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ASCND Cybersecurity Bootcamp: 14 Weeks to Your First Real Portfolio & Job-Ready Skills
Transform from beginner to job-ready in 14 weeks—built for working professionals who want real, employable skills without quitting their job.
This part-time bootcamp is carefully paced so you can keep your current job and family commitments while gaining the technical, communication, and professional abilities employers actually look for.
Weekly schedule (total live time 84 hours over 14 weeks):
One 2-hour weekday evening class
One 4-hour weekend class
Self-paced commitment: ~40 hours spread across the 14 weeks (~3 hours/week) for labs, assignments, portfolio refinement, and capstone preparation (total program ~124 hours).
What You’ll Actually Build & Learn
Basic Skill Development (starts immediately & runs throughout)
Taught by real cybersecurity experts (not just instructors) who share real-life applications of every concept from their own professional experience
Common OS instruction: Windows and Linux fundamentals (file systems, user accounts, services, permissions, basic troubleshooting) — the exact OS knowledge used in 90% of entry-level cyber roles
Command-line essentials (PowerShell, Bash, cmd) — navigate systems, run tools, read logs, and automate simple tasks
Basic networking instruction topics (integrated from week 1): IP addresses, MAC addresses, ports & protocols, basic network topologies (LAN/WAN), how data moves on a network, common ports (HTTP/HTTPS, SSH, RDP), simple packet structure, and intro to network devices (router, switch, firewall)
Technical Core (hands-on every week)
Live labs with real tools: SIEM monitoring, vulnerability scanners, Wireshark packet analysis, basic scripting, firewall configuration, incident playbooks
Weekly resume-ready deliverables: incident timelines, forensic summaries, exploit write-ups, defensive runbooks, remediation reports
Soft Skill Development – Writing & Presentation (built-in every module)
Weekly technical writing practice: write clear, concise incident summaries, vulnerability reports, and remediation recommendations — formatted like real SOC tickets and executive briefs
Structured feedback on every written deliverable so your reports become professional-grade
Presentation coaching: practice explaining your work in 2–3 minute “stand-up” updates during class (exactly like daily SOC briefings)
Capstone Finale: 8-hour block in the final week where you complete and deliver a full “Defense Showcase” presentation — a polished, end-to-end portfolio project (incident response simulation, vuln assessment report, or threat hunt summary) presented live or recorded to instructors and peers. This becomes your flagship talking point in interviews.
What you finish with:
A professional portfolio of real artifacts (written reports, timelines, runbooks)
Demonstrated ability to write clearly, present technical work confidently, and handle common OS and basic networking environments
Lifetime access to all labs, templates, and materials
A 1:1 career strategy call to help you position your new skills for job applications
No prior experience required. All core training happens live with real cybersecurity experts who bring actual on-the-job stories and applications into every lesson — so you build foundational OS knowledge, basic networking instruction, technical skills, writing clarity, and presentation confidence on your schedule.
Enroll Now – Next cohort starts soon. Limited spots.
Transform from beginner to job-ready in 14 weeks—built for working professionals who want real, employable skills without quitting their job.
This part-time bootcamp is carefully paced so you can keep your current job and family commitments while gaining the technical, communication, and professional abilities employers actually look for.
Weekly schedule (total live time 84 hours over 14 weeks):
One 2-hour weekday evening class
One 4-hour weekend class
Self-paced commitment: ~40 hours spread across the 14 weeks (~3 hours/week) for labs, assignments, portfolio refinement, and capstone preparation (total program ~124 hours).
What You’ll Actually Build & Learn
Basic Skill Development (starts immediately & runs throughout)
Taught by real cybersecurity experts (not just instructors) who share real-life applications of every concept from their own professional experience
Common OS instruction: Windows and Linux fundamentals (file systems, user accounts, services, permissions, basic troubleshooting) — the exact OS knowledge used in 90% of entry-level cyber roles
Command-line essentials (PowerShell, Bash, cmd) — navigate systems, run tools, read logs, and automate simple tasks
Basic networking instruction topics (integrated from week 1): IP addresses, MAC addresses, ports & protocols, basic network topologies (LAN/WAN), how data moves on a network, common ports (HTTP/HTTPS, SSH, RDP), simple packet structure, and intro to network devices (router, switch, firewall)
Technical Core (hands-on every week)
Live labs with real tools: SIEM monitoring, vulnerability scanners, Wireshark packet analysis, basic scripting, firewall configuration, incident playbooks
Weekly resume-ready deliverables: incident timelines, forensic summaries, exploit write-ups, defensive runbooks, remediation reports
Soft Skill Development – Writing & Presentation (built-in every module)
Weekly technical writing practice: write clear, concise incident summaries, vulnerability reports, and remediation recommendations — formatted like real SOC tickets and executive briefs
Structured feedback on every written deliverable so your reports become professional-grade
Presentation coaching: practice explaining your work in 2–3 minute “stand-up” updates during class (exactly like daily SOC briefings)
Capstone Finale: 8-hour block in the final week where you complete and deliver a full “Defense Showcase” presentation — a polished, end-to-end portfolio project (incident response simulation, vuln assessment report, or threat hunt summary) presented live or recorded to instructors and peers. This becomes your flagship talking point in interviews.
What you finish with:
A professional portfolio of real artifacts (written reports, timelines, runbooks)
Demonstrated ability to write clearly, present technical work confidently, and handle common OS and basic networking environments
Lifetime access to all labs, templates, and materials
A 1:1 career strategy call to help you position your new skills for job applications
No prior experience required. All core training happens live with real cybersecurity experts who bring actual on-the-job stories and applications into every lesson — so you build foundational OS knowledge, basic networking instruction, technical skills, writing clarity, and presentation confidence on your schedule.