This meeting is held in a private room in teams. Once you have been added to teams by filling out an application, please message Cawana or April Richardson to be added to the Let's Defend Channel. Memberships are only approved on Sundays so please do not wait until the last minute.
**Let's Defend** is a cybersecurity training platform designed to provide hands-on experience in a simulated Security Operations Center (SOC) environment. It is particularly valuable for students and beginners interested in learning cybersecurity and gaining practical skills in defending against real-world cyber threats.
What Let's Defend Offers to Students
1. **Hands-on SOC Experience:**
Students can simulate working in a real Security Operations Center. They learn to analyze incidents, respond to alerts, and handle various cybersecurity challenges that professionals face in their day-to-day activities.
2. **Interactive Learning Modules:**
The platform offers various learning modules that cover fundamental and advanced topics in cybersecurity. These modules often include step-by-step guides, challenges, and scenarios that help students understand concepts such as threat detection, incident response, and digital forensics.
3. **Realistic Attack Scenarios:**
Let's Defend provides realistic, real-time attack scenarios for students to work through. These scenarios can involve different types of cyber threats, such as malware analysis, phishing attacks, and network intrusions. Working on these scenarios helps students learn how to identify, analyze, and mitigate threats.
4. **Skill Development:**
The platform covers a wide range of skills, including:
- **Log Analysis:** Understanding and interpreting logs from different sources like firewalls, intrusion detection systems (IDS), and antivirus software.
- **Incident Response:** Learning how to handle different types of incidents, including identifying threats, containing breaches, eradicating malware, and recovering from attacks.
- **Digital Forensics:** Analyzing artifacts from compromised systems to determine the source, impact, and extent of a breach.
- **Threat Intelligence:** Understanding how to gather and use intelligence to predict and defend against potential threats.
- **Network and Endpoint Security:** Learning best practices for securing network infrastructure and endpoint devices.
5. **Gamification and Progress Tracking:**
The platform often includes gamification elements, such as points, badges, and leaderboards. This makes learning more engaging and allows students to track their progress and compare their performance with peers.
6. **Certifications and Recognition:**
Let's Defend offers certificates for completing certain modules or levels, which can be added to resumes or LinkedIn profiles to showcase skills to potential employers.
7. **Access to a Community:**
Students can connect with a community of like-minded individuals, cybersecurity professionals, and instructors. This can provide opportunities for networking, mentorship, and knowledge sharing.
What Students Can Learn from Let's Defend
- **Practical SOC Skills:** Real-world skills required to work as a SOC analyst or in other cybersecurity roles.
- **Understanding Cyber Threats:** In-depth knowledge of different types of cyber threats and how they operate.
- **Incident Response Techniques:** How to detect, analyze, and respond to various cyber incidents.
- **Cybersecurity Tools:** Exposure to tools commonly used in cybersecurity, such as SIEM (Security Information and Event Management) systems, threat intelligence platforms, and forensic tools.
- **Critical Thinking and Problem Solving:** Enhancing analytical and decision-making skills in a high-pressure environment.
Why It's Beneficial for Students
- **Real-world Relevance:** The platform provides a safe environment to practice handling real-world scenarios, which helps students build confidence and readiness for cybersecurity roles.
- **Self-Paced Learning:** Students can learn at their own pace, choosing topics and scenarios that interest them the most.
- **Bridge the Gap Between Theory and Practice:** Let's Defend helps bridge the gap between classroom learning and practical, hands-on experience, which is essential for career development in cybersecurity.
Let's Defend is a practical and engaging way for students to learn and prepare for a career in cybersecurity by providing them with the tools, knowledge, and experience they need to succeed in the field.
