Cyber Security
Defending real systems — networking, vulnerability management, SOC investigation and incident response — taught live by people who do it on call.
- TEACHING
- 6 months
- PLACEMENT SUPPORT
- 3 months
- FORMAT
- Live · Saturday & Sunday
- CLASS SIZE
- 24, never more
- NEXT INTAKE
- 31 Oct 2026
- FEE
- £2,999
Is this the right course for you?
This is for you if…
- You are already in work and need one capability, quickly.
- You can commit two live sessions a week for twelve weeks.
- You want a capstone project you can take to an interview.
This is not for you if…
- You are changing career outright — a Post Graduate course gives you a portfolio, not one project.
- You need a regulated qualification for visa or professional registration. This is not one.
- You cannot attend live sessions. The recordings are a backup, not the format.
Twelve weeks, module by module
No competitor in this market publishes module-level detail. We do, because it is the thing you are actually buying.
- Weeks 1–3Cybersecurity foundationsRisk and the CIA triad, networking read in Wireshark, Linux, Windows and Active Directory, then the controls that defend them.WIRESHARK · LINUX
- Weeks 4–6Ethical testing and vulnerability managementAuthorised discovery, CVE and CVSS, the OWASP Top 10 and API risks, and a phishing investigation written up as a ticket.NMAP · OWASP
- Weeks 7–9SOC operations and SIEMThe SOC workflow, searching and correlating logs, detection rules mapped to MITRE ATT&CK, and threat intelligence.SIEM · MITRE ATT&CK
- Weeks 10–12Incident response, cloud and capstoneResponse and forensics, malware triage, Python basics and cloud risk, then a guided SOC investigation as your capstone.IR · PYTHON
You finish with work you can show, and people you can name.
Sam Iqbal
Security Operations Lead, Halden Systems
Teaches weeks 1–11
Rachel Okonjo
Principal Penetration Tester, Northgate
Capstone and mock interviews
Next intakes for Cyber Security
- 31 Oct 202624 of 24 places leftEnrol Now
Pay in full
£2,999
Instalments
6 monthly payments of £499.83, no interest
Employer sponsorship
We invoice your employer directly
Refund
Full refund to end of week two
Asked before every Cyber Security cohort
Do I need an IT background to start?
No. The first three weeks assume you have never used a terminal and take you through networking, Linux and Windows from the beginning. What you do need is to put the practice hours in between sessions, most of them hands-on in the lab.
Is this a certification course — will I come out with Security+ or CISSP?
No, and we will not pretend otherwise. This is a taught programme with its own certificate, endorsed by The CPD Certification Service. It covers most of the ground Security+ tests and leaves you well placed to sit it, but the exam and its fee are yours to book.
Do I learn to attack systems as well as defend them?
Only as far as a defender needs. Weeks four to six cover authorised scanning and the common web and API weaknesses, all in our own lab. The course is otherwise defensive; Cyber Security + Ethical Hacking, our Post Graduate course, goes further.
Can I choose the industry for my capstone?
Yes. Your capstone is shaped around the industry you want to work in — technology, finance, banking, healthcare, hospitality and travel, consulting, retail, or supply chain and operations — with real-world-style data and a portfolio-ready result.
What if I miss a session?
The recording is up the same day and your mentor covers it in your next 1:1. Attendance matters for the certificate — you need 80% across the programme — but a handful of missed sessions will not put that at risk.
Which jobs does this actually lead to?
SOC analyst first, for most people — it is where the volume of UK entry-level hiring is. Placement support runs for three months after teaching ends.
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