Accelerate your cybersecurity career with Georgia's most intensive hands-on academy at Business and Technology University. Train in real-time cyber ranges, master offensive ethical hacking, automated SOC defense, and cloud security architecture.
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Designed in partnership with top security vendors and international certification standards. Select a track to explore the week-by-week curriculum.
Master the methodology of advanced penetration testers. Discover, weaponize, and report zero-day vulnerabilities in networks, active directories, web applications, and APIs before malicious threat actors can exploit them.
Become a front-line defender in corporate Security Operations Centers. Monitor live network telemetry, hunt advanced persistent threats (APTs), triage security alerts with SIEM platforms, and orchestrate rapid incident responses.
Protect mission-critical cloud-native workloads across AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud. Implement automated security gates in CI/CD pipelines, container runtime auditing, and identity governance.
Prepare for leadership and compliance roles in cybersecurity. Master international security frameworks (ISO 27001, NIS2, GDPR), enterprise Zero Trust design, and defensive engineering for AI/LLM applications.
Theory without battle-tested practice is obsolete. At BTU, you enter an isolated, enterprise-grade cyber range with live domain controllers, virtual ICS/SCADA systems, and automated adversary bots.
Team up with cohort peers to conduct real-time offensive breaches while opposing blue squads hunt your telemetry and isolate your footholds.
Contain and reverse live simulated ransomware strains (LockBit, BlackCat) in isolated sandboxes to experience high-pressure incident mitigation.
Compete in university-wide Capture The Flag hackathons evaluated by top international cybersecurity recruiters and NATO defense experts.
Answer 4 quick technical questions to discover which cybersecurity discipline matches your current skill set, background, and career ambition.
Your profile strongly aligns with Red Team operations. You enjoy investigative thinking, finding edge-case software flaws, and testing perimeter boundaries.
Quality cybersecurity education should be accessible. Check your eligibility for BTU academic grants, tech scholarships, and monthly installment options.
Our instructors don't recite slides. They are seasoned chief security officers, red team leaders, and digital forensic investigators actively defending critical infrastructures.
Former Red Team Lead at national banking infrastructures and top European bug bounty hunter. Conducted over 150+ simulated nation-state penetration tests.
Senior Security Operations Director with 11+ years managing 24/7 SOC centers. Expert in threat hunting, SIEM detection engineering, and ransomware response.
Cloud infrastructure security architect consulting for global SaaS unicorns. Specializes in Kubernetes zero trust pipelines, eBPF telemetry, and AWS cloud defenses.
Everything you need to know about eligibility, scheduling, prerequisites, and graduation certification.
Our program is designed for ambitious learners at various stages. While having foundational computer and networking familiarity is recommended, we provide a mandatory 2-week "Cyber Fundamentals Bootcamp" ahead of track commencement covering Linux, Bash, and TCP/IP basics.
You only need a modern laptop (Windows, macOS, or Linux) with at least 8GB RAM (16GB recommended) and stable broadband internet. All virtual machine targets, penetration test environments, and SIEM servers run on BTU's dedicated high-performance cloud range.
The program follows a high-flex hybrid model. Evening lectures and threat simulations are streamed in real time with recordings provided. Students in Tbilisi can access the state-of-the-art BTU Cyber Warfare Lab 7 days a week for in-person collaborative drills.
From Week 12 onwards, every student receives 1:1 portfolio reviews, resume audits, mock technical interviews, and direct referrals to hiring partners in banking, telecoms, and international defense contractors.
Graduates receive the officially recognized BTU Professional Cyber Defense Specialist Certificate, accompanied by an authenticated digital transcript highlighting verified lab hours and capstone defense scores.
Complete this quick application to secure your seat for the upcoming cohort.
Thank you for applying to the BTU Cyber Defense Academy. Your application ID is #BTU-CY-9821. An admissions advisor will contact you within 24 business hours to schedule your preliminary technical interview.
