Engineers Clinic
BEGINNER TECHNOLOGY & DATA INTERNSHIP

Basic Cyber Hygiene & Network Fundamentals

Basic Cyber Hygiene & Network Fundamentals is a Beginner internship track focused on Foundational skills, syntax, basic tools, and core industry workflows.

2 Months
Beginner

Choose portfolio projects from your selected level

Beginner internship certificate and mentor-guided learning

Real-world assignments in Password & Identity Hygiene

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Outcomes

What this program helps you build by the end

Outcome-focused highlights designed to make the value of the program easy to understand at a glance.

45 Days

Beginner tier timeline

Outcome

3 Portfolio Projects Required

Project requirement for this tier

Outcome

Technology & Data

Career domain

Outcome
Curriculum

Build practical skills through structured module work

Every module is sequenced to help learners move from guided basics to stronger, portfolio-worthy execution.

Define Project Brief

Write the objective, scope, inputs, constraints, and acceptance criteria for Enterprise Password Strength Analyzer in Basic Cyber Hygiene & Network Fundamentals.

Applied Task

Submission

Brief document with objective, scope, assumptions, and acceptance criteria.

AI Review Focus

Checks clarity, scope, realism, and alignment with the selected course topic.

Plan Workflow

Break Enterprise Password Strength Analyzer into milestones, required tools, source data, validation rules, and final output format.

Applied Task

Submission

Milestone checklist with tools, data requirements, and review plan.

AI Review Focus

Checks sequencing, tool fit, completeness, and execution readiness.

Build Core Output

Python/JS utility that scores passwords based on entropy, not just length

Applied Task

Submission

Project file, repository, design link, spreadsheet, report, or implementation artifact.

AI Review Focus

Checks whether the artifact is complete, structured, practical, and reviewable.

Document and Review

Explain key decisions, test Enterprise Password Strength Analyzer against the brief, and record fixes or limitations.

Applied Task

Submission

README, decision log, quality checklist, screenshots, or demo notes.

AI Review Focus

Checks reasoning quality, evidence of review, and portfolio presentation readiness.

Define Project Brief

Write the objective, scope, inputs, constraints, and acceptance criteria for Secure Passphrase Generator in Basic Cyber Hygiene & Network Fundamentals.

Applied Task

Submission

Brief document with objective, scope, assumptions, and acceptance criteria.

AI Review Focus

Checks clarity, scope, realism, and alignment with the selected course topic.

Plan Workflow

Break Secure Passphrase Generator into milestones, required tools, source data, validation rules, and final output format.

Applied Task

Submission

Milestone checklist with tools, data requirements, and review plan.

AI Review Focus

Checks sequencing, tool fit, completeness, and execution readiness.

Build Core Output

Generates XKCD-style memorable but mathematically secure passphrases

Applied Task

Submission

Project file, repository, design link, spreadsheet, report, or implementation artifact.

AI Review Focus

Checks whether the artifact is complete, structured, practical, and reviewable.

Document and Review

Explain key decisions, test Secure Passphrase Generator against the brief, and record fixes or limitations.

Applied Task

Submission

README, decision log, quality checklist, screenshots, or demo notes.

AI Review Focus

Checks reasoning quality, evidence of review, and portfolio presentation readiness.

Define Project Brief

Write the objective, scope, inputs, constraints, and acceptance criteria for Local Credential Vault in Basic Cyber Hygiene & Network Fundamentals.

Applied Task

Submission

Brief document with objective, scope, assumptions, and acceptance criteria.

AI Review Focus

Checks clarity, scope, realism, and alignment with the selected course topic.

Plan Workflow

Break Local Credential Vault into milestones, required tools, source data, validation rules, and final output format.

Applied Task

Submission

Milestone checklist with tools, data requirements, and review plan.

AI Review Focus

Checks sequencing, tool fit, completeness, and execution readiness.

Build Core Output

A CLI-based encrypted password manager using AES encryption

Applied Task

Submission

Project file, repository, design link, spreadsheet, report, or implementation artifact.

AI Review Focus

Checks whether the artifact is complete, structured, practical, and reviewable.

Document and Review

Explain key decisions, test Local Credential Vault against the brief, and record fixes or limitations.

Applied Task

Submission

README, decision log, quality checklist, screenshots, or demo notes.

AI Review Focus

Checks reasoning quality, evidence of review, and portfolio presentation readiness.

Define Project Brief

Write the objective, scope, inputs, constraints, and acceptance criteria for Hash Dictionary Generator in Basic Cyber Hygiene & Network Fundamentals.

Applied Task

Submission

Brief document with objective, scope, assumptions, and acceptance criteria.

AI Review Focus

Checks clarity, scope, realism, and alignment with the selected course topic.

Plan Workflow

Break Hash Dictionary Generator into milestones, required tools, source data, validation rules, and final output format.

Applied Task

Submission

Milestone checklist with tools, data requirements, and review plan.

AI Review Focus

Checks sequencing, tool fit, completeness, and execution readiness.

Build Core Output

A script that converts a list of common words into MD5/SHA256 hashes to understand password cracking

Applied Task

Submission

Project file, repository, design link, spreadsheet, report, or implementation artifact.

AI Review Focus

Checks whether the artifact is complete, structured, practical, and reviewable.

Document and Review

Explain key decisions, test Hash Dictionary Generator against the brief, and record fixes or limitations.

Applied Task

Submission

README, decision log, quality checklist, screenshots, or demo notes.

AI Review Focus

Checks reasoning quality, evidence of review, and portfolio presentation readiness.

Define Project Brief

Write the objective, scope, inputs, constraints, and acceptance criteria for Breach Data Fetcher in Basic Cyber Hygiene & Network Fundamentals.

Applied Task

Submission

Brief document with objective, scope, assumptions, and acceptance criteria.

AI Review Focus

Checks clarity, scope, realism, and alignment with the selected course topic.

Plan Workflow

Break Breach Data Fetcher into milestones, required tools, source data, validation rules, and final output format.

Applied Task

Submission

Milestone checklist with tools, data requirements, and review plan.

AI Review Focus

Checks sequencing, tool fit, completeness, and execution readiness.

Build Core Output

A script integrating with the HaveIBeenPwned API to check if an email has been compromised

Applied Task

Submission

Project file, repository, design link, spreadsheet, report, or implementation artifact.

AI Review Focus

Checks whether the artifact is complete, structured, practical, and reviewable.

Document and Review

Explain key decisions, test Breach Data Fetcher against the brief, and record fixes or limitations.

Applied Task

Submission

README, decision log, quality checklist, screenshots, or demo notes.

AI Review Focus

Checks reasoning quality, evidence of review, and portfolio presentation readiness.

Define Project Brief

Write the objective, scope, inputs, constraints, and acceptance criteria for MFA Configuration Simulator in Basic Cyber Hygiene & Network Fundamentals.

Applied Task

Submission

Brief document with objective, scope, assumptions, and acceptance criteria.

AI Review Focus

Checks clarity, scope, realism, and alignment with the selected course topic.

Plan Workflow

Break MFA Configuration Simulator into milestones, required tools, source data, validation rules, and final output format.

Applied Task

Submission

Milestone checklist with tools, data requirements, and review plan.

AI Review Focus

Checks sequencing, tool fit, completeness, and execution readiness.

Build Core Output

A simple web app demonstrating Time-based One-Time Password (TOTP) generation

Applied Task

Submission

Project file, repository, design link, spreadsheet, report, or implementation artifact.

AI Review Focus

Checks whether the artifact is complete, structured, practical, and reviewable.

Document and Review

Explain key decisions, test MFA Configuration Simulator against the brief, and record fixes or limitations.

Applied Task

Submission

README, decision log, quality checklist, screenshots, or demo notes.

AI Review Focus

Checks reasoning quality, evidence of review, and portfolio presentation readiness.

Define Project Brief

Write the objective, scope, inputs, constraints, and acceptance criteria for SSH Key Pair Generator & Configurator in Basic Cyber Hygiene & Network Fundamentals.

Applied Task

Submission

Brief document with objective, scope, assumptions, and acceptance criteria.

AI Review Focus

Checks clarity, scope, realism, and alignment with the selected course topic.

Plan Workflow

Break SSH Key Pair Generator & Configurator into milestones, required tools, source data, validation rules, and final output format.

Applied Task

Submission

Milestone checklist with tools, data requirements, and review plan.

AI Review Focus

Checks sequencing, tool fit, completeness, and execution readiness.

Build Core Output

Automated script to generate RSA keys and configure them for passwordless login

Applied Task

Submission

Project file, repository, design link, spreadsheet, report, or implementation artifact.

AI Review Focus

Checks whether the artifact is complete, structured, practical, and reviewable.

Document and Review

Explain key decisions, test SSH Key Pair Generator & Configurator against the brief, and record fixes or limitations.

Applied Task

Submission

README, decision log, quality checklist, screenshots, or demo notes.

AI Review Focus

Checks reasoning quality, evidence of review, and portfolio presentation readiness.

Define Project Brief

Write the objective, scope, inputs, constraints, and acceptance criteria for Automated IPv4 Subnet Calculator in Basic Cyber Hygiene & Network Fundamentals.

Applied Task

Submission

Brief document with objective, scope, assumptions, and acceptance criteria.

AI Review Focus

Checks clarity, scope, realism, and alignment with the selected course topic.

Plan Workflow

Break Automated IPv4 Subnet Calculator into milestones, required tools, source data, validation rules, and final output format.

Applied Task

Submission

Milestone checklist with tools, data requirements, and review plan.

AI Review Focus

Checks sequencing, tool fit, completeness, and execution readiness.

Build Core Output

Takes an IP and CIDR notation, outputs network address, broadcast, and host range

Applied Task

Submission

Project file, repository, design link, spreadsheet, report, or implementation artifact.

AI Review Focus

Checks whether the artifact is complete, structured, practical, and reviewable.

Document and Review

Explain key decisions, test Automated IPv4 Subnet Calculator against the brief, and record fixes or limitations.

Applied Task

Submission

README, decision log, quality checklist, screenshots, or demo notes.

AI Review Focus

Checks reasoning quality, evidence of review, and portfolio presentation readiness.

Define Project Brief

Write the objective, scope, inputs, constraints, and acceptance criteria for Ping Sweep Utility in Basic Cyber Hygiene & Network Fundamentals.

Applied Task

Submission

Brief document with objective, scope, assumptions, and acceptance criteria.

AI Review Focus

Checks clarity, scope, realism, and alignment with the selected course topic.

Plan Workflow

Break Ping Sweep Utility into milestones, required tools, source data, validation rules, and final output format.

Applied Task

Submission

Milestone checklist with tools, data requirements, and review plan.

AI Review Focus

Checks sequencing, tool fit, completeness, and execution readiness.

Build Core Output

A Python script that pings all IP addresses in a subnet to find active devices

Applied Task

Submission

Project file, repository, design link, spreadsheet, report, or implementation artifact.

AI Review Focus

Checks whether the artifact is complete, structured, practical, and reviewable.

Document and Review

Explain key decisions, test Ping Sweep Utility against the brief, and record fixes or limitations.

Applied Task

Submission

README, decision log, quality checklist, screenshots, or demo notes.

AI Review Focus

Checks reasoning quality, evidence of review, and portfolio presentation readiness.

Define Project Brief

Write the objective, scope, inputs, constraints, and acceptance criteria for Basic TCP Port Scanner in Basic Cyber Hygiene & Network Fundamentals.

Applied Task

Submission

Brief document with objective, scope, assumptions, and acceptance criteria.

AI Review Focus

Checks clarity, scope, realism, and alignment with the selected course topic.

Plan Workflow

Break Basic TCP Port Scanner into milestones, required tools, source data, validation rules, and final output format.

Applied Task

Submission

Milestone checklist with tools, data requirements, and review plan.

AI Review Focus

Checks sequencing, tool fit, completeness, and execution readiness.

Build Core Output

Scans a target IP for open standard ports like 80, 443, 22, 21

Applied Task

Submission

Project file, repository, design link, spreadsheet, report, or implementation artifact.

AI Review Focus

Checks whether the artifact is complete, structured, practical, and reviewable.

Document and Review

Explain key decisions, test Basic TCP Port Scanner against the brief, and record fixes or limitations.

Applied Task

Submission

README, decision log, quality checklist, screenshots, or demo notes.

AI Review Focus

Checks reasoning quality, evidence of review, and portfolio presentation readiness.

Define Project Brief

Write the objective, scope, inputs, constraints, and acceptance criteria for Network Latency & Uptime Monitor in Basic Cyber Hygiene & Network Fundamentals.

Applied Task

Submission

Brief document with objective, scope, assumptions, and acceptance criteria.

AI Review Focus

Checks clarity, scope, realism, and alignment with the selected course topic.

Plan Workflow

Break Network Latency & Uptime Monitor into milestones, required tools, source data, validation rules, and final output format.

Applied Task

Submission

Milestone checklist with tools, data requirements, and review plan.

AI Review Focus

Checks sequencing, tool fit, completeness, and execution readiness.

Build Core Output

Logs network ping times to a CSV file every 5 minutes

Applied Task

Submission

Project file, repository, design link, spreadsheet, report, or implementation artifact.

AI Review Focus

Checks whether the artifact is complete, structured, practical, and reviewable.

Document and Review

Explain key decisions, test Network Latency & Uptime Monitor against the brief, and record fixes or limitations.

Applied Task

Submission

README, decision log, quality checklist, screenshots, or demo notes.

AI Review Focus

Checks reasoning quality, evidence of review, and portfolio presentation readiness.

Define Project Brief

Write the objective, scope, inputs, constraints, and acceptance criteria for DNS & Geolocation Lookup Tool in Basic Cyber Hygiene & Network Fundamentals.

Applied Task

Submission

Brief document with objective, scope, assumptions, and acceptance criteria.

AI Review Focus

Checks clarity, scope, realism, and alignment with the selected course topic.

Plan Workflow

Break DNS & Geolocation Lookup Tool into milestones, required tools, source data, validation rules, and final output format.

Applied Task

Submission

Milestone checklist with tools, data requirements, and review plan.

AI Review Focus

Checks sequencing, tool fit, completeness, and execution readiness.

Build Core Output

Resolves a domain name to an IP and fetches its physical server location via API

Applied Task

Submission

Project file, repository, design link, spreadsheet, report, or implementation artifact.

AI Review Focus

Checks whether the artifact is complete, structured, practical, and reviewable.

Document and Review

Explain key decisions, test DNS & Geolocation Lookup Tool against the brief, and record fixes or limitations.

Applied Task

Submission

README, decision log, quality checklist, screenshots, or demo notes.

AI Review Focus

Checks reasoning quality, evidence of review, and portfolio presentation readiness.

Define Project Brief

Write the objective, scope, inputs, constraints, and acceptance criteria for Traceroute Visualizer in Basic Cyber Hygiene & Network Fundamentals.

Applied Task

Submission

Brief document with objective, scope, assumptions, and acceptance criteria.

AI Review Focus

Checks clarity, scope, realism, and alignment with the selected course topic.

Plan Workflow

Break Traceroute Visualizer into milestones, required tools, source data, validation rules, and final output format.

Applied Task

Submission

Milestone checklist with tools, data requirements, and review plan.

AI Review Focus

Checks sequencing, tool fit, completeness, and execution readiness.

Build Core Output

A script that runs a traceroute and formats the hops into a clean, readable JSON format

Applied Task

Submission

Project file, repository, design link, spreadsheet, report, or implementation artifact.

AI Review Focus

Checks whether the artifact is complete, structured, practical, and reviewable.

Document and Review

Explain key decisions, test Traceroute Visualizer against the brief, and record fixes or limitations.

Applied Task

Submission

README, decision log, quality checklist, screenshots, or demo notes.

AI Review Focus

Checks reasoning quality, evidence of review, and portfolio presentation readiness.

Define Project Brief

Write the objective, scope, inputs, constraints, and acceptance criteria for MAC Address Vendor Lookup Utility in Basic Cyber Hygiene & Network Fundamentals.

Applied Task

Submission

Brief document with objective, scope, assumptions, and acceptance criteria.

AI Review Focus

Checks clarity, scope, realism, and alignment with the selected course topic.

Plan Workflow

Break MAC Address Vendor Lookup Utility into milestones, required tools, source data, validation rules, and final output format.

Applied Task

Submission

Milestone checklist with tools, data requirements, and review plan.

AI Review Focus

Checks sequencing, tool fit, completeness, and execution readiness.

Build Core Output

Parses MAC addresses and identifies the hardware manufacturer via OUI databases

Applied Task

Submission

Project file, repository, design link, spreadsheet, report, or implementation artifact.

AI Review Focus

Checks whether the artifact is complete, structured, practical, and reviewable.

Document and Review

Explain key decisions, test MAC Address Vendor Lookup Utility against the brief, and record fixes or limitations.

Applied Task

Submission

README, decision log, quality checklist, screenshots, or demo notes.

AI Review Focus

Checks reasoning quality, evidence of review, and portfolio presentation readiness.

Define Project Brief

Write the objective, scope, inputs, constraints, and acceptance criteria for Bandwidth Usage Logger in Basic Cyber Hygiene & Network Fundamentals.

Applied Task

Submission

Brief document with objective, scope, assumptions, and acceptance criteria.

AI Review Focus

Checks clarity, scope, realism, and alignment with the selected course topic.

Plan Workflow

Break Bandwidth Usage Logger into milestones, required tools, source data, validation rules, and final output format.

Applied Task

Submission

Milestone checklist with tools, data requirements, and review plan.

AI Review Focus

Checks sequencing, tool fit, completeness, and execution readiness.

Build Core Output

A basic network monitor that tracks incoming and outgoing data packets on a local machine

Applied Task

Submission

Project file, repository, design link, spreadsheet, report, or implementation artifact.

AI Review Focus

Checks whether the artifact is complete, structured, practical, and reviewable.

Document and Review

Explain key decisions, test Bandwidth Usage Logger against the brief, and record fixes or limitations.

Applied Task

Submission

README, decision log, quality checklist, screenshots, or demo notes.

AI Review Focus

Checks reasoning quality, evidence of review, and portfolio presentation readiness.

Define Project Brief

Write the objective, scope, inputs, constraints, and acceptance criteria for Wi-Fi Security Auditor in Basic Cyber Hygiene & Network Fundamentals.

Applied Task

Submission

Brief document with objective, scope, assumptions, and acceptance criteria.

AI Review Focus

Checks clarity, scope, realism, and alignment with the selected course topic.

Plan Workflow

Break Wi-Fi Security Auditor into milestones, required tools, source data, validation rules, and final output format.

Applied Task

Submission

Milestone checklist with tools, data requirements, and review plan.

AI Review Focus

Checks sequencing, tool fit, completeness, and execution readiness.

Build Core Output

A script that detects local Wi-Fi networks and flags those using outdated WEP/WPA protocols

Applied Task

Submission

Project file, repository, design link, spreadsheet, report, or implementation artifact.

AI Review Focus

Checks whether the artifact is complete, structured, practical, and reviewable.

Document and Review

Explain key decisions, test Wi-Fi Security Auditor against the brief, and record fixes or limitations.

Applied Task

Submission

README, decision log, quality checklist, screenshots, or demo notes.

AI Review Focus

Checks reasoning quality, evidence of review, and portfolio presentation readiness.

Define Project Brief

Write the objective, scope, inputs, constraints, and acceptance criteria for Custom DHCP Configuration Simulator in Basic Cyber Hygiene & Network Fundamentals.

Applied Task

Submission

Brief document with objective, scope, assumptions, and acceptance criteria.

AI Review Focus

Checks clarity, scope, realism, and alignment with the selected course topic.

Plan Workflow

Break Custom DHCP Configuration Simulator into milestones, required tools, source data, validation rules, and final output format.

Applied Task

Submission

Milestone checklist with tools, data requirements, and review plan.

AI Review Focus

Checks sequencing, tool fit, completeness, and execution readiness.

Build Core Output

Students write the JSON/XML configuration rules for a mock enterprise router

Applied Task

Submission

Project file, repository, design link, spreadsheet, report, or implementation artifact.

AI Review Focus

Checks whether the artifact is complete, structured, practical, and reviewable.

Document and Review

Explain key decisions, test Custom DHCP Configuration Simulator against the brief, and record fixes or limitations.

Applied Task

Submission

README, decision log, quality checklist, screenshots, or demo notes.

AI Review Focus

Checks reasoning quality, evidence of review, and portfolio presentation readiness.

Define Project Brief

Write the objective, scope, inputs, constraints, and acceptance criteria for Phishing Email Header Analyzer in Basic Cyber Hygiene & Network Fundamentals.

Applied Task

Submission

Brief document with objective, scope, assumptions, and acceptance criteria.

AI Review Focus

Checks clarity, scope, realism, and alignment with the selected course topic.

Plan Workflow

Break Phishing Email Header Analyzer into milestones, required tools, source data, validation rules, and final output format.

Applied Task

Submission

Milestone checklist with tools, data requirements, and review plan.

AI Review Focus

Checks sequencing, tool fit, completeness, and execution readiness.

Build Core Output

A script that reads an .eml file and extracts the real sender IP and return-path

Applied Task

Submission

Project file, repository, design link, spreadsheet, report, or implementation artifact.

AI Review Focus

Checks whether the artifact is complete, structured, practical, and reviewable.

Document and Review

Explain key decisions, test Phishing Email Header Analyzer against the brief, and record fixes or limitations.

Applied Task

Submission

README, decision log, quality checklist, screenshots, or demo notes.

AI Review Focus

Checks reasoning quality, evidence of review, and portfolio presentation readiness.

Define Project Brief

Write the objective, scope, inputs, constraints, and acceptance criteria for Suspicious URL Defanger in Basic Cyber Hygiene & Network Fundamentals.

Applied Task

Submission

Brief document with objective, scope, assumptions, and acceptance criteria.

AI Review Focus

Checks clarity, scope, realism, and alignment with the selected course topic.

Plan Workflow

Break Suspicious URL Defanger into milestones, required tools, source data, validation rules, and final output format.

Applied Task

Submission

Milestone checklist with tools, data requirements, and review plan.

AI Review Focus

Checks sequencing, tool fit, completeness, and execution readiness.

Build Core Output

A tool that converts malicious links like http://badsite.com into safe text hxxp://badsite[.]com for sharing in IT tickets

Applied Task

Submission

Project file, repository, design link, spreadsheet, report, or implementation artifact.

AI Review Focus

Checks whether the artifact is complete, structured, practical, and reviewable.

Document and Review

Explain key decisions, test Suspicious URL Defanger against the brief, and record fixes or limitations.

Applied Task

Submission

README, decision log, quality checklist, screenshots, or demo notes.

AI Review Focus

Checks reasoning quality, evidence of review, and portfolio presentation readiness.

Define Project Brief

Write the objective, scope, inputs, constraints, and acceptance criteria for Fake Login Page Detector in Basic Cyber Hygiene & Network Fundamentals.

Applied Task

Submission

Brief document with objective, scope, assumptions, and acceptance criteria.

AI Review Focus

Checks clarity, scope, realism, and alignment with the selected course topic.

Plan Workflow

Break Fake Login Page Detector into milestones, required tools, source data, validation rules, and final output format.

Applied Task

Submission

Milestone checklist with tools, data requirements, and review plan.

AI Review Focus

Checks sequencing, tool fit, completeness, and execution readiness.

Build Core Output

A simple web scraper that checks a URL for missing SSL certificates and misspelled domain names

Applied Task

Submission

Project file, repository, design link, spreadsheet, report, or implementation artifact.

AI Review Focus

Checks whether the artifact is complete, structured, practical, and reviewable.

Document and Review

Explain key decisions, test Fake Login Page Detector against the brief, and record fixes or limitations.

Applied Task

Submission

README, decision log, quality checklist, screenshots, or demo notes.

AI Review Focus

Checks reasoning quality, evidence of review, and portfolio presentation readiness.

Define Project Brief

Write the objective, scope, inputs, constraints, and acceptance criteria for Email Spoofing Auditor in Basic Cyber Hygiene & Network Fundamentals.

Applied Task

Submission

Brief document with objective, scope, assumptions, and acceptance criteria.

AI Review Focus

Checks clarity, scope, realism, and alignment with the selected course topic.

Plan Workflow

Break Email Spoofing Auditor into milestones, required tools, source data, validation rules, and final output format.

Applied Task

Submission

Milestone checklist with tools, data requirements, and review plan.

AI Review Focus

Checks sequencing, tool fit, completeness, and execution readiness.

Build Core Output

Checks a domain name to see if it has valid SPF and DMARC records enabled

Applied Task

Submission

Project file, repository, design link, spreadsheet, report, or implementation artifact.

AI Review Focus

Checks whether the artifact is complete, structured, practical, and reviewable.

Document and Review

Explain key decisions, test Email Spoofing Auditor against the brief, and record fixes or limitations.

Applied Task

Submission

README, decision log, quality checklist, screenshots, or demo notes.

AI Review Focus

Checks reasoning quality, evidence of review, and portfolio presentation readiness.

Define Project Brief

Write the objective, scope, inputs, constraints, and acceptance criteria for Metadata Sanitizer Tool in Basic Cyber Hygiene & Network Fundamentals.

Applied Task

Submission

Brief document with objective, scope, assumptions, and acceptance criteria.

AI Review Focus

Checks clarity, scope, realism, and alignment with the selected course topic.

Plan Workflow

Break Metadata Sanitizer Tool into milestones, required tools, source data, validation rules, and final output format.

Applied Task

Submission

Milestone checklist with tools, data requirements, and review plan.

AI Review Focus

Checks sequencing, tool fit, completeness, and execution readiness.

Build Core Output

A script that strips EXIF data and hidden metadata from images and PDFs before sharing

Applied Task

Submission

Project file, repository, design link, spreadsheet, report, or implementation artifact.

AI Review Focus

Checks whether the artifact is complete, structured, practical, and reviewable.

Document and Review

Explain key decisions, test Metadata Sanitizer Tool against the brief, and record fixes or limitations.

Applied Task

Submission

README, decision log, quality checklist, screenshots, or demo notes.

AI Review Focus

Checks reasoning quality, evidence of review, and portfolio presentation readiness.

Define Project Brief

Write the objective, scope, inputs, constraints, and acceptance criteria for OS Baseline Security Auditor in Basic Cyber Hygiene & Network Fundamentals.

Applied Task

Submission

Brief document with objective, scope, assumptions, and acceptance criteria.

AI Review Focus

Checks clarity, scope, realism, and alignment with the selected course topic.

Plan Workflow

Break OS Baseline Security Auditor into milestones, required tools, source data, validation rules, and final output format.

Applied Task

Submission

Milestone checklist with tools, data requirements, and review plan.

AI Review Focus

Checks sequencing, tool fit, completeness, and execution readiness.

Build Core Output

A script that checks if a Windows/Linux machine has a firewall enabled and guest accounts disabled

Applied Task

Submission

Project file, repository, design link, spreadsheet, report, or implementation artifact.

AI Review Focus

Checks whether the artifact is complete, structured, practical, and reviewable.

Document and Review

Explain key decisions, test OS Baseline Security Auditor against the brief, and record fixes or limitations.

Applied Task

Submission

README, decision log, quality checklist, screenshots, or demo notes.

AI Review Focus

Checks reasoning quality, evidence of review, and portfolio presentation readiness.

Define Project Brief

Write the objective, scope, inputs, constraints, and acceptance criteria for Automated Software Patch Checker in Basic Cyber Hygiene & Network Fundamentals.

Applied Task

Submission

Brief document with objective, scope, assumptions, and acceptance criteria.

AI Review Focus

Checks clarity, scope, realism, and alignment with the selected course topic.

Plan Workflow

Break Automated Software Patch Checker into milestones, required tools, source data, validation rules, and final output format.

Applied Task

Submission

Milestone checklist with tools, data requirements, and review plan.

AI Review Focus

Checks sequencing, tool fit, completeness, and execution readiness.

Build Core Output

Cross-references installed local software against a basic list of required versions

Applied Task

Submission

Project file, repository, design link, spreadsheet, report, or implementation artifact.

AI Review Focus

Checks whether the artifact is complete, structured, practical, and reviewable.

Document and Review

Explain key decisions, test Automated Software Patch Checker against the brief, and record fixes or limitations.

Applied Task

Submission

README, decision log, quality checklist, screenshots, or demo notes.

AI Review Focus

Checks reasoning quality, evidence of review, and portfolio presentation readiness.

Define Project Brief

Write the objective, scope, inputs, constraints, and acceptance criteria for Unnecessary Services Disabler in Basic Cyber Hygiene & Network Fundamentals.

Applied Task

Submission

Brief document with objective, scope, assumptions, and acceptance criteria.

AI Review Focus

Checks clarity, scope, realism, and alignment with the selected course topic.

Plan Workflow

Break Unnecessary Services Disabler into milestones, required tools, source data, validation rules, and final output format.

Applied Task

Submission

Milestone checklist with tools, data requirements, and review plan.

AI Review Focus

Checks sequencing, tool fit, completeness, and execution readiness.

Build Core Output

A Bash/PowerShell script that safely disables high-risk default OS services

Applied Task

Submission

Project file, repository, design link, spreadsheet, report, or implementation artifact.

AI Review Focus

Checks whether the artifact is complete, structured, practical, and reviewable.

Document and Review

Explain key decisions, test Unnecessary Services Disabler against the brief, and record fixes or limitations.

Applied Task

Submission

README, decision log, quality checklist, screenshots, or demo notes.

AI Review Focus

Checks reasoning quality, evidence of review, and portfolio presentation readiness.

Define Project Brief

Write the objective, scope, inputs, constraints, and acceptance criteria for Mock Firewall Rule Generator in Basic Cyber Hygiene & Network Fundamentals.

Applied Task

Submission

Brief document with objective, scope, assumptions, and acceptance criteria.

AI Review Focus

Checks clarity, scope, realism, and alignment with the selected course topic.

Plan Workflow

Break Mock Firewall Rule Generator into milestones, required tools, source data, validation rules, and final output format.

Applied Task

Submission

Milestone checklist with tools, data requirements, and review plan.

AI Review Focus

Checks sequencing, tool fit, completeness, and execution readiness.

Build Core Output

Students create a script that generates iptables or Windows Firewall rules based on user input

Applied Task

Submission

Project file, repository, design link, spreadsheet, report, or implementation artifact.

AI Review Focus

Checks whether the artifact is complete, structured, practical, and reviewable.

Document and Review

Explain key decisions, test Mock Firewall Rule Generator against the brief, and record fixes or limitations.

Applied Task

Submission

README, decision log, quality checklist, screenshots, or demo notes.

AI Review Focus

Checks reasoning quality, evidence of review, and portfolio presentation readiness.

Define Project Brief

Write the objective, scope, inputs, constraints, and acceptance criteria for USB Drive Auto-Scan Automator in Basic Cyber Hygiene & Network Fundamentals.

Applied Task

Submission

Brief document with objective, scope, assumptions, and acceptance criteria.

AI Review Focus

Checks clarity, scope, realism, and alignment with the selected course topic.

Plan Workflow

Break USB Drive Auto-Scan Automator into milestones, required tools, source data, validation rules, and final output format.

Applied Task

Submission

Milestone checklist with tools, data requirements, and review plan.

AI Review Focus

Checks sequencing, tool fit, completeness, and execution readiness.

Build Core Output

A script that detects when a USB is plugged in and automatically triggers a local antivirus scan

Applied Task

Submission

Project file, repository, design link, spreadsheet, report, or implementation artifact.

AI Review Focus

Checks whether the artifact is complete, structured, practical, and reviewable.

Document and Review

Explain key decisions, test USB Drive Auto-Scan Automator against the brief, and record fixes or limitations.

Applied Task

Submission

README, decision log, quality checklist, screenshots, or demo notes.

AI Review Focus

Checks reasoning quality, evidence of review, and portfolio presentation readiness.

Define Project Brief

Write the objective, scope, inputs, constraints, and acceptance criteria for System Restore Point Creator in Basic Cyber Hygiene & Network Fundamentals.

Applied Task

Submission

Brief document with objective, scope, assumptions, and acceptance criteria.

AI Review Focus

Checks clarity, scope, realism, and alignment with the selected course topic.

Plan Workflow

Break System Restore Point Creator into milestones, required tools, source data, validation rules, and final output format.

Applied Task

Submission

Milestone checklist with tools, data requirements, and review plan.

AI Review Focus

Checks sequencing, tool fit, completeness, and execution readiness.

Build Core Output

Automates the creation of a safe backup state before installing new software

Applied Task

Submission

Project file, repository, design link, spreadsheet, report, or implementation artifact.

AI Review Focus

Checks whether the artifact is complete, structured, practical, and reviewable.

Document and Review

Explain key decisions, test System Restore Point Creator against the brief, and record fixes or limitations.

Applied Task

Submission

README, decision log, quality checklist, screenshots, or demo notes.

AI Review Focus

Checks reasoning quality, evidence of review, and portfolio presentation readiness.

Define Project Brief

Write the objective, scope, inputs, constraints, and acceptance criteria for Browser Security Extension (Mockup) in Basic Cyber Hygiene & Network Fundamentals.

Applied Task

Submission

Brief document with objective, scope, assumptions, and acceptance criteria.

AI Review Focus

Checks clarity, scope, realism, and alignment with the selected course topic.

Plan Workflow

Break Browser Security Extension (Mockup) into milestones, required tools, source data, validation rules, and final output format.

Applied Task

Submission

Milestone checklist with tools, data requirements, and review plan.

AI Review Focus

Checks sequencing, tool fit, completeness, and execution readiness.

Build Core Output

A basic Chrome extension layout that blocks execution of known malicious JavaScript

Applied Task

Submission

Project file, repository, design link, spreadsheet, report, or implementation artifact.

AI Review Focus

Checks whether the artifact is complete, structured, practical, and reviewable.

Document and Review

Explain key decisions, test Browser Security Extension (Mockup) against the brief, and record fixes or limitations.

Applied Task

Submission

README, decision log, quality checklist, screenshots, or demo notes.

AI Review Focus

Checks reasoning quality, evidence of review, and portfolio presentation readiness.

Define Project Brief

Write the objective, scope, inputs, constraints, and acceptance criteria for VPN Kill-Switch Script in Basic Cyber Hygiene & Network Fundamentals.

Applied Task

Submission

Brief document with objective, scope, assumptions, and acceptance criteria.

AI Review Focus

Checks clarity, scope, realism, and alignment with the selected course topic.

Plan Workflow

Break VPN Kill-Switch Script into milestones, required tools, source data, validation rules, and final output format.

Applied Task

Submission

Milestone checklist with tools, data requirements, and review plan.

AI Review Focus

Checks sequencing, tool fit, completeness, and execution readiness.

Build Core Output

A script that monitors a VPN connection and disables the internet adapter if the VPN drops

Applied Task

Submission

Project file, repository, design link, spreadsheet, report, or implementation artifact.

AI Review Focus

Checks whether the artifact is complete, structured, practical, and reviewable.

Document and Review

Explain key decisions, test VPN Kill-Switch Script against the brief, and record fixes or limitations.

Applied Task

Submission

README, decision log, quality checklist, screenshots, or demo notes.

AI Review Focus

Checks reasoning quality, evidence of review, and portfolio presentation readiness.

Define Project Brief

Write the objective, scope, inputs, constraints, and acceptance criteria for Automated Directory Backup Script in Basic Cyber Hygiene & Network Fundamentals.

Applied Task

Submission

Brief document with objective, scope, assumptions, and acceptance criteria.

AI Review Focus

Checks clarity, scope, realism, and alignment with the selected course topic.

Plan Workflow

Break Automated Directory Backup Script into milestones, required tools, source data, validation rules, and final output format.

Applied Task

Submission

Milestone checklist with tools, data requirements, and review plan.

AI Review Focus

Checks sequencing, tool fit, completeness, and execution readiness.

Build Core Output

Zips a targeted folder and moves it to a backup drive with a timestamped filename

Applied Task

Submission

Project file, repository, design link, spreadsheet, report, or implementation artifact.

AI Review Focus

Checks whether the artifact is complete, structured, practical, and reviewable.

Document and Review

Explain key decisions, test Automated Directory Backup Script against the brief, and record fixes or limitations.

Applied Task

Submission

README, decision log, quality checklist, screenshots, or demo notes.

AI Review Focus

Checks reasoning quality, evidence of review, and portfolio presentation readiness.

Define Project Brief

Write the objective, scope, inputs, constraints, and acceptance criteria for File Integrity Checker (Hashing) in Basic Cyber Hygiene & Network Fundamentals.

Applied Task

Submission

Brief document with objective, scope, assumptions, and acceptance criteria.

AI Review Focus

Checks clarity, scope, realism, and alignment with the selected course topic.

Plan Workflow

Break File Integrity Checker (Hashing) into milestones, required tools, source data, validation rules, and final output format.

Applied Task

Submission

Milestone checklist with tools, data requirements, and review plan.

AI Review Focus

Checks sequencing, tool fit, completeness, and execution readiness.

Build Core Output

Generates a SHA-256 hash of a critical file and alerts the user if the file is modified

Applied Task

Submission

Project file, repository, design link, spreadsheet, report, or implementation artifact.

AI Review Focus

Checks whether the artifact is complete, structured, practical, and reviewable.

Document and Review

Explain key decisions, test File Integrity Checker (Hashing) against the brief, and record fixes or limitations.

Applied Task

Submission

README, decision log, quality checklist, screenshots, or demo notes.

AI Review Focus

Checks reasoning quality, evidence of review, and portfolio presentation readiness.

Define Project Brief

Write the objective, scope, inputs, constraints, and acceptance criteria for Basic File Encryption/Decryption CLI in Basic Cyber Hygiene & Network Fundamentals.

Applied Task

Submission

Brief document with objective, scope, assumptions, and acceptance criteria.

AI Review Focus

Checks clarity, scope, realism, and alignment with the selected course topic.

Plan Workflow

Break Basic File Encryption/Decryption CLI into milestones, required tools, source data, validation rules, and final output format.

Applied Task

Submission

Milestone checklist with tools, data requirements, and review plan.

AI Review Focus

Checks sequencing, tool fit, completeness, and execution readiness.

Build Core Output

Allows a user to lock and unlock a text file using a secret key

Applied Task

Submission

Project file, repository, design link, spreadsheet, report, or implementation artifact.

AI Review Focus

Checks whether the artifact is complete, structured, practical, and reviewable.

Document and Review

Explain key decisions, test Basic File Encryption/Decryption CLI against the brief, and record fixes or limitations.

Applied Task

Submission

README, decision log, quality checklist, screenshots, or demo notes.

AI Review Focus

Checks reasoning quality, evidence of review, and portfolio presentation readiness.

Define Project Brief

Write the objective, scope, inputs, constraints, and acceptance criteria for Text Steganography Tool in Basic Cyber Hygiene & Network Fundamentals.

Applied Task

Submission

Brief document with objective, scope, assumptions, and acceptance criteria.

AI Review Focus

Checks clarity, scope, realism, and alignment with the selected course topic.

Plan Workflow

Break Text Steganography Tool into milestones, required tools, source data, validation rules, and final output format.

Applied Task

Submission

Milestone checklist with tools, data requirements, and review plan.

AI Review Focus

Checks sequencing, tool fit, completeness, and execution readiness.

Build Core Output

Hides a secret text message inside a standard image file

Applied Task

Submission

Project file, repository, design link, spreadsheet, report, or implementation artifact.

AI Review Focus

Checks whether the artifact is complete, structured, practical, and reviewable.

Document and Review

Explain key decisions, test Text Steganography Tool against the brief, and record fixes or limitations.

Applied Task

Submission

README, decision log, quality checklist, screenshots, or demo notes.

AI Review Focus

Checks reasoning quality, evidence of review, and portfolio presentation readiness.

Define Project Brief

Write the objective, scope, inputs, constraints, and acceptance criteria for Secure File Shredder in Basic Cyber Hygiene & Network Fundamentals.

Applied Task

Submission

Brief document with objective, scope, assumptions, and acceptance criteria.

AI Review Focus

Checks clarity, scope, realism, and alignment with the selected course topic.

Plan Workflow

Break Secure File Shredder into milestones, required tools, source data, validation rules, and final output format.

Applied Task

Submission

Milestone checklist with tools, data requirements, and review plan.

AI Review Focus

Checks sequencing, tool fit, completeness, and execution readiness.

Build Core Output

A script that overwrites a file with random data 3 times before deleting it, preventing recovery

Applied Task

Submission

Project file, repository, design link, spreadsheet, report, or implementation artifact.

AI Review Focus

Checks whether the artifact is complete, structured, practical, and reviewable.

Document and Review

Explain key decisions, test Secure File Shredder against the brief, and record fixes or limitations.

Applied Task

Submission

README, decision log, quality checklist, screenshots, or demo notes.

AI Review Focus

Checks reasoning quality, evidence of review, and portfolio presentation readiness.

Define Project Brief

Write the objective, scope, inputs, constraints, and acceptance criteria for Ransomware Extension Monitor in Basic Cyber Hygiene & Network Fundamentals.

Applied Task

Submission

Brief document with objective, scope, assumptions, and acceptance criteria.

AI Review Focus

Checks clarity, scope, realism, and alignment with the selected course topic.

Plan Workflow

Break Ransomware Extension Monitor into milestones, required tools, source data, validation rules, and final output format.

Applied Task

Submission

Milestone checklist with tools, data requirements, and review plan.

AI Review Focus

Checks sequencing, tool fit, completeness, and execution readiness.

Build Core Output

A file-watcher script that alerts the user if files suddenly change their extensions to known ransomware formats

Applied Task

Submission

Project file, repository, design link, spreadsheet, report, or implementation artifact.

AI Review Focus

Checks whether the artifact is complete, structured, practical, and reviewable.

Document and Review

Explain key decisions, test Ransomware Extension Monitor against the brief, and record fixes or limitations.

Applied Task

Submission

README, decision log, quality checklist, screenshots, or demo notes.

AI Review Focus

Checks reasoning quality, evidence of review, and portfolio presentation readiness.

Define Project Brief

Write the objective, scope, inputs, constraints, and acceptance criteria for HTTP Header Security Checker in Basic Cyber Hygiene & Network Fundamentals.

Applied Task

Submission

Brief document with objective, scope, assumptions, and acceptance criteria.

AI Review Focus

Checks clarity, scope, realism, and alignment with the selected course topic.

Plan Workflow

Break HTTP Header Security Checker into milestones, required tools, source data, validation rules, and final output format.

Applied Task

Submission

Milestone checklist with tools, data requirements, and review plan.

AI Review Focus

Checks sequencing, tool fit, completeness, and execution readiness.

Build Core Output

Scans a website URL and reports missing security headers like CSP or HSTS

Applied Task

Submission

Project file, repository, design link, spreadsheet, report, or implementation artifact.

AI Review Focus

Checks whether the artifact is complete, structured, practical, and reviewable.

Document and Review

Explain key decisions, test HTTP Header Security Checker against the brief, and record fixes or limitations.

Applied Task

Submission

README, decision log, quality checklist, screenshots, or demo notes.

AI Review Focus

Checks reasoning quality, evidence of review, and portfolio presentation readiness.

Define Project Brief

Write the objective, scope, inputs, constraints, and acceptance criteria for Website SSL/TLS Certificate Validator in Basic Cyber Hygiene & Network Fundamentals.

Applied Task

Submission

Brief document with objective, scope, assumptions, and acceptance criteria.

AI Review Focus

Checks clarity, scope, realism, and alignment with the selected course topic.

Plan Workflow

Break Website SSL/TLS Certificate Validator into milestones, required tools, source data, validation rules, and final output format.

Applied Task

Submission

Milestone checklist with tools, data requirements, and review plan.

AI Review Focus

Checks sequencing, tool fit, completeness, and execution readiness.

Build Core Output

A script that checks when a website's SSL certificate is going to expire

Applied Task

Submission

Project file, repository, design link, spreadsheet, report, or implementation artifact.

AI Review Focus

Checks whether the artifact is complete, structured, practical, and reviewable.

Document and Review

Explain key decisions, test Website SSL/TLS Certificate Validator against the brief, and record fixes or limitations.

Applied Task

Submission

README, decision log, quality checklist, screenshots, or demo notes.

AI Review Focus

Checks reasoning quality, evidence of review, and portfolio presentation readiness.

Define Project Brief

Write the objective, scope, inputs, constraints, and acceptance criteria for Windows Event Log Parser in Basic Cyber Hygiene & Network Fundamentals.

Applied Task

Submission

Brief document with objective, scope, assumptions, and acceptance criteria.

AI Review Focus

Checks clarity, scope, realism, and alignment with the selected course topic.

Plan Workflow

Break Windows Event Log Parser into milestones, required tools, source data, validation rules, and final output format.

Applied Task

Submission

Milestone checklist with tools, data requirements, and review plan.

AI Review Focus

Checks sequencing, tool fit, completeness, and execution readiness.

Build Core Output

Extracts failed login attempts (Event ID 4625) and outputs them to a clean HTML report

Applied Task

Submission

Project file, repository, design link, spreadsheet, report, or implementation artifact.

AI Review Focus

Checks whether the artifact is complete, structured, practical, and reviewable.

Document and Review

Explain key decisions, test Windows Event Log Parser against the brief, and record fixes or limitations.

Applied Task

Submission

README, decision log, quality checklist, screenshots, or demo notes.

AI Review Focus

Checks reasoning quality, evidence of review, and portfolio presentation readiness.

Define Project Brief

Write the objective, scope, inputs, constraints, and acceptance criteria for Linux Auth.log SSH Brute Force Detector in Basic Cyber Hygiene & Network Fundamentals.

Applied Task

Submission

Brief document with objective, scope, assumptions, and acceptance criteria.

AI Review Focus

Checks clarity, scope, realism, and alignment with the selected course topic.

Plan Workflow

Break Linux Auth.log SSH Brute Force Detector into milestones, required tools, source data, validation rules, and final output format.

Applied Task

Submission

Milestone checklist with tools, data requirements, and review plan.

AI Review Focus

Checks sequencing, tool fit, completeness, and execution readiness.

Build Core Output

Scans the /var/log/auth.log file and flags IPs with more than 5 failed SSH login attempts

Applied Task

Submission

Project file, repository, design link, spreadsheet, report, or implementation artifact.

AI Review Focus

Checks whether the artifact is complete, structured, practical, and reviewable.

Document and Review

Explain key decisions, test Linux Auth.log SSH Brute Force Detector against the brief, and record fixes or limitations.

Applied Task

Submission

README, decision log, quality checklist, screenshots, or demo notes.

AI Review Focus

Checks reasoning quality, evidence of review, and portfolio presentation readiness.

Define Project Brief

Write the objective, scope, inputs, constraints, and acceptance criteria for Apache/Nginx Access Log Analyzer in Basic Cyber Hygiene & Network Fundamentals.

Applied Task

Submission

Brief document with objective, scope, assumptions, and acceptance criteria.

AI Review Focus

Checks clarity, scope, realism, and alignment with the selected course topic.

Plan Workflow

Break Apache/Nginx Access Log Analyzer into milestones, required tools, source data, validation rules, and final output format.

Applied Task

Submission

Milestone checklist with tools, data requirements, and review plan.

AI Review Focus

Checks sequencing, tool fit, completeness, and execution readiness.

Build Core Output

Counts which IP addresses are visiting a web server the most from a raw log file

Applied Task

Submission

Project file, repository, design link, spreadsheet, report, or implementation artifact.

AI Review Focus

Checks whether the artifact is complete, structured, practical, and reviewable.

Document and Review

Explain key decisions, test Apache/Nginx Access Log Analyzer against the brief, and record fixes or limitations.

Applied Task

Submission

README, decision log, quality checklist, screenshots, or demo notes.

AI Review Focus

Checks reasoning quality, evidence of review, and portfolio presentation readiness.

Define Project Brief

Write the objective, scope, inputs, constraints, and acceptance criteria for Open Port Vulnerability Mapper in Basic Cyber Hygiene & Network Fundamentals.

Applied Task

Submission

Brief document with objective, scope, assumptions, and acceptance criteria.

AI Review Focus

Checks clarity, scope, realism, and alignment with the selected course topic.

Plan Workflow

Break Open Port Vulnerability Mapper into milestones, required tools, source data, validation rules, and final output format.

Applied Task

Submission

Milestone checklist with tools, data requirements, and review plan.

AI Review Focus

Checks sequencing, tool fit, completeness, and execution readiness.

Build Core Output

Takes a list of open network ports and matches them to a basic JSON dictionary of known vulnerabilities

Applied Task

Submission

Project file, repository, design link, spreadsheet, report, or implementation artifact.

AI Review Focus

Checks whether the artifact is complete, structured, practical, and reviewable.

Document and Review

Explain key decisions, test Open Port Vulnerability Mapper against the brief, and record fixes or limitations.

Applied Task

Submission

README, decision log, quality checklist, screenshots, or demo notes.

AI Review Focus

Checks reasoning quality, evidence of review, and portfolio presentation readiness.

Define Project Brief

Write the objective, scope, inputs, constraints, and acceptance criteria for Suspicious IP Reputation Checker in Basic Cyber Hygiene & Network Fundamentals.

Applied Task

Submission

Brief document with objective, scope, assumptions, and acceptance criteria.

AI Review Focus

Checks clarity, scope, realism, and alignment with the selected course topic.

Plan Workflow

Break Suspicious IP Reputation Checker into milestones, required tools, source data, validation rules, and final output format.

Applied Task

Submission

Milestone checklist with tools, data requirements, and review plan.

AI Review Focus

Checks sequencing, tool fit, completeness, and execution readiness.

Build Core Output

Uses the free VirusTotal API to check if a specific IP address is flagged as malicious

Applied Task

Submission

Project file, repository, design link, spreadsheet, report, or implementation artifact.

AI Review Focus

Checks whether the artifact is complete, structured, practical, and reviewable.

Document and Review

Explain key decisions, test Suspicious IP Reputation Checker against the brief, and record fixes or limitations.

Applied Task

Submission

README, decision log, quality checklist, screenshots, or demo notes.

AI Review Focus

Checks reasoning quality, evidence of review, and portfolio presentation readiness.

Define Project Brief

Write the objective, scope, inputs, constraints, and acceptance criteria for Malware Hash Lookup Utility in Basic Cyber Hygiene & Network Fundamentals.

Applied Task

Submission

Brief document with objective, scope, assumptions, and acceptance criteria.

AI Review Focus

Checks clarity, scope, realism, and alignment with the selected course topic.

Plan Workflow

Break Malware Hash Lookup Utility into milestones, required tools, source data, validation rules, and final output format.

Applied Task

Submission

Milestone checklist with tools, data requirements, and review plan.

AI Review Focus

Checks sequencing, tool fit, completeness, and execution readiness.

Build Core Output

Takes a suspicious file, hashes it, and queries a threat database to see if it's known malware

Applied Task

Submission

Project file, repository, design link, spreadsheet, report, or implementation artifact.

AI Review Focus

Checks whether the artifact is complete, structured, practical, and reviewable.

Document and Review

Explain key decisions, test Malware Hash Lookup Utility against the brief, and record fixes or limitations.

Applied Task

Submission

README, decision log, quality checklist, screenshots, or demo notes.

AI Review Focus

Checks reasoning quality, evidence of review, and portfolio presentation readiness.

Define Project Brief

Write the objective, scope, inputs, constraints, and acceptance criteria for Domain WHOIS Fetcher in Basic Cyber Hygiene & Network Fundamentals.

Applied Task

Submission

Brief document with objective, scope, assumptions, and acceptance criteria.

AI Review Focus

Checks clarity, scope, realism, and alignment with the selected course topic.

Plan Workflow

Break Domain WHOIS Fetcher into milestones, required tools, source data, validation rules, and final output format.

Applied Task

Submission

Milestone checklist with tools, data requirements, and review plan.

AI Review Focus

Checks sequencing, tool fit, completeness, and execution readiness.

Build Core Output

A script that pulls registration data for a domain to see who owns a suspicious website

Applied Task

Submission

Project file, repository, design link, spreadsheet, report, or implementation artifact.

AI Review Focus

Checks whether the artifact is complete, structured, practical, and reviewable.

Document and Review

Explain key decisions, test Domain WHOIS Fetcher against the brief, and record fixes or limitations.

Applied Task

Submission

README, decision log, quality checklist, screenshots, or demo notes.

AI Review Focus

Checks reasoning quality, evidence of review, and portfolio presentation readiness.

Define Project Brief

Write the objective, scope, inputs, constraints, and acceptance criteria for Daily Security Brief Fetcher in Basic Cyber Hygiene & Network Fundamentals.

Applied Task

Submission

Brief document with objective, scope, assumptions, and acceptance criteria.

AI Review Focus

Checks clarity, scope, realism, and alignment with the selected course topic.

Plan Workflow

Break Daily Security Brief Fetcher into milestones, required tools, source data, validation rules, and final output format.

Applied Task

Submission

Milestone checklist with tools, data requirements, and review plan.

AI Review Focus

Checks sequencing, tool fit, completeness, and execution readiness.

Build Core Output

An API integration that pulls the latest 5 cybersecurity news headlines from a public RSS feed

Applied Task

Submission

Project file, repository, design link, spreadsheet, report, or implementation artifact.

AI Review Focus

Checks whether the artifact is complete, structured, practical, and reviewable.

Document and Review

Explain key decisions, test Daily Security Brief Fetcher against the brief, and record fixes or limitations.

Applied Task

Submission

README, decision log, quality checklist, screenshots, or demo notes.

AI Review Focus

Checks reasoning quality, evidence of review, and portfolio presentation readiness.

Define Project Brief

Write the objective, scope, inputs, constraints, and acceptance criteria for Unauthorized Access Alert Script in Basic Cyber Hygiene & Network Fundamentals.

Applied Task

Submission

Brief document with objective, scope, assumptions, and acceptance criteria.

AI Review Focus

Checks clarity, scope, realism, and alignment with the selected course topic.

Plan Workflow

Break Unauthorized Access Alert Script into milestones, required tools, source data, validation rules, and final output format.

Applied Task

Submission

Milestone checklist with tools, data requirements, and review plan.

AI Review Focus

Checks sequencing, tool fit, completeness, and execution readiness.

Build Core Output

Plays an alarm or sends a desktop notification if a restricted folder is opened

Applied Task

Submission

Project file, repository, design link, spreadsheet, report, or implementation artifact.

AI Review Focus

Checks whether the artifact is complete, structured, practical, and reviewable.

Document and Review

Explain key decisions, test Unauthorized Access Alert Script against the brief, and record fixes or limitations.

Applied Task

Submission

README, decision log, quality checklist, screenshots, or demo notes.

AI Review Focus

Checks reasoning quality, evidence of review, and portfolio presentation readiness.

Define Project Brief

Write the objective, scope, inputs, constraints, and acceptance criteria for Network Packet Sniffer (Basic) in Basic Cyber Hygiene & Network Fundamentals.

Applied Task

Submission

Brief document with objective, scope, assumptions, and acceptance criteria.

AI Review Focus

Checks clarity, scope, realism, and alignment with the selected course topic.

Plan Workflow

Break Network Packet Sniffer (Basic) into milestones, required tools, source data, validation rules, and final output format.

Applied Task

Submission

Milestone checklist with tools, data requirements, and review plan.

AI Review Focus

Checks sequencing, tool fit, completeness, and execution readiness.

Build Core Output

Uses Python's Scapy library to capture and display the first 10 HTTP packets on a network

Applied Task

Submission

Project file, repository, design link, spreadsheet, report, or implementation artifact.

AI Review Focus

Checks whether the artifact is complete, structured, practical, and reviewable.

Document and Review

Explain key decisions, test Network Packet Sniffer (Basic) against the brief, and record fixes or limitations.

Applied Task

Submission

README, decision log, quality checklist, screenshots, or demo notes.

AI Review Focus

Checks reasoning quality, evidence of review, and portfolio presentation readiness.

Define Project Brief

Write the objective, scope, inputs, constraints, and acceptance criteria for Cyber Hygiene Checklist Web App in Basic Cyber Hygiene & Network Fundamentals.

Applied Task

Submission

Brief document with objective, scope, assumptions, and acceptance criteria.

AI Review Focus

Checks clarity, scope, realism, and alignment with the selected course topic.

Plan Workflow

Break Cyber Hygiene Checklist Web App into milestones, required tools, source data, validation rules, and final output format.

Applied Task

Submission

Milestone checklist with tools, data requirements, and review plan.

AI Review Focus

Checks sequencing, tool fit, completeness, and execution readiness.

Build Core Output

A clean HTML/CSS/JS dashboard where users can track their weekly security habits

Applied Task

Submission

Project file, repository, design link, spreadsheet, report, or implementation artifact.

AI Review Focus

Checks whether the artifact is complete, structured, practical, and reviewable.

Document and Review

Explain key decisions, test Cyber Hygiene Checklist Web App against the brief, and record fixes or limitations.

Applied Task

Submission

README, decision log, quality checklist, screenshots, or demo notes.

AI Review Focus

Checks reasoning quality, evidence of review, and portfolio presentation readiness.

Define Project Brief

Write the objective, scope, inputs, constraints, and acceptance criteria for Incident Response Ticket Generator in Basic Cyber Hygiene & Network Fundamentals.

Applied Task

Submission

Brief document with objective, scope, assumptions, and acceptance criteria.

AI Review Focus

Checks clarity, scope, realism, and alignment with the selected course topic.

Plan Workflow

Break Incident Response Ticket Generator into milestones, required tools, source data, validation rules, and final output format.

Applied Task

Submission

Milestone checklist with tools, data requirements, and review plan.

AI Review Focus

Checks sequencing, tool fit, completeness, and execution readiness.

Build Core Output

A CLI tool that prompts the user for details of a security event and formats it into a professional JSON/Markdown IT ticket

Applied Task

Submission

Project file, repository, design link, spreadsheet, report, or implementation artifact.

AI Review Focus

Checks whether the artifact is complete, structured, practical, and reviewable.

Document and Review

Explain key decisions, test Incident Response Ticket Generator against the brief, and record fixes or limitations.

Applied Task

Submission

README, decision log, quality checklist, screenshots, or demo notes.

AI Review Focus

Checks reasoning quality, evidence of review, and portfolio presentation readiness.

Why Choose This Course

Strong reasons learners choose this track over passive learning

Clear, high-signal benefits designed to make the decision easier and faster.

Guided Practical Workflow

The track breaks Basic Cyber Hygiene & Network Fundamentals into clear tasks, checkpoints, and submission expectations.

Career-Relevant Output

You finish with a concrete project artifact that helps show your learning progress.

Structured Internship Path

The program is organized by tier, duration, and portfolio requirements so learners know exactly what to complete.

Social Proof

Real learner signals that build trust before they enroll

Testimonial cards designed to feel credible, clear, and easy to scan.

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Aarav Mehta

Technology & Data Learner

AI Remote Internships

5.0

The structure helped me understand Basic Cyber Hygiene & Network Fundamentals through practical tasks and clear checkpoints.

N

Nisha Kapoor

College Student

AI Remote Internships

5.0

I liked that every module ended with something concrete to submit, review, and improve.

FAQs

Clear answers for the final questions learners usually ask

Short, direct answers that remove hesitation without slowing down the decision.

No. The beginner tier starts with foundations and then moves into applied tasks.

Yes. The curriculum is organized around structured assignments, submissions, and reviewable portfolio outputs.

This is a 45 Days Beginner tier track with 3 Portfolio Projects Required.

Final Step

Ready to start your journey?

Join a structured learning path built to turn clarity into output and output into confidence.

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