Python for Cyber Security Course
Gain expertise in using Python for cyber security tasks by learning to parse access logs, detect brute-force and scanning threats through time-based analysis, and produce automation-ready reports. Develop robust, testable tools that integrate seamlessly into security and DevOps pipelines, enhancing your ability to handle large-scale log analysis effectively.

flexible workload of 4 to 360h
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What will I learn?
This course teaches Python scripting for cyber security, covering log collection, sanitization, parsing of Common and Combined formats using regex or manual techniques, timestamp normalization, data structuring for analysis, time-based detection logic development, threshold tuning, identification of scanning and brute-force activities, along with file I/O, CLI tools, reporting, logging, testing, and maintainable coding practices.
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Develop skills
- Log parsing using Python to swiftly extract IPs, URLs, and status codes from access logs.
- Time-based threat detection with sliding-window logic for identifying brute-force and scanning activities.
- CLI tools and file handling for building robust, testable log analysis tools at scale.
- Error handling, logging, and unit testing to strengthen Python security scripts.
- Automated reporting generation with clear text outputs and exit codes for security teams.
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