Foundation Cyber Security Operations
This curriculum provides entry-level staff with the fundamental skills required to monitor, detect, and respond to common security threats. It is designed to ensure new recruits can effectively utilize standard security tools and follow established incident handling protocols.
£195
Certified Junior Security Practitioner
- Pass mark 70%
- Certificate on completion
- Verifiable public certificate ID
- English · available globally
Foundation Cyber Security Operations: the short answers
- What is Foundation Cyber Security Operations?
- This curriculum provides entry-level staff with the fundamental skills required to monitor, detect, and respond to common security threats. It is designed to ensure new recruits can effectively utilize standard security tools and follow established incident handling protocols.
- Who is Foundation Cyber Security Operations for?
- It is pitched at Foundation level for Junior Security Analysts working in cyber security, and is studied online from any country.
- How long does Foundation Cyber Security Operations take?
- Around 12 hours of study, plus the assessed assignments and one applied project.
- How is the certification assessed?
- Every assignment and the final project are assessed automatically against the published criteria. The pass mark is 70%, and an item that does not pass can be resubmitted.
- What do I receive when I pass?
- Certified Junior Security Practitioner, issued as a certificate with a unique ID that employers can check in the public certificate register.
- How much does it cost?
- £195 once, with no subscription.
What you will be able to do
- Explain the fundamental principles of the CIA triad
- Identify indicators of compromise in standard log files
- Perform initial triage on security alerts
- Document incidents according to organizational policy
Written by Dr. Aris Thorne, CISSP. Every submission is assessed automatically against the published criteria for Certified Junior Security Practitioner, and the certificate is issued the moment the assessment is complete.
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