CyberSecurity and Virtual Encryption

Duration: 6 Saturdays (9am–11am) | Level: Beginner to Advanced | Mode: Online

Course Content

📘 Saturday 1 — Cryptography Foundations: Symmetric & Asymmetric Encryption

• Fundamentals of cryptography and security principles
• Symmetric encryption: AES, ChaCha20
• Asymmetric encryption: RSA, ECC
• Diffie-Hellman key exchange overview
• Security vs performance trade-offs in encryption
• Real-world encryption applications

📘 Saturday 2 — Hashing, Digital Signatures & Message Integrity

• Cryptographic hash functions and properties
• SHA-2 and SHA-3 algorithms
• Hash collisions and security risks
• HMAC (Hash-based Message Authentication Code)
• Digital signatures and verification process
• Integrity, authentication, and non-repudiation

📘 Saturday 3 — Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) & TLS Security

• Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) architecture
• Certificate Authorities (CA) and trust chains
• X.509 digital certificate structure
• SSL/TLS protocol and TLS 1.3 handshake
• HTTPS secure communication model
• Certificate lifecycle and revocation

📘 Saturday 4 — Data Encryption at Rest: Virtual & File Encryption

• Full-disk encryption principles
• BitLocker encryption (Windows)
• LUKS encryption (Linux)
• File-level encryption techniques
• VeraCrypt secure volumes
• Cloud encryption tools like Cryptomator
• Key storage and recovery strategies

📘 Saturday 5 — Secure Networking: VPNs & Zero Trust Architecture

• VPN fundamentals and secure tunnelling
• IPsec protocol architecture
• WireGuard modern VPN design
• OpenVPN architecture and deployment
• Zero Trust security model principles
• Software-Defined Perimeter (SDP)
• Identity-based access control systems

📘 Saturday 6 — Threat Modelling, Hardening & Security Operations

• Threat modelling and attack surface analysis
• Ransomware attack mechanisms and prevention
• Man-in-the-Middle (MITM) attacks
• Side-channel attack fundamentals
• Windows and Linux system hardening
• Patch management and secure configuration
• SIEM basics (Security Information and Event Management)
• Log monitoring and incident detection

Assessment: Weekly labs (25%) + React project (15%) + Backend task (20%) + Capstone (40%). Certificate upon completion.

Starting Date: 4th July 2026
Course Fee: £2990