Cybersecurity Courses Cork
Cybersecurity Courses Cork
November 7, 2026 Comments Off on Cybersecurity Courses CorkCybersecurity Courses Cork
Live 1-on-1 online Cybersecurity training in English. Flexible scheduling, start anytime from Cork.
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Cork is Ireland’s second-largest city and a major technology and pharmaceutical hub, home to Apple’s European headquarters and a cluster of global technology and life sciences organisations. Demand for IT and digital skills in Cork is consistently high across its diverse and fast-growing commercial economy.
School of IT offers live, 1-on-1 online Cybersecurity training in English. All sessions are delivered by an experienced trainer via MS Teams or Google Meet, with flexible scheduling so you can build your skills around your existing commitments from Cork.
Cybersecurity Fundamentals
Build a solid foundation in cybersecurity — the threat landscape, core security concepts, network security, and how organisations defend against modern attacks.
- ✓CIA triad, security principles, and the modern threat landscape
- ✓Network security fundamentals — firewalls, VPNs, IDS/IPS, and protocols
- ✓Common attacks — phishing, malware, ransomware, and social engineering
- ✓Password security, MFA, and identity and access management basics
- ✓Incident response concepts — detect, contain, eradicate, and recover
CompTIA Security+
Prepare for the CompTIA Security+ (SY0-701) exam — threats, cryptography, network security, identity management, risk management, and incident response.
- ✓Threats, attacks, and vulnerabilities — malware, social engineering, and application attacks
- ✓Cryptography — symmetric, asymmetric, hashing, PKI, and TLS
- ✓Network security — firewalls, IDS/IPS, VPNs, DNS security, and secure protocols
- ✓Identity and access management — authentication, authorisation, and SSO
- ✓Risk management, compliance frameworks, and incident response
Ethical Hacking & Penetration Testing
Learn ethical hacking and penetration testing — reconnaissance, scanning, exploitation, privilege escalation, and reporting for professional security assessments.
- ✓Penetration testing methodology and legal/ethical frameworks
- ✓Reconnaissance — OSINT, passive and active information gathering
- ✓Scanning and enumeration — Nmap, Nessus, and vulnerability scanning
- ✓Exploitation — Metasploit, common CVEs, and gaining access
- ✓Post-exploitation, privilege escalation, and professional reporting
SOC Analyst Training
Become a Security Operations Centre (SOC) analyst — SIEM platforms, log analysis, threat detection, incident triage, and security monitoring operations.
- ✓SOC roles, responsibilities, and analyst tier structure
- ✓SIEM platforms — Splunk or Microsoft Sentinel fundamentals
- ✓Log analysis — Windows event logs, firewall logs, and web server logs
- ✓Threat hunting — indicators of compromise, TTPs, and MITRE ATT&CK
- ✓Incident triage, escalation, and documentation in a SOC environment
Web Application Security
Secure and attack web applications — the OWASP Top 10, Burp Suite, SQL injection, XSS, authentication flaws, and writing security findings reports.
- ✓OWASP Top 10 — injection, XSS, broken auth, and insecure deserialisation
- ✓Burp Suite — intercepting, scanning, and exploiting web applications
- ✓SQL injection — manual exploitation and SQLMap
- ✓Cross-site scripting (XSS), CSRF, and client-side attacks
- ✓API security testing and writing professional security assessment reports
Cybersecurity Master Programme
The complete cybersecurity education — fundamentals, CompTIA Security+, ethical hacking, SOC analyst skills, and web application security in one programme.
- ✓Cybersecurity fundamentals — threat landscape, network security, and defence
- ✓CompTIA Security+ — cryptography, risk management, and incident response
- ✓Ethical hacking — reconnaissance, exploitation, and penetration test reporting
- ✓SOC analyst — SIEM, log analysis, threat hunting, and incident triage
- ✓Web application security — OWASP Top 10, Burp Suite, and API security
What You Will Learn
- ✓Understand the cybersecurity threat landscape and core defence principles
- ✓Prepare for and pass the CompTIA Security+ (SY0-701) certification exam
- ✓Conduct professional penetration tests using Metasploit, Nmap, and Burp Suite
- ✓Perform SOC analyst duties — SIEM monitoring, log analysis, and incident triage
- ✓Test and secure web applications against the OWASP Top 10 vulnerabilities
- ✓Analyse threats using the MITRE ATT&CK framework
- ✓Write professional security assessment and incident response reports
- ✓Build a career path in ethical hacking, SOC operations, or security engineering
Compare Cybersecurity Courses
| Course | Price | Duration | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cybersecurity Fundamentals | £599 | 10h | Beginner |
| CompTIA Security+ | £749 | 20h | Intermediate |
| Ethical Hacking & Penetration Testing | £849 | 20h | Intermediate |
| SOC Analyst Training | £849 | 20h | Intermediate |
| Web Application Security | £849 | 20h | Intermediate–Advanced |
| Cybersecurity Master Programme | £1,449 | 40h | Advanced |
Cybersecurity Courses Cork — FAQs
Yes — all our cybersecurity courses are delivered 100% online via MS Teams or Google Meet. You study from Cork with an experienced cybersecurity trainer at a time that suits you. No fixed class times and no commuting required.
For the Cybersecurity Fundamentals course, no prior technical experience is required. For the Security+, Ethical Hacking, SOC Analyst, and Web Application Security courses, a basic understanding of networking and operating systems is helpful. If you are unsure, start with Fundamentals or contact us for advice.
No — the CompTIA Security+ exam fee is paid directly to Pearson VUE and is not included in the course fee. We will advise you on how to register when you enquire.
Cybersecurity Fundamentals is 10 hours. Security+, Ethical Hacking, SOC Analyst, and Web Application Security courses are each 20 hours. The Master Programme is 40 hours. All are 1-on-1 with flexible scheduling from Cork.
Cybersecurity courses start at £599, ranging up to £1,449 for the Master Programme. All prices are in GBP.
Cybersecurity is one of the fastest-growing and highest-demand sectors in the UK job market. In Cork and across the UK, organisations in every sector — financial services, healthcare, government, defence, and technology — are actively hiring cybersecurity analysts, penetration testers, and SOC engineers. Demand significantly outstrips supply, making cybersecurity one of the highest-return IT career investments available.
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