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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

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Included with Mai Studies membership at no extra cost. Fee waivers are available through scholarships and open access.

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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

Lessons: 16
Assessed tasks: 8
Practice questions: 92
Timed mock papers: 2

Security foundations and threat modelling

Connect assets, business impact, adversaries and trust boundaries in a practical threat model.

2 lessons · 12 practice questions · 1 assessed task

1. Assets, impact and security objectives20 min study · 2 learning objectives · practical activity
Prioritise security around organisational value.
2. Threat modelling and trust boundaries20 min study · 2 learning objectives · practical activity
Use structured scenarios to identify realistic attack paths.

Module 1 applied brief — marked out of 100, pass at 80%

Identity and access defence

Design least-privilege access, strong authentication and reviewable identity lifecycles.

2 lessons · 12 practice questions · 1 assessed task

1. Identity lifecycle and least privilege20 min study · 2 learning objectives · practical activity
Control access from joining through departure.
2. Authentication, secrets and service identities20 min study · 2 learning objectives · practical activity
Protect human and machine credentials.

Module 2 applied brief — marked out of 100, pass at 80%

Network and endpoint resilience

Apply segmentation, secure configuration, telemetry and layered endpoint controls.

2 lessons · 12 practice questions · 1 assessed task

1. Network architecture and segmentation20 min study · 2 learning objectives · practical activity
Limit exposure and movement through layered design.
2. Endpoint hardening and telemetry20 min study · 2 learning objectives · practical activity
Reduce common attack surface and create useful evidence.

Module 3 applied brief — marked out of 100, pass at 80%

Secure software and vulnerability management

Prioritise weaknesses, improve development controls and verify remediation safely.

2 lessons · 12 practice questions · 1 assessed task

1. Secure development lifecycle20 min study · 2 learning objectives · practical activity
Build security decisions into delivery.
2. Vulnerability management and remediation20 min study · 2 learning objectives · practical activity
Prioritise weaknesses by real exposure and impact.

Module 4 applied brief — marked out of 100, pass at 80%

Cloud and data protection

Apply shared-responsibility thinking, encryption, logging and recovery controls.

2 lessons · 8 practice questions · 1 assessed task

1. Cloud responsibility and configuration20 min study · 2 learning objectives · practical activity
Apply controls across provider and customer responsibilities.
2. Data protection, backup and recovery20 min study · 2 learning objectives · practical activity
Protect information throughout its lifecycle.

Module 5 applied brief — marked out of 100, pass at 80%

Detection and incident response

Triage signals, preserve evidence, coordinate response and communicate under pressure.

2 lessons · 12 practice questions · 1 assessed task

1. Detection engineering and triage20 min study · 2 learning objectives · practical activity
Turn telemetry into actionable investigation.
2. Incident coordination and communication20 min study · 2 learning objectives · practical activity
Manage containment, evidence and stakeholders under pressure.

Module 6 applied brief — marked out of 100, pass at 80%

Governance, risk and resilience

Translate technical exposure into accountable risk treatment and tested continuity plans.

2 lessons · 12 practice questions · 1 assessed task

1. Risk treatment and governance20 min study · 2 learning objectives · practical activity
Translate technical findings into accountable decisions.
2. Continuity and resilience testing20 min study · 2 learning objectives · practical activity
Prepare services to withstand and recover from disruption.

Module 7 applied brief — marked out of 100, pass at 80%

Digital resilience capstone

Lead a tabletop exercise and deliver a prioritised resilience improvement plan.

2 lessons · 12 practice questions · 1 assessed task

1. Capstone: resilience assessment20 min study · 2 learning objectives · practical activity
Integrate threats, controls, response and recovery evidence.
2. Capstone: tabletop leadership review20 min study · 2 learning objectives · practical activity
Lead an evidence-based resilience briefing.

Final applied project — marked out of 100, pass at 80%

Timed mock papers

Cyber Security & Digital Resilience: timed mock paper 1 — 180 minutes, 30 objective questions plus written and computational tasks
Cyber Security & Digital Resilience: timed mock paper 2 — 180 minutes, 30 objective questions plus written and computational tasks

Lesson pages, assessed tasks and mock papers open the moment you join this programme. Teaching material is studied online; the notes you write are yours to download.

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