Cybersecurity Graduate Fellowship Program - 2026

OPSWAT’s Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity - Graduate Fellowship Program 2026

Program Overview

This immersive and hands-on program provides a unique opportunity for graduate students to study and mitigate real-world cybersecurity vulnerabilities affecting critical infrastructure systems.

As a participant, you will:

• Identify and replicate known vulnerabilities in a controlled lab environment, leveraging our OPSWAT Critical Infrastructure Lab's resources.
• Develop and test exploits related to these vulnerabilities, gaining insight into hacker tactics and methods.
• Produce comprehensive written reports and visual content (video and images) detailing the vulnerabilities, the reasons behind their occurrence, and their potential impact on critical infrastructure.
• Scan identified malware and vulnerabilities using OPSWAT's suite of tools, such as the MultiScanner, Deep CDR, Proactive DP, Sandbox, Neuralyzer, and Vulnerability Scanners, and document your findings.
• Create a defense strategy that outlines protective measures against identified vulnerabilities and similar future threats, backed by your hands-on experience and testing results.

Program Structure

The program consists of 6 modules as below:

Module 1: Vulnerability Identification and Replication

• Start with a known vulnerability (to be provided during the program).
• Replicate the vulnerability in the OPSWAT Critical Infrastructure Lab.

Module 2: Exploit Development

• Develop an exploit for the identified vulnerability.
• Test and refine the exploit.

Module 3: Analysis and Documentation

• Investigate and document the reasons the vulnerability occurred and its potential effects on critical infrastructure.
• Capture your process and findings through video/images, and written reports.

Module 4: Scanning and Identification

• Use OPSWAT's MultiScanner, Sandbox, Neuralyzer, and Vulnerability Scanners to scan and identify the malware and vulnerabilities.
• Document your scanning results and analysis.

Module 5: Defense Strategy

• Based on your findings, formulate a strategy to defend against the identified vulnerabilities and similar future threats.
• Write a detailed report and create visual content (diagrams, flowcharts, etc.) to illustrate the defense strategy.

Module 6: Final Presentation

• Compile all your findings, reports, and strategies into a comprehensive document and presentation.
• Present your work to a panel of cybersecurity experts from OPSWAT for feedback and further learning.
• Create a video and online material to be published on OPSWAT’s and your university’s website.

What we offer you?

• By the end of this program, you will gain an in-depth understanding of vulnerability analysis, exploit development, and cybersecurity defense strategies within the context of critical infrastructure. This hands-on, hands-on experience will be invaluable in helping you build and develop your future career in Cybersecurity. You can include this practical exercise in future Master’s and Doctoral Research projects.
• You will have the opportunity to expose and work on OPSWAT’s Critical Infrastructure Labs.
• Opportunities to become Intern/FTE of OPSWAT after the program.

Other benefits:

• Monthly allowance (for 3 day working week): gross VND 6,000,000.
• Award for individual/team with excellence performance.
• Parking at the office building.
• Enjoy full office facilities, with breakfast & afternoon snacks, as well as other people activities.

What we need from you?

• Final year student or fresh graduate, major in Cybersecurity, IT or Computer Science who have special interest in Cybersecurity.
• Good English communication
• Quantity: 4 members/swat.
• Ability to work in the office at least 3 days/week (Mon-Wed-Fri) for a period of 10.5 weeks in a row.
• Starting from June 22th 2026

Work location

OPSWAT Vietnam Office, 17th Floor, Saigon Giai Phong Building, 436-438 Nguyen Thi Minh Khai Street, Ban Co Ward, HCMC.

Registration time

• Application is open from now 
• Please send your application to [email protected] or via our career website 
• Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.