Certificate in Cyber Security
(Level 5 – 12 Credits)
 

The Certificate in Cyber Security is a 12-credit Ofqual regulated qualification and is the equivalent level to a 12- credit level 5 course. This course is designed to help learners develop an understanding of the importance of cyber security to organisations. They will understand industry standards of cyber security and be able to recommend improvements in security to a client’s network. To achieve this certificate, learners must achieve the learning outcomes and meet the standards specified by the assessment criteria for this unit. Learners must base some of the work on an actual organisation and on a network which has vulnerabilities.

Total Qualification Time: 96 Hours

Total Guided Learning Hours: 48

Total Credit Value: 12

Cyber Security

This course aims to help learners develop an understanding of the importance of cyber security to organisations, industry standards of cyber security and be able to recommend improvements in security to a client’s network. The learner will:

• Understand the impact of cyber security threats to organisations: Analyse current cyber security risks to organisations, Critically assess the vulnerability of computer network security in a chosen organization, Evaluate the impact of cyber security on a chosen organization
• Understand industry standards of cyber security: Evaluate different controls to manage cyber security risks, Critically evaluate cyber security strategies within an organisation against industry standards
• Be able to recommend improvements to secure a network for a client against cyber attacks: Determine possible improvements to a client’s secure network, Develop network security training plan for a client

Indicative Content

1. Understand the impact of cyber security threats to organisations

• Cyber security risks: authentication, educating staff, software and hardware vulnerabilities.
• Network vulnerabilities: network vulnerability analysis, network exposures, conducting network vulnerability scans, vulnerability verification and reporting
• Impact of cyber security: network security concepts, network security threats, security attacks

2. Understand industry standards of cyber security

• Cyber security management: cyber risk management, reducing cyber risks, information risk management regimes
• Cyber security strategies: identifying security objectives, assessing network security threats, dealing with security challenges, tackling cyber crime

3. Be able to recommend improvements to secure a network for a client against cyber attacks

• Network security improvements: network monitoring, security controls, network boundaries, security configuration, user privileges, incident handling
• Training in network security: user awareness, network security training, prevention mechanisms