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Hacker Mode
- Cybersecurity

ONLINE TUTORING

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 in a personalized and adapted approach. Built around real-world examples and exercises, the course equips students with the knowledge and tools to take action. They get to learn in a comfortable environment with an adapted pace, and instructors will tailor the course content to teach according to the capabilities or prior knowledge of the student.

Students also 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!

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You can also sign up for this course in two alternative formats: online class to benefit from flexible dates, or in-person camp in Switzerland during school holidays.

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Good to know

Minimum recommended learning hours 8-12 hours

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
  • Completion of a ‘’course familiarity form”
    allowing instructors to gage the level of
    the class and fine-tune the planned
    teaching. (Please note that this is not a
    test, but rather a way to understand what
    course content students may already be
    familiar with)
What students learn

With the help of your tutor, personalize your learning objectives following a choice from the list of chapters below:

  • 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!

Learning Management System (LMS) – Together with your instructor, you will be accessing course materials on our “Learn Dash” educational course platform. This platform will give you access to all your course materials, from exercises to evaluations 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.

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Code in Python
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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

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