(32 hrs) Cybersecurity and Ethical Hacking (Part of SCTP)
About This Course
This course equips participants with advanced knowledge and practical skills to identify, assess, and mitigate cybersecurity threats across organisational systems, networks, and applications.
It focuses on vulnerability management, network security, endpoint protection, and application security to strengthen organisational defence capabilities.
Participants will apply vulnerability assessment techniques, analyse threat intelligence, and implement remediation strategies such as patching, configuration hardening, and compensating controls.
The course also develops competencies in incident response, digital forensics, and security monitoring, enabling participants to detect and respond to cyber incidents effectively.
Participants will further analyse indicators of malicious activity across malware, network, and application attacks, and apply security governance, risk management, and compliance practices to support secure operations.
Aligned with the CompTIA Security+ syllabus, this course aims to prepare participants for the CompTIA Security+ certification examination and equips them with skills to perform cybersecurity and ethical hacking functions in enterprise environments.
What You'll Learn
• Configure and apply ACLs, IDS/IPS, and web filtering to prevent unauthorized access, detect malicious activity, and protect network infrastructure from web-based threats.
• Apply mobile and endpoint security controls, including device hardening and secure connectivity, to meet organisational security requirements.
• Configure secure application protocols and implement application security controls, including secure coding and sandboxing, to reduce vulnerabilities and enhance application resilience.
• Apply incident response, digital forensics, and security monitoring techniques using SIEM, IDS/IPS, and log analysis tools to detect, investigate, contain, and recover from cybersecurity incidents.
• Analyse indicators of compromise and correlate evidence to identify malicious activity and support investigations.
• Apply organisational governance, legal, and compliance requirements to implement secure, compliant, and accountable cybersecurity practices.
• Assess organisational risks and validate security controls to support business continuity, vendor governance, and cybersecurity resilience.
• Apply data governance and protection principles, including compliance, privacy, monitoring, and breach response, while promoting security awareness and responsible workplace behaviour.
Entry Requirements
Prerequisites
• Completed the Cybersecurity Essentials course awarded by @ASK Training
Language:
• Attained at least WPLN level 5 OR
• Obtained Grade C6 for GCE O level English OR
• Other equivalent qualifications
Academic:
• Obtained at least a pass or C6 at GCE O Level in at least 3 subjects OR
• Candidates with other qualifications will be considered on a case-by-case basis OR
• Mature candidates (≥ 30 years old) with 8 years of relevant working experience