Technology track
Cybersecurity internship
Find weaknesses before attackers do. Courses from SkillTank Academy, live tasks reviewed by KaizenSpark Tech mentors.
Prerequisites
- Networking basics
- Linux command line
Tools you’ll use
LinuxBurp SuiteNmapOWASP
Roles it prepares you for
- Security analyst intern
- Application security intern
- SOC analyst trainee
Syllabus
The Cybersecurity track, week by week.
Shown for the 3-month internship. The 1-month internship covers the first phase in depth; the 6-month internship extends each phase with a specialisation course and module ownership.
Weeks 1–2 · Foundations
- Security fundamentals and ethics
- Networking and Linux for security
- Threat modelling basics
Weeks 3–6 · Build
- Web vulnerabilities (OWASP Top 10)
- Scanning in an authorised test lab
- Secure configuration
Weeks 7–10 · Own
- Hardening checklists
- Log review and incident basics
- Writing findings clearly
Weeks 11–12 · Graduate
- Remediation report
- Retest and verification
- Presentation to engineering
Deliverables
What you’ll hand in.
Every deliverable is reviewed and rated on the 1–5 quality rubric, and approved work is added to your record.
- A scoped security review of a test application
- A remediation report with severity ratings
- A hardening checklist
Competencies assessed
- Security fundamentals
- Web vulnerability basics
- Hardening checklists
- Incident analysis basics
Sample project
Run a security review of a test application and write the remediation report.
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