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Cyber Security & IT

Practical security capability across offensive testing, defensive operations, research and the computing foundations that hold it all together.

13 courses

Every course ends with an exam. The exam unlocks only once all of that course's contents are completed.

CY-01

Penetration Testing

Assess web and network systems the way an attacker would, then translate findings into clear, actionable remediation for the people who own the risk.

Interactive path · 20 modules

01Scoping, rules of engagement and ethics
02Reconnaissance and attack surface mapping
03Web application testing
04Network and service exploitation
05Privilege escalation fundamentals
06Professional reporting and remediation advice

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CY-02

Red Teaming

Plan and run objective-led adversary simulations that test people, process and technology rather than a single system.

Interactive path · 10 modules

01Threat-informed operation planning
02Initial access tradecraft
03Command and control concepts
04Lateral movement and persistence
05Operational security during engagements
06Debriefing and detection feedback loops

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CY-03

Vulnerability Research

Find, reproduce and responsibly document software weaknesses with rigour and repeatable methodology.

Interactive path · 12 modules

01Source and binary review basics
02Root-cause analysis
03Fuzzing foundations
04Crash triage and reproduction
05Impact assessment
06Responsible disclosure practice

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CY-04

Exploit Development

Understand how memory corruption works at a low level and build controlled proof-of-concept research safely.

Interactive path · 25 modules

01Assembly and calling conventions
02Memory layout and the stack
03Debugging workflows
04Common corruption classes
05Modern mitigations and their limits
06Writing safe, contained proof-of-concept code

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CY-05

Blue Team

Detect, investigate and respond to threats across modern cloud and endpoint environments.

Interactive path · 12 modules

01Logging and telemetry design
02Detection engineering
03Alert triage and investigation
04Incident response process
05Threat hunting
06Post-incident review

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CY-06

Adversarial Machine Learning

Test and strengthen machine-learning systems against manipulation, poisoning and extraction.

Interactive path · 12 modules

01Threat modelling ML systems
02Evasion attacks
03Data poisoning
04Model extraction and inversion
05Robust evaluation methods
06Defensive design patterns

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CY-07

Computer Science

Build the computing foundations needed to reason about software, performance and complex systems.

Interactive path · 12 modules

01Data structures
02Algorithms and complexity
03Operating system concepts
04Networking fundamentals
05Databases and storage
06Systems thinking

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CY-08

OPSEC, Privacy & Counter-Intelligence

Make safer decisions about identity, information exposure and organisational risk, personally and professionally.

Interactive path · 12 modules

01Personal and organisational threat modelling
02Digital footprint reduction
03Secure communication practice
04Open-source intelligence awareness
05Social engineering resistance
06Counter-intelligence fundamentals

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CY-09

BCI Research & Exploitation

Understand how brain-computer interfaces acquire, decode and stimulate neural signals, and assess their security, safety and privacy.

Interactive path · 12 modules

01Neural signal acquisition and decoding
02BCI hardware and firmware
03Signal integrity and spoofing
04Neurostimulation safety
05Neural-data privacy
06Threat modelling BCI systems

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CY-10

Satellite & Space Systems Exploitation

Assess the security of spacecraft, ground stations and the radio links between them, with a strong emphasis on authorised, lawful testing.

Interactive path · 10 modules

01Space system architecture
02Ground stations and uplink/downlink
03Satellite bus and payload
04Space protocols (CCSDS)
05Signal interception and spoofing
06Responsible testing and law

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CY-11

WiFi Penetration Testing

Assess wireless networks end to end, from reconnaissance and capture to WPA3 and enterprise authentication attacks, then report and remediate.

Interactive path · 12 modules

01802.11 fundamentals
02Monitor mode and capture
03WPA2 and WPA3 attacks
04Enterprise 802.1X / EAP
05Rogue access points and evil twins
06Wireless defence and reporting

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CY-12

Malware Development

Understand how offensive tooling is engineered, loaders, evasion and command-and-control, so you can detect, analyse and defend against it. Lab-only, authorised use.

Interactive path · 11 modules

01Executable formats (PE / ELF)
02Loaders and execution concepts
03Evasion and obfuscation
04Command-and-control design
05The detection-engineering perspective
06Safe lab and authorised use

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CY-17

Quantum Computation, Computing & Security

Build the foundations of quantum computing and understand its impact on security, from the algorithms that threaten today's cryptography to the post-quantum migration.

Interactive path · 12 modules

01Qubits and quantum gates
02Core algorithms (Shor, Grover)
03Impact on classical cryptography
04Post-quantum cryptography
05Quantum key distribution
06Migration and readiness

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