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Cybersecurity skills aren’t built by reading—they’re built by doing. If you’re new to cyber, self-taught, or switching careers, a home lab is the fastest way to build real skills you can prove.

🎯 What we’ll cover:

• What a functional cyber home lab looks like in 2026.
• Free/low-cost tools to start today (VirtualBox/VMware + starter VMs).
• Safe networking (NAT vs Bridged), snapshots, and lab hygiene.
• A simple lab roadmap you can turn into portfolio proof.

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16 topics. 6 hours. One Sunday morning. Free.

If you've been meaning to get started in cybersecurity — or you're already in it and want to fill gaps — this is your starting point.

Join Tyrone Wilson, CEO of Cover6 Solutions, for a start-to-finish tour of the Intro to Cyber curriculum. This is the same material that powers the free #Intro2Cyber course at Cover6 Academy. On March 22nd, we're doing the whole thing live on YouTube.

What we'll cover:
• What is Cybersecurity? (CIA Triad, threat actors, attack types)
• Home Lab Setup Overview
• Passive Recon & OSINT (Google Dorking, WHOIS, Shodan)
• Active Scanning & Enumeration (Nmap live demos)
• Common Services, Threats & Attacks
• IPv6 Overview
• Wireshark Fundamentals (live packet capture)
• Vulnerability ID & Analysis (Nessus, OpenVAS)
• Exploitation Fundamentals (Metasploit walkthrough)
• Post-Exploitation & Privilege Escalation
• Windows Active Directory Forensics
• SIEM & Log Analysis (Splunk, Wazuh)
• Incident Handling & Response
• Capture the Flag (CTF) — how to get started
• Career Paths & Next Steps

Format: Casual Sunday morning. Tyrone at the terminal. Q&A in chat throughout.

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Passive recon (OSINT) is the practice of gathering intelligence about people and organizations using publicly available sources—without sending traffic to the target. This is a core cyber skill and a huge advantage for job interviews, meetings, and business development.

What we’ll cover:
• A simple OSINT workflow (collect → analyze → report)
• Free tools for people + organization research
• Google techniques to uncover site content and docs
• Historical data sources (archives, breaches)
• Turning OSINT results into a mini-report (portfolio proof)

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Cybersecurity isn’t just about tools—it’s about visibility. If you don’t know what you have, you can’t secure it.

In this beginner-friendly session, we’ll break down Attack Surface Management (ASM) using a practical CISO lens: what matters, what doesn’t, how to prioritize risk, and how to take action without getting overwhelmed.

🎯 What We’ll Cover

• What “attack surface” means (and why it’s bigger than you think).
• Internet-facing vs internal assets (and why exposure wins).
• How CISOs prioritize: risk, impact, likelihood, and ownership.
• A simple process to discover and document public-facing assets.
• Turning findings into a basic action plan (fix / track / monitor).

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