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Micro Skills - Intro - Cyber Security

A cyber security micro skills course is a fast and inexpensive way to sharpen your existing skills and broaden professional knowledge, while also contributing towards CPD hours.

Courses have been designed by industry experts, in conjunction with NSW Cyber Security Innovation Node, to ensure that course content is modern, ultra-relevant, and teaches current skills using real-world examples. Courses can be completed in a matter of hours and combine to enhance industry experience, improve security expertise and protect networks that may be at risk of cyber attack. By completing each course, participants will receive a certificate of completion, as well as a digital badge to promote their newly acquired skills.

Upon completion of each course, participants will receive a certificate of completion, as well as a digital badge to promote their newly acquired skills.

 

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Micro-skills - Courses - Cyber Security

Cyber Security Courses

This micro skills course can be completed in hours, and is suitable for anyone who wants to learn about common cyber security threats in both personal and organisational settings, including:

  • Trojans
  • Viruses and worms
  • Denial of Service (DOS)
  • Distributed Denial of Service (DDOS) attacks
  • Strategies to mitigate against threats

DURATION

2 to 3 hours

COST

$100 incl. GST

DELIVERY

Online - 3 months access

 

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Get the skills you need to stop a cyber attack and ensure your personal data and privacy remains protected with this micro skills course. Able to be completed in hours, this course will show you how to protect your organisational data and respond to an incident, and is ideal for existing and aspiring IT workers who want to progress their knowledge and understanding of cyber attack prevention and minimisation.

DURATION

5 hours

COST

$100 incl. GST

DELIVERY

Online - 3 months access

 

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This micro skills course will help you define and develop a strategic framework for cyber security that addresses the relationships between data, networks, machines, users, and applications, while also learning the importance of Identity and Access Management (IAM). This course is great for those who have input into an organisation’s cyber security governance, particularly strategies.

DURATION

3 hours

COST

$100 incl. GST

DELIVERY

Online - 3 months access

 

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This micro skills course is an ideal starting point for anyone involved in influencing risk management processes within an organisation. Able to be completed in hours, you will learn:

  • about risk management
  • how to anticipate risk
  • how to perform risk assessments
  • how to respond to risk using best practice risk frameworks

DURATION

2 to 3 hours

COST

$100 incl. GST

DELIVERY

Online - 3 months access

 

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This micro skills course will help existing and aspiring IT or business workers to contribute to the implementation of incident management actions. With a duration of just 3-4 hours, this course will teach you:

  • what to do when experiencing a cyber attack
  • best practice incident management skills
  • how to manage disclosure when recovering from a cyber attack

DURATION

3 to 4 hours

COST

$100 incl. GST

DELIVERY

Online - 3 months access

 

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Learn how to discover vulnerable applications and common cybersecurity threats, as well as strategies to mitigate against attack in this highly focussed micro skills course. With an estimated duration of 8-10 hours, this course will teach you about ethical hacking and best practice policies and procedures.

This course is targeted at current or aspiring IT technical workers. The learning material includes practical simulated labs and content from Ethical Hacking Pro that aligns with the EC-Council’s Certified Ethical Hacker program. Before enrolling, it is strongly recommended that you already have a basic understanding of foundational networking concepts (OSI or TCP/IP model), including the purpose and use of:

  • application layer protocols (and ports)
  • other layer protocols
  • IP address, subnet mask and default gateway

DURATION

8 to 10 hours

COST

$250 incl. GST

DELIVERY

Online - 3 months access

 

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This micro skills course is 2-3 hours in duration, and is an ideal starting point for anyone responsible for supporting or training cyber security awareness within your organisation. In this highly focussed course, you’ll learn:

  • the various models for determining awareness policy, strategy, and implementation
  • why presenting examples of failures to comply is important
  • awareness strategies
  • how to increase cyber security understanding through training

DURATION

2 to 3 hours

COST

$100 incl. GST

DELIVERY

Online - 3 months access

 

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If you’re wanting to contribute to the implementation of cyber hygiene practices within an organisation, or to provide guidance to others on their cyber hygiene status, then this micro skills course can show you. the course will take between 2-3 hours to complete, and you’ll learn:

  • how to identify and prioritise key organisation services
  • how to implement the eleven essential cyber hygiene best practices
  • an understanding of the role of cyber hygiene has in assisting an organisation to prepare for potential cyberattacks

DURATION

2 to 3 hours

COST

$100 incl. GST

DELIVERY

Online - 3 months access

 

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This micro skills course is an ideal starting point for aspiring or current IT workers who want to acquire network security technical skills. In 2-3 hours, you will learn:

  • to design and implement secure system networks
  • to protect data against cyber threats

This course provides CompTIA Security+ certification content, including hands on technical lab simulations for practical activities. Before enrolling, it’s strongly recommended that you already have an understanding of network fundamentals and are familiar with the operation of routers and switches.

DURATION

8 to 10 hours

COST

$250 incl. GST

DELIVERY

Online - 3 months access

 

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