Classes are held weekly on Thursdays from 14:30 to 17:45 CEST. The topics covered are as follows:

DateTopicClass Goal
25.09.2025Introduction to the Class, Security, and NetworkingTo introduce the course and organizational information. To start with the basic concepts of security, and network protocols.
02.10.2025Finding Computers, Scanning and Basic Network AnalysisTo learn how to find computers and services during the reconnaissance phase and how to detect this in the network.
09.10.2025Getting Access. From People to VulnerabilitiesTo know the basic ways of attacking another computer and to access them.
16.10.2025Detecting Intruders in Your ServerTo learn to find an intruder inside a computer and how to harden it to avoid future intrusions.
23.10.2025A Game of DeceptionTo learn basic deception engineering, installation of honeypots, and use of honeytokens
30.10.2025Privilege Escalation, Persistence, Side-Channel AttacksTo learn how to increase privileges while attacking and maintaining control over time.
06.11.2025Virtualization and Threat IntelligenceTo learn what virtualization is, its benefits, and its applications. To learn about Threat Intelligence, its uses, and effectiveness in cyber defense.
13.11.2025Binary Exploitation and FuzzingTo understand and exploit unintended behavior in binary files.
20.11.2025Reverse EngineeringLearn about different aspects of reverse engineering and how we can use it in security.
27.11.2025Automating Attacks with MalwareTo understand why automation is needed and how we automate. Also, to understand the need for steganography.
04.12.2025Manual and Automatic Detection of C&C ChannelsTo learn how to detect command-and-control channels in the network manually.
11.12.2024Web AttacksTo understand the risks and vulnerabilities of the Web, to know the basic attack methods and how to exploit some of them.
18.12.2024Advanced Web AttacksTo perform advanced web attacks in SQLi, XSS, HTTP/2/3, WebSockets attacks, APIs, SSTI, and others.
08.01.2025AI for Log Analysis, Recap, and The NOC TalkTo see how AI affects cybersecurity, wrap up the semester and share a sneak peek of the behind-the-scenes of the network operation center of the course