Geared for experienced security professionals, this class is an introductory, practical, hands-on Python training course that leads the student from the basics of writing and running Python scripts to more advanced features such as file operations, regular expressions, working with binary data, and using the extensive functionality of Python modules. Extra emphasis is placed on features unique to Python, such as tuples, array slices, and output formatting.
This course is tailored specifically for Security Analysts and others who wish to use Python functionality for security-related tasks such as log manipulation or forensics. This course is essential for security professionals that are performing security reviews and audits of Python applications or are supporting development teams in implementing better defenses in Python.
Skills-Focused, Hands-on Learning: This course is about 50% hands-on lab to 50% lecture ratio, combining engaging instructor presentations, demonstrations and discussions with extensive machine-based student labs and practical project work. Although the course is introductory in nature, it will increase in complexity as more sophisticated skills and techniques are introduced. Students can rely on our highly experienced instructors to provide informed, relatable, ‘real-world' answers to their questions.
Working within in an engaging, hands-on learning environment, attendees will learn to use Python to:
This course is tailored specifically for Security Analysts and others new to Python, who wish to learn and use Python functionality for security-related tasks such as log manipulation or forensics. Students are required to have some basic programming experience and exposure prior to attending this course. Students should have basic development experience in any programming language, along with a working, user-level knowledge of Unix/Linux, Mac, or Windows.
Session 1: An Overview of Python
Session 2: The Python Environment
Session 3: Getting Started
Session 4: Flow Control
Session 5: Sequences
Session 6: Working with files
Session 7: Dictionaries and Sets
Session 8: Functions
Session 9: Sorting
Session 10: Errors and Exception Handling
Session 11: Modules and Packages
Session 12: Classes
Session 13: Regular Expressions
Session 14: The standard library
Session 15: Dates and times
Session 16: Working with the file system
Session 17: Network services
Session 18: Writing secure Python applications
Session 19: Log File Analysis
Session 20: Security Filters
Session 21: Packet Analysis
Session 22: Analytics
OPTIONAL / Time Permitting
Session 23: RESTful Web Services
Student Materials: Each student will receive a Student Guide with course notes, code samples, software tutorials, diagrams and related reference materials and links (as applicable). Our courses also include step by step hands-on lab instructions and and solutions, clearly illustrated for users to complete hands-on work in class, and to revisit to review or refresh skills at any time. Students will also receive the project files (or code, if applicable) and solutions required for the hands-on work.
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Python for Security Analysts & Professionals | 4 Days | Apr 6 to Apr 9 | 10:00 AM to 06:00 PM EST | $2,495.00 | Register |
Python for Security Analysts & Professionals | 4 Days | May 11 to May 14 | 10:00 AM to 06:00 PM EST | $2,495.00 | Register |
Python for Security Analysts & Professionals | 4 Days | Jun 15 to Jun 18 | 10:00 AM to 06:00 PM EST | $2,495.00 | Register |
Python for Security Analysts & Professionals | 4 Days | Jul 27 to Jul 30 | 10:00 AM to 06:00 PM EST | $2,495.00 | Register |
Python for Security Analysts & Professionals | 4 Days | Sep 7 to Sep 10 | 10:00 AM to 06:00 PM EST | $2,495.00 | Register |
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