QUALIFI
Level 4
QN: 603/3331/5
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Qualifi Level 4 Diploma in Cyber Security
Official qualification regulated by Ofqual, awarded by QUALIFI. Classified as a Vocationally-Related Qualification. Total guided learning hours: 840 hours.
Qualification Level
Level 4
Awarding Body
QUALIFI
Syllabus Units
7 Units
Guided Hours
840 hrs
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Course Syllabus & Study Modules
Complete breakdown of verified curriculum topics and learning objectives.
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Qualifi Level 4 Diploma in Cyber Security
Cyber Security Threat and Risk
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Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand complex business cyber security threats and risks. Understand recent mega-breaches and explain malware and ransomware attacks. Understand how threats and malicious hackers are advancing and developing customised intrusion tools.
2
Qualifi Level 4 Diploma in Cyber Security
Cyber Security Threats and Risks: Banking and Finance
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Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the threats and risks facing traditional and emerging services. Understand the architectural structures of traditional and emerging financial markets. Understand how payment systems connect to underpinning financial services architecture. Understand how cryptocurrencies connect to underpinning financial services architecture.
3
Qualifi Level 4 Diploma in Cyber Security
Cyber Wars
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Key Learning Objectives:
- Analyse the strategic objectives of nation-states in developing cyber defence and offensive capabilities.
- Evaluate the motivations and causes behind nation-state-linked cyber attacks and breaches.
- Assess how private sector industries are targeted by state-sanctioned cyber-crime groups.
- Critically evaluate the threats posed to Critical National Infrastructure by state-backed cyber actors.
4
Qualifi Level 4 Diploma in Cyber Security
Database Security and Computer Programming
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Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the broad range of security to protect databases. Understand database categories of control. Understand the underpinning concepts of cloud-based storage solutions. Understand the relationship of computer programming and computer hacking. Understand the “interpreted” general-purpose programming language Python.
5
Qualifi Level 4 Diploma in Cyber Security
Incident Response, Investigations and Forensics
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Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the role and composite parts of Incident Response of business function and how CERTS operate. Understand how aliened task/task forces for Business Continuity, Disaster Recovery and crisis management. Understand how major computer incidents and formally investigated. Understand laws and guidance in relation to the conduct and planned structure of major incident investigations.
6
Qualifi Level 4 Diploma in Cyber Security
Network Security and Data Communications
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Key Learning Objectives:
- Explain how devices communicate over a network using protocols and models.
- Describe common methods used to exploit computer networks, web applications, and software.
- Evaluate security prevention methods and systems hardening techniques.
- Apply key network security tools and models to real-world scenarios.
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Qualifi Level 4 Diploma in Cyber Security
Security Strategy: Laws, Policies and Implementation
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Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the concept of strategy, strategic management of planning and buy-in, in relation to cyber security. Understand how legislation, formal industry standards, training accreditation support cyber security. Understand how to implement; Plan, Do, Check and Act security and risk management policies. Understand the future legal and technical environment and the impact on cyber security planning and digital risk management. Understand how to plan and design a security audit for a cyber network.
Regulatory & Verification Details
- Qualification Number (QN)
- 603/3331/5
- Regulated Status
- Available to learners
- Awarding Body
- QUALIFI
- Qualification Type
- Vocationally-Related Qualification
- Operational Start
- Jun 2018