DIPLOMA OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
(CYBER SECURITY) & ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

The CCNA subject covers networking fundamentals, IP services, security fundamentals, automation and programmability. Designed for agility and versatility, CCNA validates that you have the skills required to manage and optimize today’s most advanced networks. CCNA skills give you the foundation to take your career in any direction.

On completion of this subject students should have a practical working knowledge of:

• Internetworking
• Ethernet Networking and Data Encapsulation
• Introduction to TCP/IP
• Subnetting
• Cisco’s Internetworking Operating System (IOS)
• Managing a Cisco Internetwork
• IP Routing and routing protocols
• Layer 2 Switching and Spanning Tree Protocol (STP)
• Virtual LANs (VLANs)
• Security
• Network Address Translation (NAT)
• IP Services
• Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6)
• Wide Area Networks

The subject covers the hands-on operation and administration of stateful firewalls with a focus on perimeter firewalls. Students should learn how to design and configure firewall security policies and create DMZ’s. Students will explore and implement a layered defence strategy. The subject involves extensive lab work with enterprise grade firewalls.  Topics include:

• Security Zones
• Security Policies
• Firewall User Authentication
• Network Address Translation
• IPsec VPNs
• Introduction to Intrusion Detection and Prevention
• High Availability Clustering
• The threat environment
• Attack Vectors and Countermeasures

This subject provides foundational level knowledge on security, compliance, and identity concepts and related cloud-based Microsoft solutions. The fundamentals of security, compliance, and identity (SCI) across cloud-based and related Microsoft services are discussed and explored. On successful completion students should be able to:

• Describe the concepts of security, compliance, and Identity
• Describe the capabilities of Microsoft Azure Active Directory (Azure AD), part of Microsoft Entra
• Describe the capabilities of Microsoft security solutions
• Describe the capabilities of Microsoft compliance solutions

Azure Security Technologies covers implementing, managing, and monitoring cyber security in the Azure environment.

The subject examines security for resources in Azure, multi-cloud, and hybrid environments as part of an end-to-end infrastructure.  Students will implement recommended security components and configurations to protect identity & access, data, applications, and networks. Students will gain practical skills in administration of Microsoft Azure and hybrid environments, including compute, network, and storage in Azure, as well as Azure AD.

On completion students should be capable of managing security posture, identifying and remediating vulnerabilities, performing threat modelling, and implementing threat protection. They may also participate in responding to security incidents, and work with architects, administrators, and developers to plan and implement solutions that meet security and compliance requirements.

Python is a programming language that lets you work more quickly and integrate your systems more effectively. Python is developed under an OSI-approved open-source license, making it freely usable and distributable, even for commercial use.

On successful completion students should be able to:

• Explore the choices available to run Python apps
• Use the Python interpreter to execute statements and scripts
• Learn how to declare variables
• Build a simple Python app that takes input and produces output

This hands-on Ethical Hacking subject provides a deep dive into offensive security techniques used by real-world attackers, with a strong emphasis on defensive awareness and ethical responsibilities. Students will explore the tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) used in modern cyberattacks, including ARP spoofing, traffic interception, crafting custom malware, ransomware mechanics, phishing, and more. Through labs, simulations, and real-world case studies, participants will learn how to uncover vulnerabilities, understand exploit mechanisms, and develop effective countermeasures.

The subject aligns with the CompTIA PenTest+ certification exam objectives.

By the end of the subject, students will possess a solid foundation in ethical hacking principles, offensive cybersecurity, and defensive strategy design—equipping them with the skills necessary to think like an attacker and act as a responsible cybersecurity professional.

Students will acquire skills in:

• Capturing Traffic with ARP Spoofing
• Analysing Captured Traffic
• Building Trojans
• Building and Installing Linux Rootkits
• Stealing and Cracking Passwords
• Cross-Site Scripting Exploitation
• Pivoting and Privilege Escalation
• Moving Through the Corporate Windows Network