Foundation Year - Qualifi Level 3 Diploma in Cyber Security Management and Operations
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Course Overview
The qualification has been created to develop those learners who are looking to choose, or already have chosen, a career in a business-related sector. It is envisaged that this programme will encourage both academic and professional development so that your learners move forward to realise not just their own potential but also that of organisations across a broad range of sectors. The rationale of the programme is to provide a career path for learners who wish to develop their core capabilities within the cyber security sector.
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Unit CSM01: Threat and Risk: Expecting the UnexpectedIn this unit the learner will be look at various case studies in recent cyber-attacks on business organisations, public sector agencies and individual victims. They will then conduct analysis will then into the motivations of malicious hackers. This analysis will include basic geopolitical learning, as it relates to the cyber domain, as well as identifying how and why different industry sectors (including Banking and Finance) are particularly vulnerable.
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Unit CSM02: Network Architecture, Communications and Protocols
In this unit the learner will look at IT networks and the various components and architecture as they relate to the topic of ‘cyber security’. This unit will break down the processes involved in IT networkbased communications and protocols and introduce and explain the OSI Model of computer communication and interoperability. One dedicated lesson will address: ‘How does the internet work?’ The learner will develop an understanding of the more popular and destructive methods used to carry out attacks including case studies in Botnets, Trojans and other Malware. Key information security principles - including the ‘CIA Triad’ and ‘Access Controls’ – are introduced and explained within a business organisational context.
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Unit CSM03: Mobile Device and Data Risks
Mobile devices pose a significant threat to an organisation’s state of cyber security. The number of smartphone users is around 2.5 billion at time of writing. On any single day, hundreds of millions of employees travel and commute and are mobile-enabled in terms of conducting their business and exposing valuable data to enhanced risk.
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Unit CSM04: Investigations and Incident Response
In this unit the learner will investigative techniques used to identify and investigate suspicious computer incidents. Learners will learn about the essential roles, responsibilities, tasks and subdisciplines within Incident Response. The learner will become familiar with the essential functions of Computer Emergency Response Teams (CERTS) and Incident Response (IR), Disaster Recovery Planning and Business Continuity Management (BCM), including documentation and review.
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Unit CSM05: Solutions: Future-Proofing your Business
In this unit the learner will bring together your knowledge and understanding from the previous units. This unit focuses on scoping the threats and vulnerabilities to companies, employees and customers across their entire network space, including LANs, WANs, Cloud Storage, mobile devices and any IoT-enabled devices
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Unit CSM06: EU GDPR and Data Security
In this unit the learner will develop an understanding of EU GDPR legal provisions and how these have been interpreted and implemented at a national level. Learners will have the opportunity to use your understanding to create an in-house EU GDPR audit toolkit.
These objectives are to:
•tprovide career path support to learners who wish to develop their management skills, enterprise capabilities and opportunities in their chosen sector
•timprove learner understanding of any given business environments and organisations and how they are managed and developed
•tdevelop skills and abilities in learners to support their professional development.
• the QUALIFI Level 4 Diploma in Cyber Security, or
• directly into employment in an associated profession.
•tsets all assessments;
•tmoderates’ assessments prior to certification;
•tawards the final mark and issues certificates.
• work experience in a business environment and demonstrate ambition with clear career goals;
• a Level 3 qualification in another discipline and who want to develop their careers in business management and/or risk management.
The qualification has been created to develop those learners who are looking to choose, or already have chosen, a career in a business-related sector. It is envisaged that this programme will encourage both academic and professional development so that your learners move forward to realise not just their own potential but also that of organisations across a broad range of sectors.
- Qualifications at Level 2 and/or;
- Work experience in a business environment and demonstrate ambition with clear career goals;
- A Level 3 qualification in another discipline and who want to develop their careers in business management and/or risk management
