The Internora

Internship field

Cybersecurity

A practical four-week cybersecurity track covering security basics, risk assessment, defensive controls and an incident-response case study.

Security fundamentalsThreat modelingRisk assessmentNetwork securityIncident responseSecurity reporting
Program length:4 weeks · PKR 700

Week 1 — Security foundations

Understand the security landscape and common threats.

Objectives

  • CIA triad
  • Threats
  • Basic controls

Tasks (3)

  1. 1. Security glossary

    Create a glossary of 25 essential security terms with examples.

    Deliverable: PDF.

    10 pts

  2. 2. Threat map

    Map common threats against a sample organisation and explain likely impact.

    Deliverable: PDF.

    15 pts

  3. 3. Security checklist

    Create a 20-point baseline security checklist for a small business.

    Deliverable: PDF.

    15 pts

Week 2 — Risk and threat modeling

Identify what can go wrong and how to reduce risk.

Objectives

  • Assets
  • Threat actors
  • Mitigations

Tasks (3)

  1. 1. Asset inventory

    Create an asset inventory and classify assets by sensitivity.

    Deliverable: Spreadsheet.

    10 pts

  2. 2. Threat model

    Build a simple threat model for a web application using a diagram.

    Deliverable: PDF or image.

    20 pts

  3. 3. Risk register

    Create a risk register with likelihood, impact, owner and mitigation for 10 risks.

    Deliverable: Spreadsheet.

    20 pts

Week 3 — Defensive security

Design practical defensive controls.

Objectives

  • Access control
  • Network defence
  • Monitoring

Tasks (3)

  1. 1. Access policy

    Draft an access-control and password policy for a small organisation.

    Deliverable: PDF.

    15 pts

  2. 2. Network controls

    Design a basic secure network layout and label firewall, segmentation and monitoring controls.

    Deliverable: Diagram.

    20 pts

  3. 3. Security monitoring

    Define 10 useful security events to monitor and explain the response to each.

    Deliverable: PDF.

    20 pts

Week 4 — Incident response

Final project

Handle a simulated security incident from detection to lessons learned.

Objectives

  • Triage
  • Containment
  • Reporting

Tasks (3)

  1. 1. Incident timeline

    Analyse a simulated breach and build a chronological incident timeline.

    Deliverable: PDF.

    20 pts

  2. 2. Response plan

    Write containment, eradication and recovery steps for the incident.

    Deliverable: PDF.

    25 pts

  3. 3. Post-incident report

    Produce a final report with root cause, evidence, impact and preventive actions.

    Deliverable: PDF.

    25 pts