D4 / Professional
Cybersecurity Entry Track
4 months · 400 contact hours
To produce analysts who can take an entry position in a security operations function. The programme is defensive in orientation throughout, is delivered in an isolated laboratory environment, and is governed by a signed ethical undertaking.
What you’ll learn.
8 modules · 400 contact hours
01Systems and networking foundations70 hrs
- Network protocols and the stack.
- Operating system internals.
- Active Directory and identity.
- Logging and telemetry sources.
02Security fundamentals60 hrs
- Core security principles.
- Access control models.
- Secure configuration and hardening.
- Vulnerability management.
03Threat landscape60 hrs
- How attacks are actually structured.
- Social engineering and phishing.
- Malware behaviour and analysis basics.
- Threat intelligence.
04Defensive operations80 hrs
- Security monitoring and SIEM.
- Log analysis and detection engineering.
- Network defence.
- Endpoint defence.
- Practical operations exercises.
05Applied cryptography40 hrs
- Cryptographic primitives.
- Certificates and public key infrastructure.
- Transport and storage encryption.
- Key management.
06Governance, risk and compliance50 hrs
- Risk assessment.
- Security policy and standards.
- Audit and assurance.
- Law No. 058/2021 and national cybersecurity obligations.
07Incident response30 hrs
- The response lifecycle.
- Evidence handling.
- Containment and recovery.
- Post-incident reporting.
08Assessment and certification preparation10 hrs
- Capstone exercise.
- Industry certification preparation.
On completion, you can.
- Monitor, detect and triage security events in an operations environment.
- Assess and harden the configuration of a system.
- Conduct a structured incident response and report on it.
- Apply national data protection and cybersecurity obligations to an organisation.
How progress is assessed.
Laboratory exercises (35%), governance assignment (20%), capstone defensive exercise (45%). Ethical undertaking required before enrolment.
Certification and recognition
The planned certification includes a statement of attainment and a programme completion certificate; Professional programmes also carry an assessed portfolio. The curriculum maps to RTQF levels. Accreditation and external recognition are being sought; this is not a claim of approval.
What comes next.
Discuss your next learning or work goal with the team. Progression depends on demonstrated skills and the entry requirements of the next programme.
Talk about your next step ↗Confirm your preferred teaching language with the team. Weekly timetables and venue details will be confirmed with each intake.
Source: Curriculum Framework v1.0, pages 19. Read the full framework