Learn Cybersecurity Defense!

Summary: The video discusses a live training session for the Just Hacking community, highlighting new courses and features, including VPN support for accessing a new lab environment. The session introduces a special guest, Anton, who presents the “Constructing Defense” course, focusing on teaching cybersecurity principles through real-world scenarios and hands-on lab exercises.

Keypoints:

• The session is part of a monthly live stream series featuring new training updates and guest speakers.
• VPN support has been added, allowing easier access to interactive labs without reliance on browser-based environments.
• Anton shares insights about the “Constructing Defense” course, which focuses on cybersecurity skills through practical applications and different layers of telemetry.
• The lab includes various cyber defense tools and techniques to replicate real-world attacks and understand their implications.
• Participants have access to numerous resources, including quizzes, videos, and guided exercises that enhance the learning experience.
• A live demo showcases a cookie theft technique, illustrating network and host-level implications and how to analyze them for defensive strategies.
• The course is designed to cater to beginners and advanced participants with a structured learning approach.
• Anton works at Huntress, where he engages in incident response and threat hunting, bringing real-world experience into the course material.
• The course continually evolves with new updates based on current cybersecurity trends and practices.
• Feedback from attendees and improvements to course content are encouraged to make learning more effective.