This hands-on course teaches students how to build and operate a personal cybersecurity lab from scratch using Python, Pandas, and PowerShell. Learners will simulate real-world threat scenarios, collect and analyze security telemetry, and automate detection workflows. Through guided exercises, you’ll learn to parse Sysmon logs, query APIs like Wazuh, and transform raw data into actionable insights using data science techniques. By the end, you’ll be able to build and script your own detection pipelines, perform incident simulations safely, and analyze threats with Python-based automation.