Coding for Cybersecurity: Python Fundamentals

Welcome to the first of many courses in the Coding for Cybersecurity series. We start with an obvious choice, Python Fundamentals, and no programming experience is required! From nuts and bolt to a working machine, you’ll have working scripts and custom hacking tools by the time you’re done.

Brandon Keath built this course as a reflection of his own struggles learning programming back in 2006. It took years to grasp many programming concepts and often thought that because he didn’t know much math or computer science jargon, he’d be a hopeless programmer. So, he tried Python course after Python course. After almost 18 years in the cybersecurity industry and 20+ years of on-and-off programming, he decided to write this course to build what he wished he’d had 20 years ago.

This course aims to help you build confidence in the fundamentals while connecting each concept to real cybersecurity tasks such as log analysis, command-line tools, data parsing, reporting, and safe automation. Confidence will help you code more; coding more will help you understand different parts of programming and how they work.

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👋 0.0 Welcome to the Course
💻 1.16 Python Virtual Environments (venv) and Dependency Management
🧠 3.1 Using AI to Accelerate Tool Creation

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What will I learn in Python Fundamentals? Hear directly from your instructor!

Course Intro by Brandon Keath

What do I get with Python Fundamentals?

Although you can complete everything in this course on your own machine, this course comes with a VS Code Workspace. So, even if you have an old slow laptop, if you can get online, you can learn! With 37 videos at 5.5 hours, step-by-step instructions and access to the instructor and fellow students in our Discord, you’ll be ready to tackle:

0️⃣ Welcome to the course! – Overview, navigation of the learning platform and setup of your own dev environment.
1️⃣ Python Basics for Cybersecurity – Everything to learn Python from the absolute beginning.
2️⃣ Your First Cybersecurity Scripts – Time to get to work.
3️⃣ Using AI to Learn and Build Faster – Coding is not going away, but if you don’t know how to use AI, someone else will get YOUR job!
4️⃣ Python Hands-on Cybersecurity Projects – Immediate useful coding tasks.
5️⃣ Wrap-up

Who should take this course?

Anyone! Truly, anyone can take this course who wants to learn python programming. Since we start from the very beginning and assume no coding knowledge or experience, this course is for everyone. The scripts and tools you’ll create are to keep you engaged with an actual project-based goal. Whether you’re a cybersecurity professional already, an IT pro looking to advance your skills or simply a human with a hacker mindset, this is the course for you.

Prerequisites for Python Fundamentals

You don’t need to be a Python expert to start; in fact, you shouldn’t be. You may be in the wrong course then. Seriously, this is a beginner course! But hey, if you’re not a beginner and here anyway, thank you and I hope you enjoy the ride.

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