Cybersecurity Training Programs in Virginia

Cybersecurity Training – Get One of The Highly In-Demand Skills

The Northern Virginia Technology Council has identified five kinds of jobs that are hard-to-fill: big data and analytics; cybersecurity and privacy; data center and cloud infrastructure; network systems and programming and software development. Cyber security professionals are highly in demand. A study recently released stated that the U.S. has 500,000 unfilled cyber jobs due to lack of qualified candidates. The DC Metro Area is ranked number one in the U.S. for cyber jobs and cybersecurity professionals make an average annual salary of $120K!

Roadmap to Become Qualified Cyber Security Expert

For aspiring cyber security professionals without IT experience, knowledge or degree, CompTIA recommends to start with prerequisite courses like IT Fundamentals (click to go to program page) before embarking in your cyber security training. After successfully completing IT fundamentals training, you can start your cyber security training with CompTIA Security+.

Hands-on Cyber Security Training in Fairfax, VA

We created our cyber program to bridge the gap between demand and qualified candidates. We have developed three hands-on cybersecurity practical training program with job placement to give our students the knowledge, skills and tools needed to be successful in the fast growing and high-paying cyber field. The programs are broken down into 6-months, 4-months and 8 weeks.

6-Month Cyber Security Engineer Program:

Objectives:

Hardware and Operating System Fundamentals
Networking Fundamentals
Security Fundamentals
System, Network and Web Security
Information Security and Ethical Hacking
System Hacking Phases and Attack Techniques
AWS Cloud Technology

4-Month SOC Analyst Training Program:

Objectives:

Hardware and Operating System Fundamentals
Networking Fundamentals
Security Fundamentals
Security Operations and Management
Understanding Cyber Threats, Incidents, Events, and Logging
Incident Detection with Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)
Incident Response

8-Week Certification Programs:

Each cyber security certification is 8 weeks and it is taken separately.

CompTIA Security+
CompTIA Cyber Security Analyst(CySA+)
CompTIA Pentest+
EC-Council Certified Ethical Hacker(CEH)
CISSP

In the three programs students receive over 70 hands-on labs and will do projects that will simulate real IT environments. Students will learn how to secure applications, network, and devices, perform threat analysis, and respond with appropriate mitigation techniques, Trojan’s backdoors and countermeasures, and cybersecurity tools. The cyber security training is offered both in-person and instructor-led virtual.

Job Placement

Our training includes job placement which consists of:

Resume building: Our professional resume writer will develop a resume that reflects the students experience through internship and training and that will stand out to employers.

Job Search Assistance: You will get access to our recruiting agency network (Aerotek, TEKsystems, Actalent, Grow with Google Employers, & MORE) AND a recruiter will help you apply for these opportunities!

Interview Preparation: An IT expert in your field of study will provide mock interviews and interview coaching to prepare students for job opportunities.

Career Coaching: A recruiter will mentor you throughout the program. The recruiter will discuss the IT job market and valuable tips.

In-Person & Virtual Training

We have combined the best of both worlds, our programs are both in-person and virtual at the same time. The instructor will be in-person and we will broadcast the class virtually so remote students can join.

Starts: June 6, 2023

Days/Time: Saturday & Sunday 10AM-12PM EST

FREE or Low Cost Training

As a non-profit with the mission of making IT job opportunities accessible to everyone, ImpactTek hands-on cybersecurity training with job placement is heavily discounted at 80% OFF or is FREE for qualified students!

Call 571-358-8565 to find out if you qualify for the FREE training!