Career path

Cybersecurity Analyst

Understand how networks and systems are attacked, find the weaknesses first, and respond when something happens.

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The skills, level by level

Entry: Networking Fundamentals, IP Addressing, Linux, Network Security
Intermediate: Routing & Switching, Network Troubleshooting, Vulnerability Assessment, Security Tooling
Advanced: Incident Response, Digital Forensics, Cloud Security, Network Design

Tools you will use: Linux, Wireshark, Nmap, Cisco Packet Tracer, Burp Suite, A SIEM such as Splunk or Wazuh.

Start free

Self-paced, no fee. Each ends with a Statement of Participation when you pass its quizzes.

Go further with a programme

On campus in Faisalabad, or live online from anywhere in Pakistan.

CCNA · PKR 60,000 · 3 Months · 260 contact hours
Cyber Security · PKR 60,000 · 3 Months · 240 contact hours
CCNP · PKR 60,000 · 3 Months · 260 contact hours

Projects

Briefs from the BvLogic project bank. A trainer signs each one against acceptance criteria fixed before you start.

Design and prove a small office network · intermediate

A network that works, documented well enough for somebody else to run it.

Run an authorised security assessment · advanced

A written assessment of a system you have explicit permission to test, with findings somebody can act on.

Portfolio checklist

A small office network designed and tested in a simulator, with the addressing plan
A written assessment of a lab you are authorised to test: findings, risk and fixes
Notes from a home lab: logs you collected and what they showed
Write-ups of practice challenges, explaining the method rather than only the answer

Interview preparation

The OSI model and how traffic moves between networks
IP addressing and subnetting, worked on paper
Common attacks and how each is detected
What you do in the first hour of an incident
Linux commands for checking users, processes and logs

Job titles to search for

SOC Analyst · Cybersecurity Analyst · Information Security Analyst · Network Security Engineer · IT Support with Security

Who hires for this

Banks and fintech companies · Telecom companies · Managed security service providers · Software houses · Government and public sector organisations

Types of employer, not a list of companies. We name no employer we have not researched.

External certifications

Cisco CCNA (Cisco, external)
CompTIA Security+ (CompTIA, external)
ISC2 Certified in Cybersecurity, CC (ISC2, external)
CompTIA CySA+ (CompTIA, external)

Set and examined by the organisations named. BvLogic Academy does not issue them; you book and pay for the exam with that organisation.

Salary reference

Cybersecurity, Cybersecurity Analyst: Rs 46,000 to Rs 356,000 a month (median about Rs 168,000), total pay; base pay is Rs 38,000 to Rs 81,000, as Glassdoor reported it, read on 21 Oct 2026. Source

Every band, city and source is on the full page: Cybersecurity salary in Pakistan.

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