Online learning
Course start date: On demand (in learner groups of 20 -30)
End date: Complete at your own pace
Learning is delivered by IBM, Coursera and Udemy:
This pathway to cybersecurity jobs, at various levels, will provide you with an introduction to cybersecurity. From the offence perspective, you will learn about cyber attackers, their tactics, social engineering, and high profile case studies. From the defence perspective, you will learn about common approaches organisations take to prevent, detect, and respond to cyber attacks. You will also learn about career opportunities in this exciting, growing field.
Employers are urgently seeking ex-military people for Security Operations Centre (SOC) analysts, so now is the chance to take a leap into beginning your cyber career with our free training pathway for veterans, reservists and military spouses.
The training has been designed by cyber security professionals and accredited by IBM to provide you with the skills to perform basic security configurations and become an effective networking technician.
Who should attend?
Anyone with military security training and experience. Most Service men and women with a background in military operations (at any level), been responsible for incident management and standard operational procedures are well-suited to a career in cyber operations. We do not require any formal qualifications or training to undertake this course, just a level of competence as an IT user, willingness to learn and interest in a career in cyber security.
This pathway is designed to help you into a fulfilling and rewarding career as a cybersecurity professional. Professional certification as a Cyber Security Analyst is a great place to start and a stepping stone into the cyber security world.
The pathway consists of 3 stages:
STAGE 1: GET QUALIFIED AS A LEVEL ONE SOC ANALYST
If you’re new to cyber, start with an introduction to cyber-security with IBM’s cyber security fundamentals course. Coursera’s Cyber Security Analyst Professional Certification course provides you with an in depth understanding and competence as an Analyst. Combined with CompTIA Network+ and Security+ certifications, this will help to kickstart your career into cybersecurity and acquire the necessary technical skills and knowledge for an entry level SOC analyst, security or incident manager.
What will you learn?
Candidates will be able to access the following learning
SkillsBuild Cyber Fundamentals (6 hours)
This course will provide you with an introduction to cybersecurity. From the offence perspective, you will learn about cyber attackers, their tactics, social engineering, and high profile case studies. From the defence perspective, you will learn about common approaches organisations take to prevent, detect, and respond to cyber attacks. You will also learn about career opportunities in this exciting, growing field.
Cyber Security Analyst - Professional Certification (60 hours)
This course will provide you with a comprehensive introduction to cybersecurity operations; on successful completion of the end of course assessment, you will earn a professional certification as a Cyber Security Analyst. This will enable you to compete for employment in roles such as Cyber Security Operations Centre (SOC) Analyst and Manager, Incident Manager and Security Manager. It will also be good preparatory training for Cyber Security Consultant and Threat Intel Analyst or Manager roles.
The course is delivered using Coursera content and is divided into 8 modules:
Introduction to Cybersecurity Tools & Cyber Attacks
Cybersecurity Roles, Processes & Operating System Security
Cybersecurity Compliance Framework & System Administration
Network Security & Database Vulnerabilities
Penetration Testing, Incident Response & Forensics
Cyber Threat Intelligence
Cybersecurity Capstone: Breach Response Case Studies
IBM Cybersecurity Analyst Assessment
Udemy - CompTIA Network+ (N10-008) Full Course & Practice Exam (14.5 hours)
You will learn the fundamentals of network and gain experience in the configuration, management, and troubleshooting of common wired and wireless network devices. Also, emerging technologies such as unified communications, mobile, cloud, and virtualization technologies.
Udemy - CompTIA Security+ (SY0-601) Complete Course & Exam Security (21.5 hours)
You will learn the fundamentals of cybersecurity and gain experience in the configuration, management, and troubleshooting of common wired and wireless networks with lessons, lectures, and video demonstrations to teach you everything you need to know to pass the exams.
Certification: A Cybersecurity Fundamentals badge, IBM Cybersecurity Analyst Professional Certification, CompTIA Network+ (N10-008) certification and CompTIA Security (SY0-601) certification
Once learners have completed the learning above they can then apply to move to the next pathway
STAGE 2: LEVEL 2 SOC ANALYST
What will you learn?
Candidates will be able to access the following learning
OR
Udemy Cyber Security SOC Analyst Training - SIEM (87.5 hours)
Udemy OWASP: Threats Fundamentals (3.5 hours)
Udemy Planning and Implementing a Security Incident Response
This course is designed to help you manage an enterprise security incident, while avoiding common errors, increasing both the effectiveness and efficiency of your incident response efforts.
After completing this course, students will be able to:
Effectively prioritise the response to a security incident
Build a computer security incident response team (CSIRT)
Develop an incident response action plan
Post-incident activity
Introduction to Service Management ITIL4 plus practice exam (2 hours plus exam)
IT Service Management helps all organizations, regardless of their industry or business sector, provide their IT services using the most efficient and economical methods. The ITIL® framework focuses on IT Service Management best practices and efficient operations, and is used in government, commercial, and non-profit organizations, alike.
This course provides an introduction to service management and covers the core concepts of creating value, service offerings, service relationships, achieving outcomes, managing costs, mitigating risks, and measuring the utility and warranty of a given service.
STAGE 3: CYBER SECURITY MANAGER
What will you learn?
Candidates will be able to access the following learning