• Classroom
  • Online, Instructor-Led

The ability to write Python scripts is extremely valuable for security professionals.  With a solid understanding of Python, you can automate repetitive tasks, extract and analyze otherwise inaccessible data and much more.  This 32 hour course is intended for people who have never coded before and by the end of the course, the students will be able to write basic analytic scripts.

Learning Objectives

By the end of the course, students will be able to:

  • Use python to automate analytic processes
  • Read and manipulate tabular data
  • Break an analytic problem down into steps and implement that in python

Framework Connections

The materials within this course focus on the NICE Framework Task, Knowledge, and Skill statements identified within the indicated NICE Framework component(s):

Specialty Areas

  • Cyber Defense Analysis
  • Cyber Investigation
  • Incident Response
  • Software Development
  • Systems Analysis

Specialty Areas have been removed from the NICE Framework. With the recent release of the new NICE Framework data, updates to courses are underway. Until this course can be updated, this historical information is provided to give better context as to how it can help you with your cybersecurity goals.

Feedback

If you would like to provide feedback for this course, please e-mail the NICCS SO at NICCS@hq.dhs.gov.