Cyber Range Scenario Design
Boost your cybersecurity expertise with flexible Microcredentials!
This microcredential equips cybersecurity professionals, educators, trainers, and aspiring cyber range developers with practical skills to design and deliver realistic cybersecurity training. Combining academic expertise with industry experience, participants learn scenario design, gamification, Capture the Flag (CTF) development, AI-assisted content creation, and cyber range deployment, culminating in the creation of their own effective cyber range scenario.
Practical information
- Format: Fully online, asynchronous and synchronous
- Course duration: 8 weeks
- Language: English
- Entry Requirements: No prior knowledge is required. Participants should have English proficiency at B1/B2 level and basic computer skills.
- Awarding Institution: Brno University of Technology
- Delivered by: Brno University of Technology, POLITEHNICA Bucharest, CYBER RANGES
- Certified by: Brno University of Technology
- EQF Level: 6 / QF EHEA 1
- ECTS: 3 ECTS (78 hours of total student workload, including 12 hours of synchronous online lectures and 66 hours of asynchronous self-directed learning).
- Fees: €210
About the microcredential
The microcredential was developed within the Digital4Security project, funded by the Digital Europe Programme (DIGITAL). Complementing the project's Master's programmes and aligned with the European Cybersecurity Skills Framework (ECSF), it offers flexible, industry-driven learning that enables professionals to gain job-ready cybersecurity skills through self-paced online study with optional live sessions.
Microcredential: What does it mean for me?
The micro-credential enables professionals to upskill or reskill quickly—ideal for role transitions, career advancement, or addressing specific skill gaps. For new graduates, it provides a low-risk way to explore career paths in cybersecurity before committing to a full master’s program.
- Microcredential offer a 100% online learning experience.
- Boost your career with industry-relevant cybersecurity skills.
- Gain practical, job-ready credentials for real-world cybersecurity challenges.
- Receive an official certificate documenting your achieved learning outcomes and ECTS credits awarded.
- Microcredential may be recognised towards further study programmes, subject to the applicable recognition rules.
Who is this microcredential for?
This microcredential is intended for learners interested in the design and implementation of cybersecurity training scenarios. It is suitable for individuals seeking to develop cyber range scenarios for commercial purposes, as well as for representatives of companies, public organisations, and educational institutions who wish to create their own training scenarios for educating employees or students.
Subjects covered
- Lecture 1 – Gamified Cyber Security Training
- Lecture 2 – Cybersecurity Fundamentals
- Lecture 3 – Methodology and Trends in Scenario Design
- Lecture 4 – Capture the Flag Concepts & AI/ML
- Lecture 5 – Introduction to Brno University of Technology Cyber Arena (BUTCA)
- Lecture 6 – Scenario Design in BUTCA
For more information about the course, visit: https://www.digital4security.eu/module/cyber-range-scenario-design/
To enrol in the microcredential, you must submit a binding application and complete the payment through the Digital4Security platform.
Microcredential Contact
Petr Dzurenda
tel.: +420 541 146 925
e-mail: dzurenda@vut.cz
