Arjun Pillai
Program Director
Former SOC lead at a global bank; specialises in detection engineering.
Cybersecurity · Career Track
Cybersecurity & Defensive Engineering
Detect, defend, and respond — the blue-team craft.
Duration
10 months
Format
Hybrid
Fee
₹2,75,000
Next start
Next cohort: 28 September 2026
Curriculum
A 10 months arc, term by term.
- Term 1
Security foundations
- Threat models
- Network security
- Identity & access
- Term 2
Detection & response
- SIEM/SOAR
- Log analytics
- Incident handling
- Term 3
Cloud security & capstone
- AWS/GCP security
- Container security
- Red-team simulation
Eligibility
Who this program is for
- Bachelor's degree
- Comfort with networking and OS basics
- No prior security experience required
Fees & financing
Transparent pricing
- Total fee
- ₹2,75,000
- EMI from
- ₹8,300/mo
- Scholarships
- Up to 60% via HAT
Outcomes
What you'll be able to do.
- Run SOC workflows on real telemetry
- Investigate incidents with disciplined methodology
- Harden cloud workloads and identity systems
- Prepare for industry-recognised certifications
Faculty
Practitioners, not lecturers.
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FAQ
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Next cohort: 28 September 2026