Security foundations and threat modelling
Connect assets, business impact, adversaries and trust boundaries in a practical threat model.
Included with membership
Mai Studies Original · Cyber Security
Cyber Security & Digital Resilience
An eight-week professional programme covering threat modelling, identity, networks, endpoints, secure development, cloud controls, incident response and resilience governance. Practical work uses safe scenarios and defensive analysis only.
8 weeks 48 guided hours Intermediate
Included with Mai Studies membership at no extra cost. Fee waivers are available through scholarships and open access.
What you will achieve
- Model business-relevant threats and attack paths
- Design proportionate identity, network and application controls
- Investigate and communicate security incidents
- Create and test a digital resilience plan
Entry guidance
- — General IT literacy
- — Comfort reading technical diagrams
- — All practical work must remain authorised and defensive
Original Mai Studies learning material. This is a professional completion programme, not a regulated qualification or university accreditation.
Programme syllabus
8 applied modules
6h
Identity and access defence
Design least-privilege access, strong authentication and reviewable identity lifecycles.
Network and endpoint resilience
Apply segmentation, secure configuration, telemetry and layered endpoint controls.
Secure software and vulnerability management
Prioritise weaknesses, improve development controls and verify remediation safely.
Cloud and data protection
Apply shared-responsibility thinking, encryption, logging and recovery controls.
Detection and incident response
Triage signals, preserve evidence, coordinate response and communicate under pressure.
Governance, risk and resilience
Translate technical exposure into accountable risk treatment and tested continuity plans.
Digital resilience capstone
Lead a tabletop exercise and deliver a prioritised resilience improvement plan.