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Cybersecurity Foundations

Think like an attacker; build like an engineer.

Learn threat modelling, authentication, web attack classes, browser defenses and incident response. A practical security baseline for developers who ship real applications.

10 lessons 26 hours Certificate included Self-paced

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Reviewed and updated October 2026 · Free to start

What you will learn

By the end, you can do this.

Build a simple threat model for a feature
Store passwords and sessions safely
Recognise XSS, SQL injection and CSRF
Respond to a suspected incident without making it worse

Curriculum

10 lessons in 1 module

290 practice drills included for extra repetition

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01Passwords and MFALong unique passphrases plus a second factor beat complex passwords reused everywhere. Challenge 13 min 02Safe dependenciesLock what you install and audit what you depend on before it ships. Challenge 12 min 03Logging and monitoringLog enough to answer questions, but never record the keys that would make a leak worse. Challenge 12 min 04Backups and recoveryA backup you have never restored is a wish, not a copy. Challenge 13 min 05A practical security checklistA short list you can run against any project to catch the most common and costly mistakes. Challenge 10 min 06Threat modelling and the CIA triadSecurity starts by naming what you protect and who might attack it. Challenge 13 min 07Authentication that resists guessingPasswords are a liability; hash them slowly and treat sessions as credentials. Challenge 15 min 08XSS, SQL injection and CSRFMost web attacks exploit a trust boundary that was never made explicit. Challenge 15 min 09Headers, TLS and secretsSecure defaults at the transport and browser layers reduce the blast radius. Challenge 14 min 10Incident response without panicPrepare before the incident: know who decides, what to preserve and how to communicate. Challenge 14 min

Certification

Finish the course. Prove the skill.

Complete every lesson, then pass a timed assessment to earn the Cybersecurity Foundations Certificate. Each credential has a unique ID and a QR code that resolves to a live public record.

10 randomized questions
30 minute limit · 80% to pass
3 attempts per enrolment
Verifiable by QR or credential ID

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Cybersecurity Foundations

Build a simple threat model for a featureStore passwords and sessions safelyRecognise XSS, SQL injection and CSRF

Cybersecurity Foundations

By the end, you can do this.

10 lessons in 1 module

Finish the course. Prove the skill.

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