechSpark Academy Sàrl (LLC)

Lausanne office

Chemin des Ramiers 8,

1009 Pully, Switzerland

+ 41 79 697 13 00

marta@techsparkacademy.ch

TechSpark Academy Sàrl (LLC)

Zürich office

1 Wiesenstrasse

8700 Küsnacht, Switzerland

+41 76 736 90 09

kate@techsparkacademy.ch

Instagram Twitter Facebook-f
GET OUR NEWS
Get Involved
Teach with us
Innovation-Award

© All rights reserved TechSpark Academy 2019

Privacy Policy         Terms & Conditions

×