Cyber Security

Fully-funded digital skills

10-12 weeks, part-time

100% online learning

Career opportunities in IT support, analysis and administration

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Cyber Security

Fully-funded digital skills

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What our Cyber Security courses are all about

Equip yourself with the necessary tools for a career in Cyber Security with our comprehensive courses. Designed to cover all bases, our courses offer flexible online learning for free. Elevate your expertise and bolster your cyber security defences with either our Practices or Fundamentals courses. Enrol now and embark on a path to safeguarding digital systems effectively. 

Whether you’re starting your career in open source or looking for professional development, independently verifying your skillset can help you stand out to hiring managers or your management team.

What are we going to teach you?

We offer two Cyber Security courses: our NCFE accredited Cyber Security Practices courses covers fundamental concepts, the importance of security and the consequences of inadequate measures. Modules include:

  • Threat Intelligence
  • Testing and Controls
  • Incident Response
  • Ethical Conduct
  • Professional Skills

Our Cyber Security Fundamentals course will give you a practical learning experience including Linux. Modules include:

  • Hardware Essentials
  • Cyber Essentials
  • Cloud Security
  • Linux Essentials

Career opportunities

Upon completion of these courses, you’ll have gained the essential skills and up-to-date knowledge needed to transition into roles such as:

  • Junior Security Analyst
  • Junior Cyber Security Analyst
  • Junior Penetration Tester

Courses

Cyber Security Fundamentals

(12 weeks)
Available in Greater London, West Midlands, Cambridge and Peterborough
Linux Essentials

Linux is fundamental to all cyber security systems, therefore a strong grasp of Linux Essentials is vital for a future in the sector. The first part of your course is designed to provide that strong grasp, helping you understand:

  •   The Linux community and a career in Open Source
  •   Finding your way on a Linux system
  •   The power of the command line
  •   The Linux operating system
  •   Security and file permission
Cyber Essentials

Interested in pursuing more advanced studies within cyber security? Cyber Essentials will teach you all about:

  •   Cyber Essentials Principles
  •   Cyber Essentials Technologies
  •   Cyber Essentials in Practice
Cloud Security

The final part of your course will provide you with a broad overview of cloud security, allowing you to gain critical insights into how security issues change in the cloud. You’ll cover:

  •   Cloud architecture
  •   Infrastructure security for cloud
  •   Managing cloud security and risk
  •   Data security for cloud computing
  •   Application security and identity management for cloud computing
Cyber Security Practices
(10 weeks)
Unit 1: Understand Cyber Security Principles
  • Understand cyber security
  • Understand core terminology and key aspects of cyber security
  • Understand security by design principles
Unit 2: Threat Intelligence in Cyber Security
  • Understand cyber threat intelligences
  • Understand threat models
  • Understand malicious software
  • Know about social engineering
Unit 3: Cyber Security Testing, Vulnerabilities and Controls
  • Understand common types of testing in cyber security
  • Be able to reduce or remove potential cyber security vulnerabilities
  • Understand controls in cyber security
  • Be able to apply a cyber security control
Unit 4: Cyber Security Incident Response
  • Understand what is meant by a cyber security incident response plan
  • Be able to develop a cyber security incident response plan
  • Be able to develop an incident post mortem report
Unit 5: Understand Legislation and Ethical Conduct Within Cyber Security
  • Understand legislation relating to cyber security
  • Understand information security standards
  • Understand ethical conduct within cyber security
Unit 6: Professional Skills and Behaviours for Cyber Security
  • Understand behaviours required for a career in cyber security
  • Be able to identify skills required for a career in cyber security
  • Understand the importance of continuous professional development

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Hear from the Netcom Training Alumni

"I had the best possible learning experience. Shout out to the Trainer. His patience and ability to guide us through moments of confusion made a world of difference. I’m excited to take everything I’ve learned to the next level and continue my professional development. A huge thank you to Netcom training for the amazing opportunity to study Cyber Security!"

P Hanson
30 May 2025

"I did the Tech and Cloud essentials course, which rolled together the syllabus for the CompTIA certifications for Tech+, Cloud Essentials+, and Tech+ cores 1 and 2, over 12 weeks finishing on 29/05/2025. I enjoyed the course thoroughly. It was taught 4 days a week Mon-Thurs, 3hrs per day 10am-1pm. We were well provisioned with support material, comprehensive PDF's of the booklets for each course, and copies of all the slides presented to us throughout. Each session was presented as a lecture over MS Teams, and each one was recorded, so could be watched back to go over tricky material, or in case part or whole of a session was missed. For each certification there was a wealth of supplemental online resources - online workshops, specimen questions, flashcards, Labs etc which reinforced the taught material. The quality of the teaching was good - our tutor, Antwan, really shone when he was presenting material which reflected his own experience in the industry, of which he had plenty. Some of the material was quite dense and slide-heavy, and there were a few weeks during the Cloud course in which is was hard not to feel a bit overwhelmed. This was not a fault of the teaching, or the supplied material, so much as how much info needed to be put across in such a short amount of time. There was certainly enough supplemental material to make organising revision a breeze. With about 6 hours of independent study per week i was able to sit and comfortably pass the certs for Tech+ and Cloud essentials+ a month before the end of the course. I have A+ core 1 booked for next week and feel confident about passing, and easily have sufficient notes from class and study material to be confident about booking A+ core 2 soon. Netcom provide further support for 6 months after the course end, including revision workshops, one to one contact with an employment/job skills professional, CV/LinkedIn building support, and more. I have not used these services yet, but plan to when i have completed the academic portion of the course. I would find it hard to criticise any part of the course, in terms of the teaching, resources, and support. The only thing I would have liked to see more of, was more engagement from some of the other participants on the course - with a tutorial group size of 20 or so, there were only ever eight or nine of the cohort who ever contributed regularly to the online classes and discussions, and at least four or five names who I never saw contribute even once. Quite hard to do over a 12 week course. Not Netcom's fault of course. I would recommend Netcom as a training provider without hesitation, and would certainly use them again to gain further training in this field"

Stu Moffat
30 May 2025

"Did the NetCom CompTIA training course led by Antwan and have to say it was spot on great teacher was always there to help us with everything from exams to revision couldn't have asked for more passed tech+ and feel confident going into the industry and doing the final exams and the help from admin and progression for all the access to materials would 100 percent recommend this to anyone who wants to learn and get into this industry. "

Mohammad
29 May 2025

"My experience was truly exceptional, thanks to my amazing tutor, Mamie Anne-Patrick. She is an absolute star with a strong background in marketing, and it shows in her engaging, empathetic, and innovative teaching style. Mamie made learning an absolute joy and was a pleasure to work with from start to finish. I highly recommend this course to anyone seeking an introductory understanding and a solid foundation in the world of UI/UX design. Thank you, Mamie! Please support and connect with her on LinkedIn."

Halima
26 May 2025

"They provide personalised support to help each person through the course they're on. We were all at different levels going in but the tutor made sure to accommodate the needs of each learner. "

Jordan pollard
23 May 2025

"I recently completed the Cyber Security Practices Level 3 course with Netcom, taught by Antwan. The course provided a strong foundation in cybersecurity principles, covering key practices and real-world applications. Antwan was highly communicative, clear in his explanations and ensured that complex topics were accessible. His teaching style was structured and informative, making it easy to follow along. I appreciated the practical insights he shared, which helped reinforce the theoretical aspects of the course. Antwan went above and beyond by taking the time to demonstrate the tools and different technologies used in cybersecurity, even those that weren't mandatory as part of the course. Overall, this was a valuable learning experience, and I would recommend it to anyone looking to build their cybersecurity knowledge. "

Marian Marchitan
23 May 2025

"A great experience, Antwan is a great teacher. Highly recommended."

Hammad Zaidi
22 May 2025

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Samiksha
09 May 2025

"I had the great honour of being taught by Ali Kanji during the last half of my data skills bootcamp 8-week course. He taught me how to code with Python, how to create my GitHub profile, how to clean up and tailor my LinkedIn profile to data, and how to create my Google Site. During my Python lessons, I had a hard time at first. I didn't like coding, and I found it very overwhelming and confusing, making me very frustrated and unwilling to learn. However, due to Ali Kanji's Guidance, he was able to help me break out of that mindset and start to enjoy coding with Python and to see its uses. Ali Kanji is very kind, friendly and patient and well versed in what he is teaching making him an outstanding teacher and one of the best trainers I've had the pleasure of learning from and if I ever had to redo the course I would love and be honoured to have Ali be my trainer throughout my whole 8-weeks training."

Liam B.
09 May 2025

"Awesome Tutors! super helpful and insightful. Been a pleasure being mentored by Netcom learned so much to take forward into possible new roles."

Pablo
08 May 2025

"I had a great experience with Netcom Training. Mamie was my tutor for most of the course and she was really supportive, clear, and made everything easy to understand. For the last two weeks, I had Gary, who was also brilliant and very professional. Both tutors made the lessons interesting and kept the group motivated. I learned a lot and feel much more confident with social media and design skills now. I would definitely recommend Netcom Training to anyone looking to build up their skills!"

shams qaid
08 May 2025

"I liked how short the course was and how the classes was only 3 hours long so you could do a lot of home study after the class without it interfering with too much of your own time it was a bit rocky at first due to out teacher leaving but after we got a permeant tutor its was smooth every class I felt like I was learning something new that it stay with me for a long time the tests was very different some was hard and some was easy so there is a variety in skill we did kahoot tests to see if we remembered anything after the modules fun experience I had a good class with people that was easy to talk to "

harry woolley
06 May 2025

"The course I took part in had a staffing issue, which to be fair to Netcom they were trying hard to sort out. But once our tutor Shahi Wadan took over it was honestly great. He guided everyone through the course with ease, kept everyone engaged and was very reliable as far as timing, attendance, encouragement and attention were concerned. I am only just finishing this course but definitely would recommend Netcom to anyone considering taking a course, they will help and support your journey. "

Fbi
06 May 2025

"good and excellent way of learning "

Samina Al Islam
06 May 2025

"The trainer was brilliant and very well grounded in his tutoring ability and IT knowledge. The course content was also broad and varied with different levels of information."

Oyimeh Smith
06 May 2025

"Great overall course delivered by Netcom . There was some issues at the start with getting a permanent tutor in the first week but after that we had a really good consistent trainer till the end of the course . "

Abdul Jahid
06 May 2025

"The support and patience from the tutors. Robert has been incredible and patient walked with us through this journey"

Kevin Omondi
02 May 2025

"What made my experience great was the way the course was designed. It was clear, practical, and easy to understand, even for someone with no background in UX/UI. The combination of video lessons, real world projects, and especially "Mamie Ann-Patrick" my tutor, her support helped me learn step by step without feeling overwhelmed. This company is doing really well at making complex topics simple and accessible. The feedback on assignments was encouraging and useful, and the course helped me build a portfolio I can actually show to potential employers. They also stayed in touch and motivated me throughout the course, which made a big difference."

Syed Shah
01 May 2025

"My experience with netcom training has changed my mindset and I really enjoy the journey I had with others. The company is doing an amazing job, the service was excellent the tutor will be missed."

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01 May 2025

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