Programme Overview
Cybersecurity Foundations is the first stage of the Cybersecurity programme, and can also be taken on its own. Over two months you go from cybersecurity fundamentals and networking to Active Directory, Microsoft 365 security, cryptography, cloud security and security automation, all through hands-on lab work with VirtualBox, Kali Linux, Wireshark and real cloud environments.
Duration
2 months
Level
Beginner to intermediate
Fee
KES 25,000
What you’ll be able to do
- Build and secure a basic network
- Configure Active Directory and apply identity controls
- Secure Microsoft 365 environments with MFA and conditional access
- Apply basic cryptography and key management
- Understand cloud security fundamentals
- Create basic security automation scripts in Python and Bash
- Produce a basic threat model
Curriculum
01
2 monthsCybersecurity Foundations
Understand how computers, networks, identities and cloud environments are secured, through practical labs and real security environments.
- Cybersecurity fundamentals and the threat landscape
- Networking, TCP/IP, OSI, subnetting, routing and VLANs
- Windows and Linux administration and Active Directory
- Identity and Access Management, MFA and conditional access
- Microsoft 365 security and Entra ID
- Cryptography, PKI and key management
- Cloud security fundamentals (AWS/Azure)
- Python and Bash security automation
- CIS Controls fundamentals
- Practical VM-based security labs (VirtualBox, Kali, Wireshark)
Fees
One two-month stage
KES 25,000
Full fee structure