The boot camp is a 5 day practical training about IT security for Bachelor and Master students.
During the boot camp you will learn how to attack systems, find security misconfiguration, and how to abuse them. In the second part of the training, you will learn how to figure out what happened on an infected infrastructure and perform basic investigative steps. To gain more hands-on experience, you'll have access to a cloud-based lab environment, where you can actually perform attacks yourself and also find traces of malicious activities.
What will you learn
From the attacker's perspective:
* Initial Access
* Execution & Discovery
* Local Privilege Escalation
* Lateral Movement (e.g. Active Directory)
* Exercise practical attacks on the Compass dedicated lab
From the defender's perspective:
* Enterprise-Wide Forensics & Incident Response with Velociraptor
* Basic countermeasures to be applied during an incident
* Know-how exchange between other students and teachers
* Gain insights regarding real cases and problems from our daily job
* Access to our cloud training infrastructure (one separate lab per participant)
Requirements
* Be passionate about IT security
* Be a Bachelor's/Master's student in information technology, electrical engineering, maths, or physics with relevant specialization subjects in cyber
Details
Date: January 5-9, 2026
09:00 - 16:00
Location: Compass Security, Josefstrasse 53, 8005 Zurich
Language: English
Costs: The boot camp incl. the benefits are free of charge.
Costs for travel and accommodation are to be covered by the participants.
Registration: Registration deadline: November 21, 2025. The number of seats is limited.
* We will evaluate your profile (background, faculty, program and specialization subjects, part-time/full-time study, planned graduation year)
* We will confirm your participation
* Enjoy the summer
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