Cyber Security Foundation
Build your security vocabulary, understand assessment boundaries and practise the systems behind everyday digital services.
PreparationNo previous security experience required. Use a dedicated practice workspace and follow your instructor’s lab guidance.
What you will work towards
- Explain security concepts with precise examples
- Define the scope and evidence for an assessment
- Understand Windows, Linux and network behaviour
- Explain basic web application trust boundaries
- Complete six protocol exercises in Packet Tracer
A clear sequence for your study
- 01
Orientation & professional practice
Modules 01–04 · 1h 55m estimated study
- 02
Threats, law & incident reasoning
Modules 05–08 · 2h 40m estimated study
- 03
Workstations, networking & web basics
Modules 09–12 · 4h 30m estimated study
Concepts, evidence & practice
Introduction to Ethical Hacking
Understand what an ethical assessment investigates, how permission defines the work, and how technical evidence becomes a useful security finding.
Learning Objectives and Assessment Methodology
Turn a broad interest in security into measurable learning objectives, a repeatable assessment process and a personal evidence journal.
Hacker Roles and Motivations
Examine security roles and attacker motivations while keeping authorisation, consent and accountability central to the work.
Why Organisations Need Ethical Hackers
Connect ethical security work to business risks, prioritisation and the responsibilities of a professional engagement.
Threat Types and Attack Surfaces
Distinguish threat categories and connect each one to a plausible entry point, an observable signal and a defensive control.
Core Security Terminology
Build a precise security vocabulary so that findings, controls and incident discussions describe the same underlying system.
Cyber Law and Assessment Authorisation
Understand how written authorisation, privacy, evidence handling and current legal sources shape a responsible security assessment.
Security Incident Case Studies
Analyse incidents through mechanisms, affected controls and recovery lessons while separating confirmed facts from speculation.
Windows Command Line Fundamentals
Understand Windows command-line concepts through local file navigation, read-only diagnostics and careful interpretation of system output.
Networking and Protocol Fundamentals
Build a practical model of how devices communicate, then study the supplied DHCP, DNS, FTP, HTTP, ICMP/ARP and SMTP Packet Tracer exercises.
Kali Linux Workspace Fundamentals
Use a controlled Linux workspace to understand filesystem roles, processes, permissions and responsible tool management.