Level 2 Diploma in Business Beginners in Cyber Security for Durban professionals: careers, fees and how to enrol online

In Durban, hiring for information technology mixes local credibility with global fluency. A UK diploma will not replace every SAQA pathway, but it can strengthen applications to multinationals, regional roles and remote teams that already recognise UK awarding bodies.

• Johannesburg and Cape Town multinationals are accustomed to UK qualification titles on CVs.
• Online study helps when load-shedding and commuting make campus evenings unreliable.
• International framing supports regional African and remote opportunities.
• For information technology, project-based evidence from modules often travels better than attendance certificates.

Core themes and modules on the Level 2 Diploma in Business Beginners in Cyber Security:

• Cyber Security: What is ‘Hacking’? — What is ‘hacking’ and why is it so important? In this unit the learner will explore the history and different approaches to the common term known as ‘hacking’. What is hacking? Where does the terminology derive from? Why is it important to the development of technology and the vulnerability of Information Communication Systems? This unit will then examine the impacts of malicious hacking on businesses, organisations and individual people. Case studies, including video and audio, will be used to describe scenarios whereby malicious hacking has caused severe loss to a business and/or personal distress to individuals. By covering the underlying causes and consequences of hacking, learners will be able to begin to understand the wide range of risk management scenarios that businesses are required to plan for in terms of securing and preparing their organisations against cyberthreats.
• Cyber Attack Methods — In this unit, the learner will look in more detail at the most common types cyber-attack on business communities. How do they spread? What methods do the hackers use when conducting malicious attacks? The unit will investigate the difference in becoming a victim of a targeted attack, or of an untargeted breach. What does a cyber attack look like? How can end-users tell if they have been hacked or potentially compromised? The key to cyber security is being proactive in identifying threats and risks to organisations. The unit ends by providing a sources and structure for what is known as ‘Cyber Threat Intelligence’, a critically important sub-sector to the cyber securityindustry.
• Computer and Data Use: Law and Regulations — In this unit the learner will explore some of the major national and international laws that govern computer and data use. Among other significant pieces of legislation, this unit will focus on the EU General Data Protection Act (GDPR). This regulation (and laws similar to it within national jurisdictions) can lead to severe penalties for companies that experience deliberate or unintentional causes of data breaches, which result in the loss of customer or employee personal data. Basic approaches to data security – including protecting data at rest and data in transit – are covered. This unit will also cover computer misuse laws. This is important as students will discover that there are many laws to deter computer crime (including theft, vandalism and bullying) that can lead to severe criminal or civil law sanctions: including fines, a criminal record and jail-time.
• Mobile Devices and Data: Security Issues and Risks — The number of smartphone users is forecast to grow to around 2.5 billion in 2019. According to Cisco, the IT corporation, some 50 billion Wi-Fi enabled devices will be connected to the internet by 2020. These days many of us want to live our lives and go about our business ‘on the move’. In this unit the learner will examines how mobile devices and other cyber-enabled devices are at severe risk of hacking. This unit will identify and assess the types and value of data held within mobile devices. The unit will cover what is meant by the term the ‘Internet of Things’ and why IoT devices are vulnerable to hacking. The unit will close by exploring how users can take practical steps to prevent the loss of data on mobile devices including smartphones, iPhones, iPads andtablets.
• Cyber Security Network Solutions — In this unit the learner will bring together their prior learning from the other units on the course. The unit will focus on protecting and future-proofing the learner’s network environment; the Local Area Networks and Wide Area Networks (including databases and storage) of the business. The learner will look at security architecture and security engineering as very basic concepts and to understand key security management approaches to protecting information. Information assets can include people, processes and technology. The learner will then build on this to design their own organisational cyber security plan. The goal of the plan will be to ensure that their own organisation’s IT infrastructure is much safer than beforehand. Because ‘cyber security’ is a discipline that converges physical and technical security requirements, much of this unit content will provide the learner with Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design Principles (CPTED) that include a strong element of physical security content as well as an introduction to Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery practices and principles.

A good fit for Durban professionals who want international recognition while staying employed locally.

• You are targeting multinational, regional or remote roles in {sector}.
• Campus schedules are impractical given work or power constraints.
• You want assessed learning with a named UK awarding body.
• You can study in English and manage GBP payments from South Africa.

Full programme fee: £899. Begin with an application fee of £10. Fees are in GBP; South African learners usually pay by international card. Plan FX timing around application.

• Flexible payment plans may be available after acceptance.
• 100% online — no relocation or campus commuting costs from Durban.
• UK-recognised award pathway through QUALIFI.