About the programme
Contact JNTE or an authorised training centre for the detailed programme outline, practical requirements and current admission schedule.
Subjects & learning path
6 subjects · 60 topics · 600 marks. Read each topic, pass its test and complete the required practical reviews.
1. Computing and Operating System Foundations · 100 marks
- Computer architecture and information flow
- Binary data and measurement
- Files, folders, and reliable naming
- Operating system responsibilities
- Command line and controlled automation
- Networks and internet addressing
- Troubleshooting and professional handover
- Processes and resource monitoring
- Permissions and shared workstations
- Virtual machines and isolated environments · Qualifying practical
2. Defensive Security Principles · 100 marks
- Security goals and risk reasoning
- Identity and access decisions
- Credentials and account recovery
- Recognising deceptive communication
- Patching and endpoint protection
- Encryption and cryptographic purpose
- Browser sessions and safe web use
- Safe handling of untrusted input
- Backups and incident readiness
- Responsible security practice and privacy · Qualifying practical
3. Networks, Monitoring and Incident Response · 100 marks
- Network layers and protocol responsibilities
- Addressing, subnets, and route decisions
- Segmentation and firewall policy
- Certificates and transport trust
- Reading synthetic network evidence
- Centralized logs and event normalization
- Detection rules and alert quality
- Incident classification and escalation
- Evidence integrity and investigation records
- Containment, recovery, and tabletop practice · Qualifying practical
4. Secure Systems, Risk and Assurance · 100 marks
- Threat modelling and trust boundaries
- Vulnerability management and prioritization
- System hardening and configuration assurance
- Identity lifecycle and privileged access
- Cloud responsibility and configuration risks
- Secrets and software supply chain review
- Secure development and defensive code review
- Data classification and privacy controls
- Security assurance and measurable improvement
- Defensive security assessment project · Qualifying practical
5. Application and Infrastructure Security · 100 marks
- Server application boundaries
- HTTP API contracts
- Server validation and safe errors
- Persistent models and migrations
- Sessions, tokens, and request forgery protection
- Files and uploaded content
- Queues and background processing
- Configuration and deployment environments
- Observability and service diagnosis
- Full stack integration project · Qualifying practical
6. Defensive Security Project and Professional Practice · 100 marks
- Problem framing and requirements
- Version control and change history
- Verification strategy and evidence
- Readable code and technical debt
- Risk registers and ethical design
- Reproducible experiments and comparison
- Technical documentation and limitations
- Planning and reviewable increments
- Release readiness and maintenance
- Defensive security capstone and evidence handover · Qualifying practical
Registered students receive approved learning access after payment confirmation. Exam mode and access dates are managed through their account.
Additional modules & syllabus
Additional course materials will be provided through your account.
Before enrolling
Check your centre’s current authorisation status, review the official fee schedule, and retain your payment receipts.