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Certificate in cyber security & digital forensics (flex)

The Cyber Security Unit at the South Central IOT offers a Certificate in Cyber Security & Digital Forensics, combining conceptual theory and practical exercises to provide a comprehensive introduction to technology security, preparing students for further qualifications or careers in the field.

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Mode of Study: Part-Time

Location: Online

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Course overview

The Cyber Security Unit at the south central IOT aims to give students a broad introduction to the interesting and challenging world of Technology Security

What will I do?

The Certificate in Cyber Security & Digital Forensics is delivered as a mixture of conceptual theory and practical exercises

The broad range of threats and the vectors used to compromise and infect systems including Social Engineering, Ransomware, Advanced Persistent Threats and many others ·

Psychology & rationale of cyber attacks from individuals through to nation states

Attack surfaces and understanding risk of potential attacks to everyday environments
Protecting your identity
Defence tools and mechanisms such as Virtual Private Networks, Anti-Virus & the strategy behind strong passwords that don’t need to be remembered
Legal concepts, Legislation, Extradition & Forum Bar
Overview of related technologies including Quantum computing, Crypto Currency & The Dark Web

What’s next?

Following successful completion of this programme, you will receive a Certificate of Unit Credit (CoUC) from Pearson, our awarding body for the qualification. You can select additional short-programmes to complement this Certificate and use this towards the HNC in Digital Technologies.

Is it for me?

This introductory Certificate in Cyber Security & Digital Forensics course, would suit someone interested in learning more about the world of Cyber Security and gaining practical experience of core concepts Prior security experience is not required but confidence and familiarity with the Windows environment and technology in general is essential

A personal laptop would be beneficial as the courses uses various applications that are used in the security industry and are usually prohibited on business machines Not ready to apply yet? Why not give us an email, and we’ll get back to you as soon as possible. We’ll be able to advise on whether this programme is right for you and take it from there.

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Setting up a Sandbox to investigate and experiment safely

The techniques employed to break password encryption with practical exercises to explore the process
True file type identification with file headers
Practical use of a Hex editor to alter a file to hide data (Steganography)
Using a Hashing tool to prove data has or hasn’t been altered
Data Encryption, Encoding & Encapsulation
Introduction to Information Assurance concepts including penetration testing physical & digital overview & practical techniques including basic lock picking

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Certificate in cyber security & digital forensics (flex)
(A786A-1/1)

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Start Date

29 Sep 2025

End Date

26 Dec 2025

Duration

2 Months

Location

Online
Certificate in cyber security & digital forensics (flex)
(A786B-1/1)

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Start Date

19 Jan 2026

End Date

20 Mar 2026

Duration

9 Weeks

Location

Online
Certificate in cyber security & digital forensics (flex)
(A786A-1/1)

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Start Date

28 Sep 2026

End Date

25 Dec 2026

Duration

2 Months

Location

Online
Certificate in cyber security & digital forensics (flex)
(A786B-1/1)

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Start Date

18 Jan 2027

End Date

19 Mar 2027

Duration

9 Weeks

Location

Online

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