Cybersecurity Crash Course — Offensive Security

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Host: Automated Systems and Computing Lab (ASCL), Prince Sultan University
Type: 3-day intensive, in-person workshop
Focus: Offensive security — understanding the attacker's mindset to design more effective defenses.

This workshop introduced the fundamentals of offensive cybersecurity by walking through the steps an attacker might take against a system or network.

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Objectives

• Gain insight into how attackers think and plan
• Understand common cyber-attack methodologies
• Learn how to detect and assess security vulnerabilities
• Connect offensive techniques with defensive and ethical considerations

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Workshop Details

Host	Automated Systems and Computing Lab (ASCL), Prince Sultan University
Instructor	Mahmoud Khalifa
Format	3-day intensive, in-person
Day 1	January 18, 2026 · 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM
Day 2	January 21, 2026 · 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM
Day 3	January 22, 2026 · 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM

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