This bootcamp provides a more in-depth look at cybersecurity and is targeted at students with prior knowledge of basic cybersecurity concepts. Like the Introduction to Offensive Hacking and Introduction to Defensive Hacking programs, students will practice hands-on offensive and defensive hacking techniques while in a lab environment.

Non-credit

Residential

Commuter

Accepts International Students

Financial Aid

Illinois Tech is committed to advancing technology that makes the world a better place for all. We do this by empowering students from diverse backgrounds—the innovators and leaders of the future—with an extraordinary technical education and guaranteed hands-on experiences that enable them to achieve career success and create change.

Topics covered will include:
-The concept of “red teams,” “blue teams,” and “purple teams”
-Setup of a virtualization environment for penetration and threat assessment testing
-An overview of attack vectors, including brute force, denial of service, scans, backdoor attacks, and more
-Concepts and methods for mitigation of risk, including firewalls, intrusion detection systems, system hardening, and intrusion prevention systems
-The setup of Kali Linu, along with various tools such as Nmap, Aircrack-ng, Wireshark, Metasploit Framework, Burp suite, John the Ripper, Social Engineering Toolkit, and Maltego among others
-Using scanning tools such as Nmap, Wireshark, Dig, NSlookup, and others to understand the security posture of the network

Sample Daily Schedule
8 a.m.: Breakfast (only for residential students)
9 a.m.–noon: Instruction
Noon–1 p.m.: Lunch
1–5 p.m.: Instruction
5–6 p.m.: Activities and downtime with Illinois Tech summer interns (only for residential students)
6–7 p.m.: Dinner (only for residential students)
7–10 p.m.: Activities and downtime with Illinois Tech summer interns (only for residential students)
10 p.m.: Residence hall check-in for the night (only for residential students)
Sample weekend activities: A beach day at Lake Michigan, visiting Navy Pier, visiting Millennium Park, taking in a Chicago White Sox game, and more! (only for residential students)
Sample weekday activities: Game night, bowling at Illinois Tech’s The Bog, and gaming at the Esports arena (only for residential students)

Session 1

Jul 09 - Jul 15

1 week

Residential

1395 USD

Session 2

Jul 10 - Jul 14

1 week

Commuter

595 USD

-Daytime/non-residential: $595; $100 deposit due at time of registration
-Residential (on-campus room and board included): $1,395; $100 deposit due at time of registration

Financial Aid

Need-based scholarships are available for those who qualify. Please reach out to [email protected] for more information.