IT security: become an expert in cyber defense with qSkills™

News 2023

Laptop computer locked with ransomware system


The Federal Office for Information Security (BSI™) warns of a "fundamental shortage" of personnel for Incident Response, i.e., dealing with IT security incidents. If an organization does not have its own resources for this, it needs external service providers - "but they are sometimes completely busy and cannot take on new incidents."

In the face of the shortage of skilled workers, victims of ransomware or cyber attacks are often unable to find the urgently needed help, says Peter Mackenzie, Head of Incident Response at Sophos.
Source: Handelsblatt

The security risk for German companies, not only for energy suppliers and hospitals, is very high and has increased significantly since Russia's attack on Ukraine in February 2022.

For years, qSkills™ Academy has been qualifying personnel for cyber defense as a Partner of the Alliance for Cyber Security (ACS) of the BSI™.

Benefit from our expertise and learn more about: Prevention. Detection. Response.

Case studies in our Security courses provide insights into the phases of the Incident Response process. Participants can also embark on a hunt for ransomware. The individual steps of an IT forensic analysis of systems (Windows, Linux) are performed to comprehensively demonstrate and interpret user interactions.

To delve deeper into the world of hacking and cyber defense, we recommend participating in the following workshops:

  • CS100 Fundamentals of Cyber Security

  • SC190 Information Security Incident Management

  • SC401 Hacking & Penetration Testing - Basics

  • SC408 Hacking & Penetration Testing - RedTeam BlueTeam Special

  • SC470 Secure Coding

  • SC429 Digital Forensics for Managers

  • SC430 Digital Forensics for Experts

  • SC160 Additional Audit Competence for §8a BSIG (Critical Infrastructures)

  • SC550 BSI™ IT Baseline Protection Practitioner

  • SC570 BSI™ IT Baseline Protection Consultant

  • SC575 Incident Practitioner of the BSI™ Cyber Security Network

  • SC580 Incident Expert of the BSI™ Cyber Security Network