ENGINEERSCOMPASS / PROGRAM CURRICULUM
Cyber SecurityApplied cybersecurity & ethical hacking
Learn to understand risks, investigate threats and protect systems through guided, authorised security labs and practical projects.
A practical learning journey. A portfolio you can explain with confidence.
THE LEARNING JOURNEY
From foundations.
To putting it into practice.
Explore the topics, guided practice and projects in your curriculum.
01Month 1 · Security, networking and operating systems
- Week 1: CIA triad, threats, vulnerabilities, attack surfaces, malware, phishing, social engineering, controls and career paths.
- Week 2: OSI/TCP-IP, IP/MAC/ports, DNS/DHCP/HTTP/HTTPS/TCP/UDP, routers, switches, firewalls, VPNs and traffic analysis.
- Week 3: Linux architecture, terminal, file system, users/groups/permissions, processes, services, packages and shell scripting.
- Week 4: Windows accounts, permissions, services, event logs, Defender/Firewall, patching, passwords and MFA.
Audit a fictional organisation and document system/network risks in a security report.
02Month 2 · Network and web application security
- Firewalls, IDS/IPS, VLANs, segmentation, VPNs, wireless security and monitoring.
- Encryption versus hashing, symmetric/asymmetric cryptography, TLS/certificates, IAM, MFA, least privilege and Zero Trust.
- HTTP, cookies, sessions, authentication and OWASP Top 10; SQL injection, XSS, access control and configuration risks.
- Input validation, secure APIs, session controls, dependency risks, secrets and secure development/deployment.
Assess a training web application and provide prioritised remediation recommendations.
03Month 3 · Ethical hacking and vulnerability assessment
- Rules of engagement, permissions, scope, reconnaissance, asset discovery and testing methodologies.
- Vulnerability scanning, CVE/CVSS, severity, validation, false positives and prioritisation.
- Web, network and system testing in authorised lab environments using industry tools.
- Evidence collection, professional reporting, remediation, retesting and verification.
Complete a lab vulnerability assessment with evidence, risk ratings and fixes.
04Month 4 · SOC, SIEM and incident response
- SOC roles, workflows, events versus incidents, alert handling, threat intelligence and indicators of compromise.
- Windows/Linux/network/application logs, SIEM data flow, correlation, detection rules, dashboards and alerts.
- Suspicious activity, malware/phishing indicators, threat hunting and case studies.
- Incident lifecycle, containment, eradication, evidence, recovery, post-incident review and communication.
Set up a sample SIEM monitoring environment, ingest logs and create detection alerts and dashboards.
05Month 5 · Cloud and enterprise defence
- Cloud service models, shared responsibility, cloud networks/storage, IAM, access controls and encryption.
- Endpoint protection, EDR concepts, hardening, patching, ransomware defence, backups and recovery.
- Directory services, RBAC, privileged access, SSO, MFA, identity lifecycle and Zero Trust.
- Asset inventory, threat modelling, risk assessment, policies, architecture, continuity and compliance awareness.
Design a secure enterprise architecture covering network, cloud, endpoints and identity.
06Month 6 · Capstone and professional portfolio
- Weeks 21–24: Define scope and architecture; implement, test, evaluate and improve the selected security project.
- Documentation, setup guide, technical presentation, demonstration and peer review.
- Resume, GitHub, technical write-ups, mock interviews and certification learning pathways.
- The brochure also describes a follow-on portfolio/career-support block with extra session numbering; confirm its scheduling with admissions.
Present a complete security project integrating assessment, hardening, monitoring and an incident-response plan.
LEARNING YOU CAN SHOW
Build your portfolio.
Tell your story.
System and network security audit
Web application assessment
Vulnerability assessment
SOC monitoring dashboard
Secure enterprise architecture
Final security capstone
YOUR NEXT STEP
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Curriculum based on the supplied EngineersCompass brochure. Batch timings, tool access, cloud/advertising budgets and completion conditions are confirmed at enrollment. External certification exams and employment are not guaranteed.