Blackunicorn academy
Our courses are offered as part of a membership Allowing you to take as little or as much time as you need to learn. All courses have been designed by a cybersecurity entrepreneur and Computer Science Professor.
Courses designed by an American University Dean and Professor of Computer Science.
All courses have start and end dates.
Upon successful completion students receive academic certificates
Self-paced or Instructor Led
BlackUnicorn Academy courses are designed for various learning styles. All our courses are self-paced with the option to add-on live instruction.
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Our Courses
BU Academy courses are designed to be taken in sequence allowing you to build your knowledge to enter into the field of cybersecurity.
Web App Security & SDLC
In this course we will discuss information gathering, vulnerability detection, software development lifecycle and OWASP. Each portion of the course will involve understanding the web application architecture.
The following memberships have access to this course: Younglin, Padawan and Jedi
Course Dates for Sum. I
Start Date: July 27, 2021
End Date: Aug 9, 2021
Course Dates for Sum. II
Start Date: Aug. 10, 2021
End Date: Aug 23, 2021
Course Dates for Sum. II
Start Date: Aug 10, 2021
End Date: Aug 23, 2021
Course Dates for Sum III
Start Date: Aug. 24, 2021
End Date: Sep. 6, 2021
Security Misconfiguration
This course will examine web applications from an infusec view. Covering what web app security is and why it is needed. Topics include HTTPS, SSL, OAuth, CSRF and Content Security policy.
The following memberships have access to this course: Padawan, Jedi & Jedi Master
Software Vulnerabilities
This course will examine web applications from an infoSec standpoint. The topics will discuss information gathering, vulnerability detection and OWASP. Each portion of the course will involve understanding the web application architecture and hardening a vulnerable application.
The following memberships have access to this course: Padawan, Jedi & Jedi Master
Course Dates for Fall. I
Start Date: Sep. 7, 2021
End Date: Sep. 20, 2021
Course Dates for Fall II
Start Date: Sep. 21, 2021
End Date: Oct. 4, 2021
Course Dates for Fall. II
Start Date: Sep. 21, 2021
End Date: Oct. 4, 2021
Course Dates for Fall III
Start Date: Oct. 5, 2021
End Date: Oct. 18, 2021
Broken Authentication
In this course we will explore poorly implemented user authentication, exploiting implementation flaws in authentication mechanisms and multi-factor authentication. Building upon the principles of Prevent, Detect and Contain.
The following memberships have access to this course: Jedi & Jedi Master
Broken Access Control
In this course we will cover access control enforcement policy, what causes broken access control and how to rectify the issue. While learning about API’s and what to do with missing access controls building upon the principles of Prevent, Detect and Contain.
The following memberships have access to this course: Jedi & Jedi Master
Course Dates for Fall. III
Start Date: Oct. 5, 2021
End Date: Oct. 18, 2021
Course Dates for Fall IV
Start Date: Oct. 19, 2021
End Date: Nov. 1, 2021
Injections
In this course we will gain an understanding of the different types of Injections include command, PHP, HTML, SQL , LDAP, NoSQL, XML, ORM and Javascript. How to prevent injects and what to do when they occur.
The following memberships have access to this course: Jedi & Jedi Master
Cross Site Scripting XSS
This course will examine web applications from an offensive security standpoint. The topics will discuss XSS infiltration, privilege escalation and OWASP. Each portion of the course will involve understanding the web application architecture, while building on the principles of Prevent, Detect and Contain.
The following memberships have access to this course: Jedi Master
Insecure Deserilization
This course will examine web applications from an offensive security standpoint. The topics will discuss object and data structure related attacks, serialized objects, data tampering and OWASP. Each portion of the course will involve understanding the web application architecture, while building on the principles of Prevent, Detect and Contain.
The following memberships have access to this course: Jedi Master
Sensitive Data Exposure
In this course we will gain an understanding of the protection needs of data in transit and at rest, layered approach to schema validation and encryption. Building upon the principles of Prevent, Detect and Contain.
The following memberships have access to this course: Jedi Master
Logging & Monitoring
This course will examine web applications from an InfoSec view. Covering insufficient logs, API monitoring and log management solutions. Building upon the principles of Prevent, Detect and Contain.
The following memberships have access to this course: Jedi Master
Pen Testing & Report
This course will examine web applications from an offensive security standpoint. The topics will discuss pen testing, why, what and how. Each portion of the course will involve understanding penetration testing a web application and writing a corresponding pen test report.
The following memberships have access to this course: Jedi Master
Frequently Asked Questions
What Membership Should I Get
The courses in the BU Academy are designed to be taken in sequence allowing you to build your knowledge. Those seeking to enter into cybersecurity, InfoSec and / upskill will be best suited to go with Jedi or Master Jedi. People just curious may prefer novice or younglings membership and those not sure should go with the Padawan membership.
Do I Need to Be a Techie
Currently, the courses below the Jedi level are at the intermediate knowledge level. Which means you need to have basic IT knowledge. All courses at the Jedi level and above are advanced courses.
Membership Cancellation
You can cancel your membership anytime right from your account page. Once completed you will not be charge for any future membership renewals.
Course Refund
Be sure you want to take the course! Once you pay for the course and are enrolled no refunds will be issued per our T’s&C’s.
Payment Formats for Enrollment
Currently all courses are priced in US dollars and payment can be made using PayPal. Ghanaian students can use mobile money to pay through the offline payment option which requires agreement of T’s&C’s to be enrolled.
Live Instruction add-on
We offer the option for students to have a seasoned and experienced under-graduate Computer Science Professor teach live group sessions to which greatly assist in student retention, comprehension and mastery of the subject matter.