QA is delivering Cyber Explorers, an initiative led by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS). This learning programme aims to develop the cyber security skills of 11-14 years olds. To bring additional support to teachers we’re delighted that educators, for their own professional development, can now benefit from free, online learning licenses from the EC-Council course library. The EC-Council Essentials Series are the perfect complementary learning modules to the Cyber Explorers programme.
Master core cyber security skills
With this special EC-Council Essentials Series, the goal is to implement a technical track to teach educators baseline cybersecurity skills in the areas of Network Defense, Ethical Hacking, and Digital Forensics.
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Essentials Series Course Resources

1. Network Security Fundamentals
2. Identification, Authentication and Authorization
3. Network Security Controls – Administrative Controls
4. Network Security Controls – Physical Controls
5. Network Security Controls – Technical Controls
6. Virtualization and Cloud Computing
7. Wireless Network Security
8. Mobile Device Security
9. IoT Device Security
10. Cryptography and PKI
11. Data Security
12. Network Traffic Monitoring
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Exam Length |
: 2 Hours
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Exam Format |
: Multiple Choice
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Exam Platform |
: ECC Exam Center
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# of Questions |
: 75
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Certification |
: Network Defense Essentials
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1. Information Security Fundamentals
2. Ethical Hacking Fundamentals
3. Information Security Threats and Vulnerabilities
4. Password Cracking Techniques and Countermeasures
5. Social Engineering Techniques and Countermeasures
6. Network Level Attacks and Countermeasures
7. Web Application Attacks and Countermeasures
8. Wireless Attacks and Countermeasures
9. Mobile Attacks and Countermeasures
10. IoT and OT Attacks and Countermeasures
11. Cloud Computing Threats and Countermeasures
12. Penetration Testing Fundamentals
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Exam Length |
: 2 Hours
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Exam Format |
: Multiple Choice
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Exam Platform |
: ECC Exam Center
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# of Questions |
: 75
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Certification |
: Ethical Hacking Essentials
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1 . Computer Forensics Fundamentals
2 . Computer Forensics Investigation Process
3 . Understanding Hard Disks and File Systems
4 . Data Acquisition and Duplication
5 . Defeating Anti-forensics Techniques
6 . Windows Forensics
7 . Linux and Mac Forensics
8 . Network Forensics
9 . Investigating Web Attacks
10. Dark Web Forensics
11. Investigating Email Crimes
12. Malware Forensics
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Exam Length |
: 2 Hours
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Exam Format |
: Multiple Choice
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Exam Platform |
: ECC Exam Center
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# of Questions |
: 75
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Certification |
: Digital Forensics Essentials
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