Telicon Academy™ · 12 weeks · 48 lessons
Cybersecurity Professional Certificate
A defensive, ethics-first path through networking, hardening, identity, detection, response, cloud and governance, practised only in authorized fictional environments.
Who it's for
Career changers, IT professionals and veterans moving into security operations or engineering roles.
Prerequisites
- Comfort using a computer and command line basics
- About 12–15 hours per week
- Commitment to authorized, ethical practice
You'll be able to
- Harden common operating systems
- Triage alerts and investigate incidents
- Assess and prioritize vulnerabilities
- Communicate risk to technical and business audiences
12-week curriculum
Week 1
Security Foundations, Ethics & Safe Practices
Why security first · CIA triad and threat modelling · Ethics and authorization · Building your lab environment
Week 2
Networking for Defenders
Packets, ports and protocols · Reading traffic with a defender's eye · Segmentation and firewalls · Network evidence sources
Week 3
Operating Systems & System Hardening
Windows and Linux internals · Secure baselines · Patch and configuration management · Hardening verification
Week 4
Identity, Access Management & Cryptography
Authentication and MFA · Authorization and least privilege · Cryptography essentials · Keys, certificates and PKI
Week 5
Vulnerability Assessment & Remediation
Vulnerability lifecycle · Scanning safely and scoping · Scoring and prioritization · Remediation tracking
Week 6
Logging, SIEM & Security Operations
Log sources and pipelines · SIEM queries and correlation · Alert triage · SOC workflows and metrics
Week 7
Incident Response & Digital Investigation Fundamentals
IR lifecycle · Evidence handling · Timeline analysis · Reporting and lessons learned
Week 8
Cloud & Infrastructure Security
Shared responsibility · Cloud identity and policy · Secure infrastructure configuration · Cloud detection signals
Week 9
Web / Application Security Fundamentals
How web apps work · Common weakness classes · Secure development practices · Testing within authorization
Week 10
Governance, Risk, Compliance & Security Policy
Risk management basics · Frameworks and controls · Writing security policy · Audit readiness
Week 11
Threat Hunting, Automation & Security Engineering
Hypothesis-driven hunting · Detection engineering · Scripting for defenders · Automating response safely
Week 12
Cybersecurity Capstone & Defense Panel
Capstone scoping · Building the defense plan · Risk and remediation briefing · Panel defense
Projects
Week 2 · Applied project
Secure a small enterprise network
Segment a fictional office network and justify each control.
Week 4 · Applied project
Identity and access review
Audit fictional accounts and design least-privilege roles.
Week 6 · Mid-program project
Log analysis investigation
Use provided SIEM data to detect and explain suspicious activity.
Week 7 · Applied project
Incident response exercise
Run a tabletop response and produce an incident report.
Week 9 · Applied project
Vulnerability remediation plan
Prioritize findings for a fictional app and plan fixes.
Week 12 · Capstone · expert panel
Defend a simulated organization
Assess a fictional organization and present a risk and remediation plan to a panel.
Admissions readiness check
- Computing fundamentals
- Networking basics
- Logical reasoning
- Security awareness
- Ethics scenarios
Advisory only; staff make the final decision.
Trainer expectations
Demonstrable security operations or engineering experience; relevant industry certifications or equivalent experience preferred.
Career directions
- SOC Analyst
- Junior Security Analyst
- Vulnerability Analyst
- GRC Analyst
Not a job guarantee.
Learning and tools
Guided lessons, applied practice and a portfolio of work aligned to this pathway.
Expert review and certificate
The capstone is reviewed by an assigned expert panel. Panel assignments depend on verified reviewer availability; no staff credentials are implied by a seat description.
Published lesson completion and an approved capstone are required. See your learner portal for individual status.
Start dates, financial options and admission decisions are confirmed by staff. A certificate does not guarantee employment.