Courses by Tero Karvinen

Tero Karvinen is teaching in Haaga-Helia university of applied sciences, Helsinki. Sometimes Tero speaks around the world. You can learn Linux, Penetration Testing, DevOps, Configuration Management Systems, Go and create your own projects.

Infra Project 2025

SisuCTF Hack. Defend. Conquer. Active Directory capture-the-flag competition for hackers.

Museum3D - Dive inside water filled cave. A 3D game for museum, using real 3D maps created by divers.

JES Automated Plant Watering and Monitoring System. RoomTracr Track room occupancy and environmental conditions. ÄJAK Never forget your keys. AIMLOps Improvements to MLOps platform.

2025 projects completed.

Tunkeutumistestaus

Learn to hack computers to protect your own. In the course, you will break into target computers.

Update: We have four great visitors coming, check agenda.

Excellent feedback, reached 5.0 out of 5. Full five stars

Palvelinten Hallinta

Control 10, 100, 1000 many computers.

Or control 2071 computers, like Jussi did on a earlier course. Or handle 7 different operating systems and OS versions with a single master, like Matias.

Best instance got 5.0 / 5 feedback - all respondents gave the best grade 5.

Study Cyber in Haaga Helia

Hacker studies? You can learn a lot of cyber security in Haaga-Helia.

Just offensive studies add up to 25 credits of courses + 15 credits for thesis. And there is more...

In Finnish, you can take "Tietoturva-asiantuntija" (Cyber security specialist) path. For international students, Haaga-Helia has growing number of cyber courses.

Information Security

Understand adversarial view on security. Recognize key concepts of security. Be able to safely practice hands-on with security tools.

Face-to-face in a real life classroom. In English.

Linux Palvelimet 2025 alkukevät

Tux the Linux penguin

Learn to manage your own Linux server – in 8 weeks.

100% remote. Weekly video conference + a lot of individual work. Beginners welcome. Excellent feedback. In Finnish.

Trust to Blockchain 2024

Learn security fundamentals to understand current trends. Blockchains, TOR network and video conference encryption all stand on these fundamentals.

Excellent 4.9 out of 5 feedback.

Python weppipalvelu - ideasta tuotantoon

Your own Python web application. From idea to production, in 8 days.

Instagram, Pintrest and Disqus use Django - the exact same framework as the course. Youtube and Facebook are built with Python.

Update: 5.0 /5 feedback. Every participant gave feedback, every response was the best 5. Great students, great time! My comments on feedback.

Previous course feedback was 5.0 /5. Everyone gave feedback, each feedback was the best 5/5). Great mini-projects - I'm baffled by how much you could apply what you learned in just 7 days.

Enroll now in MyNet / Peppi.

New Course: Application Hacking

New course in autumn! Application hacking and vulnerabilities. In Finnish. Teaching together with Lari Iso-Anttila.

Enrollment starts 2024-05-15 w20 Wed at 08:00.Sold out , queue started. Please join un next year!

Infra as Code - Palvelinten hallinta 2024

Control 10, 100, 1000 many computers.

Or control 2071 computers, like Jussi did on a earlier course. Or handle 7 different operating systems and OS versions with a single master, like Matias.

Best instance got 5.0 / 5 feedback - all respondents gave the best grade 5.

Tunkeutumistestaus 2024

Learn to hack computers to protect your own. In the course, you will break into target computers.

Excellent feedback, reached 5.0 out of 5. Full five stars

Update: Check out our visitors!

Linux Palvelimet 2024 alkukevät

Tux the Linux penguin

Learn to manage your own Linux server – in 8 weeks.

100% remote. Weekly video conference + a lot of individual work. Beginners welcome. Excellent feedback. In Finnish.

Information Security 2024 Spring

Data security course, in English as you asked.

Understand adversarial view on security. Recognize key concepts of security. Be able to safely practice hands-on with security tools.

Infra as Code 2023

Control 10, 100, 1000 many computers.

Or control 2071 computers, like Jussi did on a earlier course. Or handle 7 different operating systems and OS versions with a single master, like Matias.

Best instance got 5.0 / 5 feedback - all respondents gave the best grade 5. Palvelinten hallinta ici001as3a-3006.

Trust to Blockchain 2023 autumn

Learn security fundamentals to understand current trends. Blockchains, TOR network and video conference encryption all stand on these fundamentals.

Excellent 4.9 out of 5 feedback.

Ethical Hacking 2023

Learn to hack computers to protect your own. In the course, you will break into target computers.

Excellent feedback, reached 5.0 out of 5. Full five stars

Infra Project 2023

Create your own project with your team.

You'll get the whole 10 cr to build your own project.

Previous projects: evil USB keyboard, AI log analysis, physical access control, encrypted communications with free software, machine vision... What will you build?

Information Security 2023 Autumn

Data security course, in English as you asked.

Understand adversarial view on security. Recognize key concepts of security. Be able to safely practice hands-on with security tools.

Python Web - Idea to Production - 2023

Your own Python web application. From idea to production, in 8 days.

Instagram, Pintrest and Disqus use Django - the exact same framework as the course. Youtube and Facebook are built with Python.

Course completed! Feedback 5.0 (everyone gave feedback, each feedback was 5/5). Great mini-projects - I'm baffled by how much you could apply what you learned in just 7 days.

New course coming up 2024 summer! Course starts 2024-05-20 w21 Mon. Enroll in Peppi / MyNet, enrollment opens 2023-11-27 w48 Mon at 08:00. This web page is for the past course.

Infra as Code course

Control 10, 100, 1000 many computers.

Or control 2071 computers, like Jussi did on a earlier course. Or handle 7 different operating systems and OS versions with a single master, like Matias.

Previous instance got excellent 5.0 / 5 feedback - all respondents gave the best grade 5. Palvelinten hallinta ici001as3a-3001.

Penetration testing course 2023

Learn to hack computers to protect your own. In the course, you will break into target computers.

Excellent feedback, 4.9 out of 5. Full five stars

Information Security 2023 Spring

Data security course, in English as you asked.

Understand adversarial view on security. Recognize key concepts of security. Be able to safely practice hands-on with security tools.

This course finished in Spring 2023.

Configuration Management Systems - Palvelinten Hallinta

Tux the Linux penguin

Just write what you want (idempotency). Control almost everything with one system (single source of truth). In plain text (infrastructure as code, versionable).

Control 10 computers. Or 100. Or 1000. Or control 2071 computers, like Jussi did on a previous course. Or handle 7 different operating systems and OS versions with a single master, like Matias. Course is in Finnish.

Previous instance got excellent 5.0 / 5 feedback - all respondents gave the best grade 5.

Trust to Blockchain 2022 autumn

Learn security fundamentals to understand current trends. Blockchains, TOR network and video conference encryption all stand on these fundamentals.

Excellent 4.9 out of 5 feedback.

Data Security 2022

Data security course, in English as you asked.

Understand adversarial view on security. Recognize key concepts of security. Be able to safely practice hands-on with security tools.

Infra Project 2022

Create your own project with your team.

You'll get the whole 10cr to build your own project.

Previous projects: evil USB keyboard, AI log analysis, physical access control, encrypted communications with free software... What will you build?

Configuration management systems 2022

Tux the Linux penguin

Remotely control hundreds of machines, from cloud to laptop. Excellent 4.95/5 feedback, read student comments.

Linux course done, and now you want more? Your laptops keep moving around the network and go behind firewalls, but you still want to control them? You went to cloud, and have so many computers now?

Enroll Monday at 08:00 Want to study in the evening? There is a special evening version, which has some spots available.

New visitor: Juho Syrjänen, Fraktio: DevOps.

Trust to Blockchain 2022

Learn security fundamentals to understand current trends. Blockchains, TOR network and video conference encryption all stand on these fundamentals.

Enroll Monday 08:00 Enroll now, already 30% booked. 184% booked, queue started. Online, in English, in evenings, masters level. Very good 4.1 feedback

Penetration Testing Course 2022

Learn to hack computers to protect your own.

In the course, you will break into target computers.

Excellent 4.9 out of 5 feedback from previous course.

Update: New visitor: Social Engineering with Riku Juurikko, Senior Security Manager, Elisa.

Update: New visitor: Forensic Analyses with Andrej Bondarenko, CEO, Difseco.

Update: New visitor: How to become invisible with Juho Jauhainen, Lead Incident Response Investigator, Accenture.

Linux Palvelimet 2022

Tux the Linux penguin

Learn to manage your own Linux server – in 8 weeks. Remotely, in evenings.

Beginners welcome. Excellent feedback. 4.8 out of 5. Course is in Finnish, 100% remote and in evenings.

Python Web Service From Idea to Production

Build Python web service and publish it to the world!

Enroll 2022-03-14 w11 Mon 08:00. Last instance was fully booked on the day enrollment started.

Previous feedback was excellent 4.9 out of 5. Intensive online course 2022 w21-w22.

Penetration Testing Course

Learn to hack computers to protect your own.

Course is finished, feedback was 4.9 excellent. Thanks! Next course is Pentest 2022 spring.

In the course, you will break into target computers. Excellent feedback from 4.8 to 5.0 out of 5.

Only one seat left! Advanced course, I can usually get places to most of those who know the prerequisites well.Can't take more participants here. Next enrollment opens 2021-11-29 w48 Mon 08:00. The next course instance starts on 2022 w13.

Update: New visitor: Niklas Särökaari, F-Secure.

Update: New visitor: Mika Rautio, Senior Software Architect, Poplatek.

Can You Control Hundred Computers?

Tux the Linux penguin

Remotely control hundreds of machines, from cloud to laptop. Excellent 4.95/5 feedback, read student comments.

Linux course done, and now you want more? Your laptops keep moving around the network and go behind firewalls, but you still want to control them? You went to cloud, and have so many computers now? Palvelinten hallinta ict4tn022-3014.

Yes, you can still enroll. Yes it's popular and yes there is a queue, but I can often fit many students from the queue.

Update: New visitor: Arttu Uskali, Head of Support, Upcloud

Update: New visitor: Juho Syrjänen, Fraktio

Your Project

Create your own project with your team. Feedback 4.7 excellent.

Previous projects: evil USB keyboard, AI log analysis, physical access control, encrypted communications with free software... What will you build?

8 Week Linux Course

Tux the Linux penguin

Learn to manage your own Linux server – in 8 weeks.

Beginners welcome. Previous instance student feedback excellent 4.8 out of 5. Course is in Finnish and 100% remote. Fully booked, queue started.

Course completed! Feedback was excellent 4.8 out of 5. Read more feedback in comments.

Configuration Management Systems - Palvelinten Hallinta - Spring 2021

Tux the Linux penguin

Just write what you want (idempotency). Control almost everything with one system (single source of truth). In plain text (infrastructure as code, versionable).

Control 10 computers. Or 100. Or 1000. Or control 2071 computers, like Jussi did on a previous course. Or handle 7 different operating systems and OS versions with a single master, like Matias. Course is in Finnish.

Python Web Service From Idea to Production

Build Python web service and publish it to the world!

New instance starting 2022 w21! Enroll 2022-03-14 w11 Mon 08:00.

Course completed! Feedback was excellent 4.9 out of 5. Thanks for taking my course!

You can read feedback in comments.

Intensive course on w21 and w22.

Enroll at 08:00 on Monday! Most seats were booked right after enrollment opened. Enrollment is open right now. Update: Only few seats left. Fully booked. Queue started, enroll quickly to get better position in the queue.

Penetration Testing Course 2021 Spring

Learn to hack computers to protect your own. In the course, you will break into target computers.

Excellent feedback, last 4.9 out of 5; best 5.0 out of 5. Full five stars

Update: two guests are coming: Riku Juurikko (Social engineering) and Mika Rautio (Credit card from hell).

Configuration Management Systems - Palvelinten Hallinta - Autumn 2020

Tux the Linux penguin

Just write what you want (idempotency). Control almost everything with one system (single source of truth). In plain text (infrastructure as code, versionable).

Control 10 computers. Or 100. Or 1000. Or control 2071 computers, like Jussi did on a previous course. Or handle 7 different operating systems and OS versions with a single master, like Matias. Course is in Finnish.

Configuration Management Systems - Palvelinten Hallinta - Spring 2020

Tux the Linux penguin

Just write what you want (idempotency). Control almost everything with one system (single source of truth). In plain text (infrastructure as code, versionable).

Control 10 computers. Or 100. Or 1000. Or control 2071 computers, like Jussi did on a previous course. Or handle 7 different operating systems and OS versions with a single master, like Matias. Course is in Finnish.

Remote Learning Tools for Tero's Courses

All my courses are online for spring 2020.

I'll use Jitsi video conferencing, VirtualBox and Xubuntu Linux 18.04. In addition to Internet connection, you'll need headphones, a mic and a webcam. Some 30-40 GB of free disk space would be nice, too.

Go Programming Course 2020 w22

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Penetration Testing Course 2020 Spring - Tunkeutumistestaus ict4tn027-3003

Update: Top feedback: 5.0 / 5. Yes, every participant gave feedback, and each feedback was the best grade 5. Thank you!

Learn to hack computers to protect your own. In the course, you will break into target computers. Previous instance had excellent 4.9 out of 5 feedback.

Course is in late spring 2020. Teaching is in Finnish. Enroll now in Peppi: Tunkeutumistestaus ict4tn027-3003.