Become a cyber security specialist

In this hands-on Cyber Security Bootcamp, you’ll learn to secure every layer of a modern web application and its infrastructure while also exploring the unique challenges of protecting AI agents. Starting with a Next.js frontend deployed on Vercel—and previewed on v0.dev—you’ll master application-level hardening by integrating Clerk for authentication, enforcing input validation, encryption and JWT session management, and securing server actions and APIs. You’ll configure DNS records in GoDaddy to point your custom domain at Vercel and v0.dev, enforce TLS everywhere, and apply strict CORS policies to ensure every request is vetted before it reaches your code. From there, you’ll author Vercel Edge Rules in JSON and regex patterns to filter malicious payloads, layer in ArcJet WAF policies with rate limits and anomaly-detection thresholds targeting OWASP Top 10 attack vectors like SQL injection and XSS, and inspect your GitHub Actions CI/CD pipelines to vault secrets and run SAST/DAST scans on each pull request. In Kali Linux labs, you’ll perform active reconnaissance with nmap and Nikto, launch Hydra brute-force attacks on seeded login routes, and validate your defenses by executing SQLmap injections. Real-world case studies—including Optus, Medibank and Ausbiz Consulting breach breakdowns—illustrate how attackers exploit misconfigurations and how you can architect incident response workflows. Finally, you’ll get a look ahead at securing AI-driven endpoints by reviewing MCP authentication flows, crafting policy rules to restrict function calls, and simulating adversarial requests so that your next-generation serverless AI agents remain as robust as your web application. All configuration files, CLI commands, JSON snippets, step-by-step tutorials and pre-recorded setup videos are provided to support your in-class workshop experience.