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Cybersecurity Operations & Defense Course in Pune

Information Security & SOC Analyst Development Bootcamp: Master vulnerability assessment & incident response with live company project internship.

Next Intake: October 1, 2026 (2 Seats Left)
12 Weeks
₹19,999 (Value-Driven Pricing)
Shivane, Pune & Online
350+ Candidates Mentored
Pune Salary Outlook: ₹5.0 – ₹12.2 LPA
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Course Overview

We do not offer generic courses. We assign you a dedicated seat in the lab under a senior developer who reviews your commits daily. Fix your logic, ship your code, refactor your system. Say goodbye to 30-student classroom factories and standard pre-recorded video loops. We prioritize proof of skill via active GitHub contribution graphs and deployed staging environments. At CACTS, you construct and deploy actual vulnerability analysis, network socket tracing, and firewall defense systems from day one, completing your technical milestones by committing code to live company repositories. Every course includes hands-on coding labs, live project internships on active staging servers, and 1-to-1 career career readiness coaching.

Why train with CACTS vs the typical market?

Typical Market Courses

  • 30-50 student batches
  • Passive recorded lecture video playback
  • Hardcoded, outdated mock sandbox templates
  • No direct code feedback from developers

CACTS 1-to-1 Training

  • Strictly individual 1-to-1 virtual attention
  • Fully active dynamic pacing based on your grasp
  • Real company git repositories and developer commits
  • Screen-sharing, live code writing, and peer PR reviews

Key Skills You Will Acquire

Wireshark & Nmap SOC Operations & SIEM (Splunk/Elastic) Vulnerability Assessment & VAPT (Metasploit/Burp Suite) Network Defense & Firewall Engineering Incident Response & Threat Hunting Linux Security & Python Automation

Curriculum Outline

This curriculum is fully customized for you. We adapt the pace based on your learning speed. Our trainers work 1-to-1, detailing every line of code.

Module 1: Networking Basics & Linux Security

3 Weeks
  • TCP/IP protocols, subnetting, and port allocations
  • Linux commands, administration, and system configurations
  • Network scanning and reconnaissance basics using Nmap

Module 2: Vulnerability Analysis & Exploits

3 Weeks
  • Identifying security vulnerabilities using scanners
  • Exploiting security gaps in sandbox labs using Metasploit
  • System privilege escalation and maintaining access vectors

Module 3: Web Application Security & OWASP

3 Weeks
  • SQL Injection, Cross-Site Scripting (XSS), and CSRF attacks
  • OWASP Top 10 security framework definitions
  • Web app firewalls and defensive API configuration concepts

Module 4: Cryptography & Security Operations

3 Weeks
  • Encryption standards, hashing, and digital certificates
  • Setting up intrusion detection monitors and firewall rules
  • Conducting vulnerability reviews on company staging systems

Live Project Internship Integration

Unlike institutes that assign mock projects or simple copy-paste tasks, CACTS bridges the learning gap by placing you on real company software development environments. You will coordinate with active developers, write production code, submit code reviews, and deploy test cases.

  • Hands-on Git access and branch merge policies.
  • Real-world debugging under senior developer code review loops.
  • Staging pipeline deployments.
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Explore our developer-vetted glossary definitions, industry comparison analyses, and career roadmap guides for Cybersecurity Training.

Hands-On Implementation Preview

Here is a concrete preview of the production-level code assets and system schemas you will design, write, and deploy during our 1-to-1 live project sessions.

Python Custom Network Port Scanner for SecAuditing

import socket

def audit_ports(target_host, ports):
    print(f"Auditing security perimeter for: {target_host}")
    for port in ports:
        s = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
        s.settimeout(1.0)
        result = s.connect_ex((target_host, port))
        if result == 0:
            print(f"WARNING: Port {port} is OPEN / Vulnerable!")
        s.close()

Threat Modeling and Zero-Trust Network Boundaries

[External Web Traffic]
         |
         v
 [WAF / Firewall] (Port Audit Filtering)
         |
         v
[Application Gateway] (JWT Access Tokens Verify)
         |
    +----+----+ (Internal Virtual Network)
    |         |
    v         v
[Server]   [Database]
(Port 80)  (Port 3306 - Firewalled / Restricted access)

Meet Your Mentor: Hambirrao P

Lead Technology Trainer

Hambirrao P is a senior enterprise technology specialist with 12+ years of hands-on coding experience in enterprise software design, including Spring Boot architecture, Python CLI automation, React layouts, and AWS cloud migrations. He has individually mentored 800+ developers in Pune since 2012.

Course FAQs

When does the next 1-to-1 training intake start?

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Intakes start twice monthly on the 1st and 15th. The next upcoming 1-to-1 intake starts on October 1, 2026 (with secondary intake on October 15, 2026).

Is the Cybersecurity Operations training conducted in batches or 1-to-1 sessions?

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All training at CACTS is strictly 1-to-1. There are no classroom groups or rigid batch schedules. Mentors work directly with you via private live virtual sessions.

How do students gain live company project experience during the internship?

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Students compile live production code, merge branches on active Git repositories, participate in developer code reviews, and deploy builds on staging servers.

Where is CACTS Pune physically located for consultations?

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Our physical office is located at First Floor, Shinde Arcade, NDA Rd, Deshmukh Nagar, Shivane, Pune, Maharashtra 411023. Consultations are available by appointment.

Student Success Stories

Real feedback from students who completed our 1-to-1 virtual Cybersecurity Training training.

5.0 / 5.0 Rating (Based on 3 Verified Student Reviews)

"The ethical hacking and network security labs at CACTS are top-notch. The 1-to-1 virtual session format allowed me to run Nmap scans, exploit security gaps using Metasploit, and understand OWASP vulnerabilities."

Akash P.

Information Security Analyst, Kharadi, Pune
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"Learned cryptography, Linux system hardening, and web application security in a safe sandbox lab. My mentor explained complex network protocols and firewall rules very clearly."

Tanvi S.

Security Consultant, Cummins College Pune
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"I wanted to learn security auditing for web APIs. We covered SQL injection and XSS defenses in detail. The trainer's experience in cybersecurity operations was evident throughout the training."

Gaurav H.

Application Security Audit Specialist, Kothrud, Pune
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