Cybersecurity Essentials
Protect accounts, devices and small organisations with practical security habits.
Course 3 of 12
Scope, Assess, Report, and more.
Yiga AI
Intermediate · Course · 4 weeks at 5 hrs/week
What you’ll learn
Cybersecurity Foundations
Networking Essentials
Linux for Security
Security Operations & SIEM
Syllabus
4 modules · 29 lessons · 19 hours · 1 graded project
1160 minutes of guided lesson time.
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Overview and set-up
Overview and set-up — Scope in Project: Security Assessment of a SACCO.
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Core concepts
Core concepts — Scope in Project: Security Assessment of a SACCO.
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Worked example
Worked example — Scope in Project: Security Assessment of a SACCO.
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Hands-on practice
Hands-on practice — Scope in Project: Security Assessment of a SACCO.
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Common pitfalls
Common pitfalls — Scope in Project: Security Assessment of a SACCO.
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Applying it at work
Applying it at work — Scope in Project: Security Assessment of a SACCO.
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Module quiz: Scope
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Overview and set-up
Overview and set-up — Assess in Project: Security Assessment of a SACCO.
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Core concepts
Core concepts — Assess in Project: Security Assessment of a SACCO.
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Worked example
Worked example — Assess in Project: Security Assessment of a SACCO.
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Hands-on practice
Hands-on practice — Assess in Project: Security Assessment of a SACCO.
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Common pitfalls
Common pitfalls — Assess in Project: Security Assessment of a SACCO.
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Applying it at work
Applying it at work — Assess in Project: Security Assessment of a SACCO.
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Module quiz: Assess
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Overview and set-up
Overview and set-up — Report in Project: Security Assessment of a SACCO.
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Core concepts
Core concepts — Report in Project: Security Assessment of a SACCO.
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Worked example
Worked example — Report in Project: Security Assessment of a SACCO.
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Hands-on practice
Hands-on practice — Report in Project: Security Assessment of a SACCO.
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Common pitfalls
Common pitfalls — Report in Project: Security Assessment of a SACCO.
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Applying it at work
Applying it at work — Report in Project: Security Assessment of a SACCO.
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Module quiz: Report
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Overview and set-up
Overview and set-up — Remediation plan in Project: Security Assessment of a SACCO.
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Core concepts
Core concepts — Remediation plan in Project: Security Assessment of a SACCO.
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Worked example
Worked example — Remediation plan in Project: Security Assessment of a SACCO.
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Hands-on practice
Hands-on practice — Remediation plan in Project: Security Assessment of a SACCO.
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Common pitfalls
Common pitfalls — Remediation plan in Project: Security Assessment of a SACCO.
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Applying it at work
Applying it at work — Remediation plan in Project: Security Assessment of a SACCO.
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Module quiz: Remediation plan
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Graded project: Project: Security Assessment of a SACCO
Apply everything from Project: Security Assessment of a SACCO in one graded, portfolio-ready build.
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Applied learning project
Use Graded project: Project: Security Assessment of a SACCO to apply this course to a practical challenge. You’ll finish with a clear solution and the reasoning behind your choices.

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Overview and set-up
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