Month 1 — Networking Foundations:
Session 1: OSI model — 7 layers of the internet
Session 2: TCP/IP — how data travels across the world
Session 3: IP addresses, subnets, and routing
Session 4: DNS, DHCP, HTTP — protocols explained

Month 2 — Threats & Attacks:
Session 5: Common network attacks — DoS, MitM, spoofing
Session 6: Malware types — virus, worm, ransomware, trojan
Session 7: Anatomy of a cyberattack — kill chain model
Session 8: Case study — major Indian data breaches

Month 3 — Firewalls & Access Control:
Session 9: Firewalls — packet filtering and stateful inspection
Session 10: ACLs — who can access what
Session 11: DMZ and network segmentation
Session 12: Hands-on — configure a basic firewall rule set

Month 4 — Encryption & VPNs:
Session 13: Symmetric vs asymmetric encryption
Session 14: SSL/TLS — how HTTPS works
Session 15: PKI and digital certificates
Session 16: VPNs — how they protect you and how they don't

Month 5 — Monitoring & Response:
Session 17: IDS vs IPS — detect vs prevent
Session 18: SIEM basics — log analysis
Session 19: Incident response — what to do when you are breached
Session 20: Threat intelligence basics

Month 6 — Capstone:
Session 21: Design a secure network for a small school
Session 22: Present your network architecture
Session 23: Mock incident response drill
Session 24: Career paths in network security — roadmap