CERTIFIED CYBER DEFENSIVE PROFESSIONAL(CCDP)

About the Course

The Certified Cyber Defensive Professional (CCDP) is a practical, industry-oriented training and certification program designed to bridge the gap between academic theory and real-world cybersecurity demands. Through hands-on labs and simulated scenarios, the program prepares engineering students and aspiring security professionals to be job-ready from Day One.

Key Focus Areas:

1. Core Defence Operations: Defensive Cybersecurity, SOC operations, and threat hunting/investigation.

2. System & Application Security: Application Security, Cloud Security, DevSecOps, and Secure SDLC (S-SDLC).

3. Resilience & Innovation: Incident Response, Cyber Resilience, and AI-enabled Security.

By mastering vulnerability assessment, defensive control implementation, and infrastructure protection, learners gain the technical skills and confidence required to secure and defend modern digital environments.

Syllabus / Curriculum

• Module 1: Foundations of Cybersecurity

  Security principles, CIA triad, cybersecurity threats and attack vectors, security controls, cryptography fundamentals, risk concepts and security best practices.
• Module 2: Operating Systems & Networking Fundamentals

  Linux and Windows fundamentals, TCP/IP, OSI model, DNS, HTTP/HTTPS, ports and protocols, command-line tools, system administration and log fundamentals.
• Module 3: Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC)

  Cybersecurity governance, risk assessment and treatment, security policies, ISO 27001 fundamentals, audit controls, regulatory compliance, security awareness and risk reporting.
• Module 4: Network Security & Defense

  Firewalls, VPNs, IDS/IPS, network segmentation, secure network configurations, traffic monitoring, wireless security and network defense mechanisms.
• Module 5: Identity & Access Management (IAM)

  Authentication and authorization, multi-factor authentication (MFA), role-based access control (RBAC), single sign-on (SSO), privileged access management (PAM), identity lifecycle and access reviews.
• Module 6: Security Operations Centre (SOC)

  SOC architecture and workflows, SIEM, EDR/XDR, log collection and analysis, alert triage, incident escalation, detection rules, threat hunting and security monitoring.
• Module 7: Incident Response & Cyber Crisis Management

  Incident identification, analysis and prioritization, containment, eradication, recovery, incident-response playbooks, escalation procedures, crisis communication, tabletop exercises and post-incident lessons learned.
• Module 8: Digital Forensics & Threat Intelligence

  Digital evidence handling, evidence preservation, endpoint and log investigations, forensic fundamentals, IOC analysis, threat intelligence sources, threat actor tactics and techniques, and threat hunting.
• Module 9: Application Security, S-SDLC & DevSecOps

  OWASP Top 10, web application security testing fundamentals, threat modelling, secure coding, code review, SAST, DAST, software composition analysis (SCA), secrets scanning and security integration into CI/CD pipelines.
• Module 10: Malware & Ransomware Defense

  Malware types and infection vectors, ransomware behavior, indicators of compromise (IOCs), endpoint detection, safe malware analysis fundamentals, containment strategies, eradication and recovery practices
• Module 11: Vulnerability Management & Assessment

  Vulnerability scanning, asset discovery, vulnerability classification, CVSS-based prioritization, patch management, configuration assessments, remediation planning and verification using industry tools.
• Module 12: Penetration Testing & Security Assessment

  Authorized penetration-testing methodology, reconnaissance, infrastructure and web application testing, enumeration, controlled exploitation, privilege escalation fundamentals, evidence collection, reporting and remediation validation
• Module 13: Cloud Security (AWS, Microsoft Azure & GCP)

  Cloud shared-responsibility model, cloud IAM, network security, storage and data protection, encryption, cloud logging and monitoring, workload security, misconfiguration detection and cloud compliance.
• Module 14: AI in Cybersecurity — Concepts & Hands-on

  AI/ML applications in threat detection, anomaly detection, phishing analysis, AI-assisted log analysis, security automation, AI-driven SOC workflows, generative AI security risks and responsible use of AI tools.
• Module 15: Cyber Resilience, Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery

  Cyber resilience principles, backup and restoration strategies, ransomware recovery, business impact analysis, business continuity planning, disaster recovery procedures, recovery testing and resilience assessments.
• Module 16: CCDP Practical Lab & Capstone Assessment

  Perform a Penetration testing of an authorized lab environment (Using Kali Linux OS, NMAP & Metasploit). • Investigate and respond to simulated SOC alerts and submit a professional security report (Splunk) • Demonstrate Vulnerability management life cycle by implementing Vulnerability Management tools (Nessus/OpenVAS). • Cloud configuration Security Assessment. • Demonstrate the knowledge of OWASP Top 10 to build a Secure Application. • Demonstrate practical competency through a final examination or assessed project.

Eligibility Criteria

Selection Process

ⓘ Shortlisted candidates will be notified via Email and SMS. Admit cards available on dashboard.

Fee Structure

* Scholarships may be available via NSP. Fee once paid is non-refundable except in cases of centre cancellation.

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