Advanced Course

Advanced Cyber Security — 28 Lessons

Ready for the next level? This professional course covers packet analysis, enterprise networks, ethical hacking, penetration testing, secure development, and security operations centers.

1 4 min

Advanced TCP/IP & Packet Analysis

Go deep into the TCP/IP stack and learn how to read real network packets.

2 7 min

Enterprise Network Architecture

How large organisations design secure, segmented networks.

3 6 min

Firewalls, IDS & IPS

Understand how traffic is filtered, detected, and blocked.

4 6 min

VPNs & Zero Trust Security

Secure remote access and the never trust, always verify model.

5 5 min

Wireless Network Security

Protect Wi-Fi networks from eavesdropping and rogue access points.

6 4 min

Ethical Hacking Methodology

The professional, permission-based process security testers follow.

7 4 min

Reconnaissance & OSINT

Gathering public information about a target the safe and legal way.

8 5 min

Network Scanning & Asset Discovery

Find live hosts, open ports, and the services running on them.

9 4 min

Vulnerability Assessment

Find, rank, and track weaknesses before attackers do.

10 4 min

Penetration Testing Fundamentals

Simulating real attacks safely to prove and fix risk.

11 6 min

Secure Software Development

Build security into every stage of the development lifecycle.

12 7 min

Identity & Access Management

Control who can access what, and prove it.

13 4 min

Data Security & Encryption

Classify, protect, and encrypt data at rest and in transit.

14 3 min

Network Monitoring & Security Operations Centers

Inside the SOC: detect, triage, and respond around the clock.

15 13 min

Incident Response & Cyber Crisis Management

How teams detect, contain and recover from a live cyber attack.

16 12 min

Digital Forensics

Collecting and analysing digital evidence after an attack.

17 14 min

Cloud Security

Protecting data and workloads in AWS, Azure and Google Cloud.

18 13 min

Ransomware Defence & Business Recovery

Stopping ransomware and getting the business back online.

19 13 min

Cyber Security Risk Management

Identifying, scoring and treating cyber risk like a business.

20 13 min

Zero Trust Architecture

Never trust, always verify — designing modern secure access.

21 13 min

Internet of Things (IoT) Security

Securing cameras, sensors and smart devices at scale.

22 13 min

Artificial Intelligence Security

Protecting AI systems, models and the data they learn from.

23 13 min

Cloud Security Deep Dive

Shared responsibility, cloud models and essential cloud controls.

24 22 min

Network Security Fundamentals (Advanced Review)

A professional-level review of the controls that protect networks.

25 15 min

Identity and Access Management in Practice

Real-world IAM: SSO, MFA, privileged access and joiner-mover-leaver.

26 13 min

Security Operations Center & SIEM

Inside a modern SOC: detection, triage, escalation and metrics.

27 13 min

Digital Forensics & Incident Response (DFIR)

Combining forensics and response to investigate and recover.

28 14 min

Enterprise Cyber Security Strategy & Governance

The final lesson: building a security programme that leadership supports.

Advanced Certificate of Completion

Finish all 28 advanced lessons and pass the advanced exam with 70% or higher to earn a separate, higher-level certificate.

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