The Cybersecurity Academy.
Our flagship education programme: every year, about 100 of the best cybersecurity students learn the practice of defence together.
ACAD~100UTM
The Academy is ASSI’s own programme. It runs in the Cybersecurity Academy spaces and labs of the Technical University of Moldova and brings together students who want to go beyond the curriculum, with hands-on work on real techniques and real systems.
- Cohort size
- ~100 students
- Frequency
- One cohort per year
- Organised by
- ASSI
- Venue
- UTM Cybersecurity Academy labs
What the programme covers
Indicative structure. The detailed curriculum is published with each call for applications.
Indicative
Foundations
Networks, operating systems and the security principles everything else depends on.
Offensive security
How attacks work, from reconnaissance to exploitation, practised in controlled labs.
Defensive security
Monitoring, detection and hardening: the daily work of a security team.
Incident response and forensics
What to do when something has already happened, and how to prove what it was.
Governance and law
Risk, compliance and the legal frame of cybersecurity in Moldova and the EU.
Applied practice
Capture-the-flag exercises and team projects that put the skills together.
How to get in
- Call for applicationsAnnounced once a year on this site and through the faculty.1/4
- SelectionWe select the most motivated and capable candidates.2/4
- ProgrammeThe cohort trains together in the UTM labs.3/4
- Next stepsGraduates can join ASSI projects such as IRIS.4/4
Who it is for
Students in information security and related fields
The Academy is built for students who already take security seriously.
Motivated beginners
Curiosity and commitment matter as much as what you already know.