Building a Cybersecurity Unit in an Educational Institution: Framework, Implementation and Technical Skill Development

1. Cybersecurity Governance & Policy Framework

• Understanding regulatory and compliance requirements (e.g., GDPR, NITDA, FERPA, PCI-DSS).
• Developing an institutional cybersecurity policy.
• Risk assessment and mitigation strategies for educational institutions.

2. Building a Cybersecurity Team & Infrastructure

• Defining key roles: Security Analysts, Incident Responders, Ethical Hackers, SOC Engineers.
• Setting up a Security Operations Center (SOC) for threat monitoring.
• Implementing Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) solutions.

3. Technical Skill Development for Cyber Defenders

• Network Security: Firewalls, VPNs, IDS/IPS (Intrusion Detection/Prevention Systems).
• Threat Intelligence & Malware Analysis.
• Digital Forensics & Incident Response.
• Cryptography and Secure Data Management.

4. Securing Research & Academic IT Resources

• Protecting sensitive research data and student information.
• Securing cloud-based educational platforms and Learning Management Systems (LMS).
• Mitigating cyber threats in academic institutions (phishing, ransomware, DDoS attacks).

5. Practical Implementation & Hands-on Training

Penetration Testing & Ethical Hacking

• Conducting reconnaissance and vulnerability assessments.
• Hands-on exploitation of simulated targets.
• Web application security testing (OWASP Top 10 vulnerabilities).
• Wi-Fi security testing and cracking.

Incident Response & Digital Forensics

• Live attack simulation: Detect, analyze, and respond.
• Log analysis and threat hunting using SIEM tools.
• Forensic analysis of compromised systems.

Security Monitoring & Defense

• Configuring and deploying open-source security tools (Wireshark, Snort, OSSEC, Security Onion).
• Real-time threat detection using SIEM (ELK Stack, Splunk, Graylog).
• Implementing endpoint security solutions (EDR, antivirus, sandboxing).

Red vs. Blue Team Exercises

• Attack vs. defense simulation in a controlled lab environment.
• Competing to breach and secure systems.
• Applying lessons learned to institutional cybersecurity policies.

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