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Course Description

The Certified Cyber Security Practitioner program is a training designed to develop essential cybersecurity skills needed to protect organizational systems, networks, and data from modern cyber threats. This course covers core cybersecurity principles including threat identification, network security, endpoint protection, vulnerability management, incident response, security monitoring, and governance fundamentals. The training is aligned with internationally recognized cybersecurity competency frameworks and prepares participants for practitioner-level cybersecurity certification pathways.

Course Objectives

 Upon the successful completion of this course, each participant will be able to:

  • Understand cybersecurity fundamentals, threats, and attack methods.
  • Apply security controls to protect networks, systems, and applications.
  • Perform basic vulnerability assessments and interpret scan results.
  • Implement secure configurations and security hardening techniques.
  • Understand identity and access management (IAM) principles.
  • Detect and respond to cybersecurity incidents using standard processes.
  • Apply risk management and cybersecurity governance best practices.
  • Support security operations using logs, monitoring tools, and reporting.

Course Agenda

Registration

Welcome & Introduction

Pre-Test

Day 1: Cybersecurity Fundamentals & Threat Landscape

  • Introduction to cybersecurity and the CIA triad (Confidentiality, Integrity, Availability)
  • Cyber threat landscape: malware, ransomware, phishing, insider threats
  • Attack lifecycle and common attacker methodologies
  • Basics of networking for cybersecurity (TCP/IP, ports, protocols)
  • Security concepts: encryption, authentication, authorization
  • Introduction to cybersecurity frameworks (NIST, ISO 27001 overview)
  • Workshop/Lab: Identify attack indicators and analyze real phishing email examples

Day 2: Network Security & Defense Techniques

  • Network security fundamentals (firewalls, IDS/IPS, proxies)
  • Secure network architecture (DMZ, segmentation, VLANs)
  • Wireless security and secure remote access (VPN fundamentals)
  • Common network attacks (MITM, spoofing, DDoS)
  • Network hardening and secure configurations
  • Introduction to packet analysis (Wireshark fundamentals)
  • Lab: Capture and analyze traffic to identify suspicious network behavior

Day 3: Endpoint Security, Vulnerability & Patch Management

  • Endpoint security: antivirus vs EDR vs XDR
  • OS hardening fundamentals (Windows/Linux baseline security)
  • Vulnerability assessment concepts and scanning process
  • Patch management and security updates
  • Common vulnerabilities (OWASP overview: web and system weaknesses)
  • Introduction to penetration testing vs vulnerability management
  • Lab: Run a vulnerability scan and interpret results with prioritization

Day 4: Security Operations (SOC) & Incident Response

  • Security Operations Center (SOC) roles and processes
  • Log management and SIEM overview (Splunk/QRadar concepts)
  • Incident response lifecycle (Preparation, Detection, Containment, Eradication, Recovery
  • Digital forensics basics and evidence handling
  • Malware basics and detection techniques
  • Reporting incidents and communication to management
  • Lab/Simulation: Incident response tabletop exercise (ransomware scenario)

Day 5: Governance, Risk, Compliance & Capstone

  • Cybersecurity governance fundamentals
  • Risk assessment and risk treatment plans
  • Security policies and procedures development
  • Data protection, access control policies, and compliance basics
  • Security awareness and human-factor security
  • Final assessment and certification readiness review

Post Test

End of the Course

Assessment Methodology

All courses conducted by EdTech will begin with a Pre-evaluation and end with a Post-evaluation. The instructor will evaluate the knowledge and skills of the participants according to the feedback given by participants. This will help to recognize the benefits and the level of knowledge gained by participants through the course.

Training Methodology

Facilitated by a highly qualified specialist, who has extensive knowledge and experience; this program will be conducted using extensively interactive methods, encouraging participants to share their own experiences and apply the program material to real-life work situations in order to stimulate group discussions and improve the efficiency of the subject coverage.

Percentages of the total course hour classification are:

  • ​40% Theoretical lectures, Concepts and approach
  • 20% Motivation to develop individual skill and Techniques
  • 20% Case Studies and Practical Exercises
  • 20% Topic General Discussions and interaction

Course Manual

Participants will be provided with comprehensive presentation material as reference manual. This presentation material is a compilation of core valuable information, references, presentation methods and inspiring reading which will be used as a part of the material guide.

Course Certificate

At the completion of the course, all participants who successfully accomplished the required contact hours will receive an EdTech Training Participation Certificate as a testimony to their commitment to professional development and further education.

Why Edtech ?

  • Industry Experienced; Internationally Qualified Trainers
  • Hands-on Practical Sessions & Assignments
  • Intensive Study materials
  • Flexible Schedules
  • Realistic training methodology
  • High-Quality Training in Affordable Course Fees
  • Achievement Certificate, as approved by the Ministry of Education (Abu Dhabi Center for Technical and Vocational Education Training - ACTVET), HABC, AWS, IAOSHE, SHRM, etc.