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Cybersecurity Essentials

Protect accounts, devices and small organisations with practical security habits.

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Beginner · Course · 4 weeks at 5 hrs/week

Duration
4 weeks
Effort
5 hrs/week
Lessons
21
Hands-on exercises
21
Projects
1
Language
en

What you’ll learn

Skills you can put to work.

Cybersecurity Foundations

Networking Essentials

Linux for Security

Security Operations & SIEM

Syllabus

Every module, step by step.

4 modules · 26 lessons · 17 hours · 1 graded project

1008 minutes of guided lesson time.

Sign in and enrol to unlock every lesson. The first lesson is open as a preview.

Module 1 · 7 lessons · 3.8 hoursYour everyday threat modelModule 1 of 4 in Cybersecurity Essentials.

  1. Quick start: your first useful AI result

    A 5–10 minute win you can use today.

    Lesson

    8 min

  2. Overview and set-up

    Overview and set-up — Your everyday threat model in Cybersecurity Essentials.

    Lesson · Locked

    40 min

  3. Core concepts

    Core concepts — Your everyday threat model in Cybersecurity Essentials.

    Lesson · Locked

    40 min

  4. Worked example

    Worked example — Your everyday threat model in Cybersecurity Essentials.

    Lesson · Locked

    40 min

  5. Hands-on practice

    Hands-on practice — Your everyday threat model in Cybersecurity Essentials.

    Lesson · Locked

    40 min

  6. Common pitfalls

    Common pitfalls — Your everyday threat model in Cybersecurity Essentials.

    Lesson · Locked

    40 min

  7. Module quiz: Your everyday threat model

    Check what you learned in Your everyday threat model before moving on.

    Quiz · Locked

    20 min
Module 2 · 6 lessons · 3.7 hours LockedSafer accounts and devicesModule 2 of 4 in Cybersecurity Essentials.

  1. Overview and set-up

    Overview and set-up — Safer accounts and devices in Cybersecurity Essentials.

    Lesson · Locked

    40 min

  2. Core concepts

    Core concepts — Safer accounts and devices in Cybersecurity Essentials.

    Lesson · Locked

    40 min

  3. Worked example

    Worked example — Safer accounts and devices in Cybersecurity Essentials.

    Lesson · Locked

    40 min

  4. Hands-on practice

    Hands-on practice — Safer accounts and devices in Cybersecurity Essentials.

    Lesson · Locked

    40 min

  5. Common pitfalls

    Common pitfalls — Safer accounts and devices in Cybersecurity Essentials.

    Lesson · Locked

    40 min

  6. Module quiz: Safer accounts and devices

    Check what you learned in Safer accounts and devices before moving on.

    Quiz · Locked

    20 min
Module 3 · 6 lessons · 3.7 hours LockedApplied practiceModule 3 of 4 in Cybersecurity Essentials.

  1. Overview and set-up

    Overview and set-up — Applied practice in Cybersecurity Essentials.

    Lesson · Locked

    40 min

  2. Core concepts

    Core concepts — Applied practice in Cybersecurity Essentials.

    Lesson · Locked

    40 min

  3. Worked example

    Worked example — Applied practice in Cybersecurity Essentials.

    Lesson · Locked

    40 min

  4. Hands-on practice

    Hands-on practice — Applied practice in Cybersecurity Essentials.

    Lesson · Locked

    40 min

  5. Common pitfalls

    Common pitfalls — Applied practice in Cybersecurity Essentials.

    Lesson · Locked

    40 min

  6. Module quiz: Applied practice

    Check what you learned in Applied practice before moving on.

    Quiz · Locked

    20 min
Module 4 · 7 lessons · 5.7 hours LockedAdvanced techniquesModule 4 of 4 in Cybersecurity Essentials.

  1. Overview and set-up

    Overview and set-up — Advanced techniques in Cybersecurity Essentials.

    Lesson · Locked

    40 min

  2. Core concepts

    Core concepts — Advanced techniques in Cybersecurity Essentials.

    Lesson · Locked

    40 min

  3. Worked example

    Worked example — Advanced techniques in Cybersecurity Essentials.

    Lesson · Locked

    40 min

  4. Hands-on practice

    Hands-on practice — Advanced techniques in Cybersecurity Essentials.

    Lesson · Locked

    40 min

  5. Common pitfalls

    Common pitfalls — Advanced techniques in Cybersecurity Essentials.

    Lesson · Locked

    40 min

  6. Module quiz: Advanced techniques

    Check what you learned in Advanced techniques before moving on.

    Quiz · Locked

    20 min

  7. Graded project: Cybersecurity Essentials

    Apply everything from Cybersecurity Essentials in one graded, portfolio-ready build.

    Graded project · Locked

    120 min

Applied learning project

Make the learning visible.

Use Graded project: Cybersecurity Essentials to apply this course to a practical challenge. You’ll finish with a clear solution and the reasoning behind your choices.

Apply the course’s core skillMake and explain practical decisionsCreate evidence you can share
Daniel O., Data & analytics

Your instructor

Daniel O.

Data & analytics

Turns real African data problems into practical lessons learners can apply immediately.

Brian Okello, Yiga learner

“The course content made machine learning understandable, and the practice kept me moving.”

Brian Okello

Software developer, Kampala

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