What you'll learn

Design enterprise security architecture against NIST and ISO 27001 frameworks

Secure cloud workloads on AWS and Microsoft Azure

Run digital forensics and incident response investigations

Sit the Cisco CyberOps Associate, CompTIA PenTest+/Security+ and (ISC)² CC certification exams with structured prep

Design, present and defend a full enterprise security programme as a capstone

Course syllabus

1. Week 1: Enterprise Security Architecture & Risk Frameworks 5 lessons

Designing security programmes against NIST and ISO 27001 rather than ad-hoc controls.

Security Architecture Principles for the Enterprise 55m Free preview

NIST Cybersecurity Framework in Practice 60m Free preview

ISO 27001 — ISMS Structure & Annex A Controls 60m

Risk Frameworks — Quantitative vs Qualitative Risk 60m

Lab: Mapping an Organisation's Controls to NIST/ISO 27001 65m

2. Week 2: Advanced Network Security & Cisco Foundations 5 lessons

Enterprise network security concepts underpinning the Cisco certification track.

Network Segmentation & Defence in Depth 60m

Firewalls — Stateful Inspection, Next-Gen & Rule Design 60m

VPN Technologies for Secure Remote Access 60m

Secure Network Design — From Flat Networks to Zoned Architectures 60m

Lab: Designing a Segmented Enterprise Network 65m

3. Week 3: Cisco Certified CyberOps Associate — Exam Preparation 5 lessons

Structured review aligned to the Cisco CyberOps Associate exam blueprint.

Domain Review: Security Concepts 50m

Domain Review: Security Monitoring 60m

Domain Review: Host-Based Analysis 60m

Domain Review: Network Intrusion Analysis & Security Policies 60m

CyberOps Associate (200-201) Practice Questions & Review 55m

4. Week 4: Identity & Access Management at Enterprise Scale 5 lessons

SSO, MFA and privileged-access management across a large, real organisation.

IAM Fundamentals — Authentication, Authorization & Federation 50m

Single Sign-On & SAML/OIDC in the Enterprise 60m

Multi-Factor Authentication at Scale 60m

Privileged Access Management (PAM) 60m

Lab: Designing an Enterprise IAM Architecture 65m

5. Week 5: Cloud Security — AWS Security Specialty Foundations 5 lessons

Securing AWS workloads: IAM policy design, encryption, and security monitoring.

AWS IAM Policy Design for Security 60m

Encryption on AWS — KMS & Data Protection 60m

Threat Detection with GuardDuty & Security Hub 60m

Network Security on AWS — Security Groups vs NACLs 60m

Lab: Securing an AWS Environment End-to-End 65m

6. Week 6: Cloud Security — Microsoft Azure Security Engineer (AZ-500) Foundations 5 lessons

Securing Azure workloads, mapped to the AZ-500 exam objectives.

Identity & Access on Azure Security 60m

Platform Protection — Network & Compute Security 60m

Security Operations — Microsoft Defender & Sentinel 60m

Data & Application Security on Azure 60m

Lab & AZ-500 Domain Review 65m

7. Week 7: Offensive Security — Advanced Penetration Testing 5 lessons

Hands-on offensive testing techniques used to validate an organisation's real exposure.

Planning & Scoping a Penetration Test 50m

Information Gathering & Vulnerability Scanning 60m

Attacks & Exploits in a Legal Lab Environment 60m

Post-Exploitation & Privilege Escalation 60m

Lab: Reporting & Communicating Pentest Findings 65m

8. Week 8: CompTIA PenTest+ & Security+ — Exam Preparation 5 lessons

Structured review for both CompTIA certification exams.

PenTest+ Review: Tools & Code Analysis 60m

Security+ Review: General Security Concepts & Threats/Vulnerabilities 50m

Security+ Review: Security Architecture & Operations 60m

Security+ Review: Program Management & Oversight 50m

Full-Length Practice Exams — PenTest+ and Security+ 55m

9. Week 9: Digital Forensics & Incident Response 5 lessons

Investigating a breach after the fact — evidence handling, timelines and root-cause analysis.

Digital Forensics Principles & Chain of Custody 60m

Evidence Acquisition — Disk & Memory Imaging 60m

Building an Incident Timeline & Root-Cause Analysis 60m

Incident Response Lifecycle (NIST) in Practice 60m

Lab: Investigate a Simulated Breach 65m

10. Week 10: Threat Intelligence & Advanced SOC Operations 5 lessons

Running and improving a Security Operations Centre using real threat-intel feeds.

Threat Intelligence Lifecycle & Feeds (MISP, OTX) 60m

SIEM Architecture & Correlation Rules 60m

Alert Triage & Reducing Analyst Fatigue 60m

Threat Hunting — Proactive Detection 60m

Lab: Running a Simulated SOC Shift 65m

11. Week 11: Governance, Risk & Compliance for Enterprises 5 lessons

Building the GRC programme that keeps a security function accountable to the business.

Building a GRC Programme from the Ground Up 50m

Security Policy Development & Enforcement 50m

Third-Party & Vendor Risk Management 60m

Compliance Auditing & Continuous Monitoring 60m

Lab: Draft a GRC Policy Set for an Organisation 65m

12. Week 12: Data Privacy Law & Regulation 5 lessons

GDPR, Nigeria's NDPR and other regimes, and what they actually require of a security programme.

GDPR — Principles, Rights & Obligations 50m

Nigeria's NDPR/NDPA — What It Requires 50m

Comparing Global Privacy Regimes (CCPA & Others) 50m

Breach Notification & Data Subject Rights in Practice 60m

Lab: Privacy Impact Assessment for a Real System 65m

13. Week 13: Security Leadership — Building & Managing a SOC Team 5 lessons

Hiring, structuring and running the human side of a security operation.

Structuring a SOC — Tiers, Roles & Shift Models 60m

Hiring & Developing Security Analysts 50m

Metrics That Matter — Measuring SOC Performance 60m

Managing Up — Communicating Risk to Executives 50m

Lab: Design a SOC Operating Model 65m

14. Week 14: Zero Trust Architecture & Modern Security Design 5 lessons

Designing access on the assumption that the network is already compromised.

Zero Trust Principles — Never Trust, Always Verify 50m

Micro-Segmentation & Least-Privilege Access 60m

Identity as the New Perimeter 50m

Implementing Zero Trust — A Practical Roadmap 50m

Lab: Design a Zero Trust Architecture for an Enterprise 55m

15. Week 15: (ISC)² Certified in Cybersecurity (CC) — Exam Preparation 5 lessons

Structured review aligned to the (ISC)² CC certification exam.

Domain Review: Security Principles 50m

Domain Review: Business Continuity, Disaster Recovery & Incident Response Concepts 50m

Domain Review: Access Control Concepts 60m

Domain Review: Network Security 60m

Domain Review: Security Operations & (ISC)² CC Practice Exam 55m

16. Week 16: Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery Planning 5 lessons

Keeping the organisation running through an incident, not just detecting one.

BC/DR Fundamentals — RTO, RPO & Business Impact Analysis 60m

Designing a Disaster Recovery Strategy 60m

Backup Strategies & Testing Recovery Plans 60m

Crisis Communication & Continuity of Operations 50m

Lab: Build a Business Continuity Plan 65m

17. Week 17: Applied Risk Assessment — Client Engagement Simulation 5 lessons

A simulated client risk assessment engagement, run start to finish.

Scoping a Client Risk Assessment Engagement 60m

Conducting the Risk Assessment 60m

Prioritising Findings & Risk Treatment Options 50m

Presenting Risk Findings to a Client 50m

Engagement Review & Mentor Feedback 55m

18. Week 18: Research Methods in Cybersecurity & Technical Report Writing 5 lessons

Writing a security assessment or research report to a standard a panel or client will respect.

Framing a Security Research Question 50m

Security Research Methodology & Evidence Standards 50m

Structuring a Security Assessment Report 60m

Technical Writing for Executive and Technical Audiences 50m

Lab: Draft Your Capstone Report Outline 65m

19. Week 19: Executive Capstone — Enterprise Security Programme Design 5 lessons

Designing a complete enterprise security programme as the capstone deliverable.

Designing the Security Programme Strategy 50m

Building the Programme's Technical Architecture 60m

Governance, Metrics & Budget for the Programme 60m

Implementation Roadmap & Change Management 50m

Finalising the Capstone Submission 65m

20. Week 20: Capstone Defence, Certification Roadmap & Placement 5 lessons

Defend the capstone live, plan your remaining certification path, and move into job/consulting placement support.

Preparing Your Capstone Defence Presentation 50m

Capstone Defence — Live Panel Review 50m

Planning Your Certification Roadmap (CISSP, CISM, OSCP) 50m

Building a Security Portfolio & Resume 60m

Job/Consulting Placement Support 55m

Requirements

Completion of the Cyber Security track (ours or equivalent) or hands-on networking/security experience
Comfort with basic networking concepts (IP, DNS, firewalls)
A laptop able to run a security-lab virtual environment

About this course

Built for people who will run security, not just practise it. Where our Cyber Security track builds the practitioner, this track builds the leader: enterprise security architecture (NIST, ISO 27001), cloud security on both AWS and Azure, governance/risk/compliance, digital forensics, and running a SOC team. Exam prep is structured for Cisco Certified CyberOps Associate, CompTIA PenTest+/Security+, and (ISC)² Certified in Cybersecurity (CC) — with the final weeks spent designing and defending a full enterprise security programme as an executive capstone.

₦400,000

Dr. Kola Adisa

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Executive Diploma in Enterprise Cybersecurity, Cloud Security & Digital Risk

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