The Level 2 Cybersecurity Award is an ideal introduction for anyone interested in understanding how cybercrime affects individuals and organisations. This course helps learners explore common cyber threats and the routine protective methods used to keep systems secure, including user access control and the core principles of vulnerability and penetration testing.
This single unit qualification is designed for learners to learn about cybercrime. They will understand routine protective methods used to maintain cybersecurity including the principles of vulnerability and penetration testing and user access control.
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Course Details
Learners will investigate the accidental and malicious security threats that exist to IT systems and data. They will learn about system vulnerabilities and the tools and techniques used to protect users from risks and potential damage, including loss of data, loss of data integrity and unauthorised access to data.
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Can I study for free?
Can I study for free?
You may be able to study for free if this course will help improve your employment prospects. You could be eligible if you are:
- Employed and earning below:
- £37,144.00 (if you live in the Liverpool City Region; Wirral, Liverpool, Sefton, Knowsley, St Helens or Halton)
- £26,800 (if you live outside the Liverpool City Region)
- Employed and receiving certain state benefits
- Unemployed (with or without benefits)
- Asylum seekers can access free courses up to Level 2 if the course supports long-term employment.
Terms and Conditions apply.
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Entry Guidelines
You must be 19 or over on or before 31st August to study on this course.
Applicants may be considered on their individual skills and experience.
You do not need formal qualifications for this course. However, you must be able to read and write clearly, interpret tasks, be willing to work independently, produce answers in a legible and understandable form and organise information clearly and coherently.
If English is not your first language, you may need an assessment before enrolling on this course. To discuss further, please contact the ESOL department on 0151 551 7144.
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Where can I progress to?
Upon completing this course, learners can study Networking and Cybersecurity Level 3.
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Timetable
This course takes place on Mondays, from 2pm to 5pm.
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Assessment Methods
Learners are assessed through a portfolio of evidence.
If you're not eligible to study for free, the cost of this course is:
£403.20
