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Cybersecurity

Protecting people, systems and information, from everyday security habits to the foundations of security analysis.

Area status: Coming laterStarter → Proficient

On the roadmap for a later stage.

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  • 2 training programmes
  • Levels: Starter → Proficient
  • Used in 5 seed pathways
  • 5 skills

Training in this area

2 training programmes

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Security Fundamentals

The foundations of protecting people, systems and information: threats, identity and access, networks and device protection.

  • Level range: Starter → Proficient
  • 5 related pathways

Planned modules

  1. Why security matters
  2. Threats and attackers
  3. Identity and access
  4. Networks basics
  5. Protecting devices and data

What you’ll practise

  • Reviewing account access for least privilege
  • Mapping a small home or office network

Skills

  • Security fundamentals
  • Identity and access
  • Networks basics

Best after: Digital Foundations

Status: Coming later

Security Operations Foundations

How security teams watch, investigate and respond: logs and alerts, investigations, incident response and reporting.

  • Level range: Capable → Proficient
  • No related pathway yet

Planned modules

  1. Logs and alerts
  2. Investigating suspicious activity
  3. Incident response basics
  4. Reporting and lessons learned

What you’ll practise

  • Investigating a simulated alert
  • Writing an incident summary

Skills

  • Incident response basics
  • Security monitoring concepts

Best after: Security Fundamentals

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Before you start: some programmes here build on Digital Foundations.

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