CODAR Tech Africa : Leading Centre For Coding and Software Development in Africa

About this course

Cybersecurity is the practice of protecting computer systems, networks, and data from cyber threats, such as hacking, malware, and unauthorized access. It involves security measures like encryption, firewalls, and threat detection to safeguard sensitive information and maintain digital privacy.

What you'll learn

Practical, job-ready technical experience

Exposure to real-world industry workflows

Confidence in building modern digital solutions

Mentorship from experienced professionals

Collaborative and project-based learning experience

Strong foundation for career growth in tech

Portfolio projects that demonstrate your capabilities

Professional development and workplace readiness skills

Who this course is for

Career switchers — bankers, teachers, marketers wanting to enter tech
Primary/Secondary Students, NYSC corps members & recent graduates
University students wanting practical skills before graduation
Self-taught devs ready to formalise & level up their skills
Working professionals targeting remote/freelance income in foreign currency

Requirements

A laptop (Windows, Mac or Linux) with at least 4GB RAM
Reliable internet connection (3G, 4G, 5G mobile data is fine)
10–15 hours per week to dedicate to learning
No prior coding experience needed — we start from zero

Course curriculum

26 weeks · 48 classes · 208 hours of live lessons · portfolio projects

-Intro
Topologies
Connectors
Firewalls
NetworkComponents
IPAddress
Subnetting
Practical | Cisco Packet Tracer
Network Concept
Port & Osi / Tcp IP

EthicalHackingCEH-IntroductiontoEthicalHacking
InformationSecurityOverview
InformationSecurityThreatsandAttackVectors
HackingConcepts
EthicalHackingConcepts
InformationSecurityControlsLesson
PenetrationTestingConcepts
InformationSecurityLawsandStandards

INRODUCTION TO OPERATING SYSTEM
INSTALLATION OF KALI LINUX

CLI AND GUI
BASIC COMMANDS

FootprintingandReconnaissance-FootprintingConcepts
FootprintingthroughSearchEngines
FootprintingthroughWebServices
FootprintingthroughSocialNetworkingSites
WebsiteFootprinting
EmailFootprinting
WhoisFootprinting
DNSFootprinting
NetworkFootprinting
FootprintingthroughSocialEngineering
FootPrinting Tools (Grabify Dig whitepages Wappalzer sock-poppet Google-Dork whois.domain Recon-ng)

ScanningNetwork-NetworkScanningConcepts
ScanningTools
HostDiscovery
PortandServiceDiscovery
OSDiscovery(BannerGrabbing/OSFingerprinting)
ScanningBeyondIDSandFirewall
NetworkScanningCountermeasures
Scanning Tools (Nmap Xenmap wafw00

Enumeration-EnumerationConcepts
NetBIOSEnumeration
SNMPEnumeration
LDAPEnumeration
NTPandNFSEnumeration
SMTPandDNSEnumeration
OtherEnumerationTechniques
EnumerationCountermeasures
Practical => FTP Netbios (Using Netstat Netcat NbtScan On Windows & Metasploitable2)

Enumeration-EnumerationConcepts
NetBIOSEnumeration
SNMPEnumeration
LDAPEnumeration
NTPandNFSEnumeration
SMTPandDNSEnumeration
OtherEnumerationTechniques
EnumerationCountermeasures
Practical => FTP Netbios (Using Netstat Netcat NbtScan On Windows & Metasploitable2)

VulnerabilityAssessmentConcepts
VulnerabilityClassificationandAssessmentTypes
VulnerabilityAssessmentTools
VulnerabilityAssessmentReports
Practical => Nessus & Nikto (With Vulnerable Web Application)

GainingAccess
EscalatingPrivileges
MaintainingAccess
ClearingLogs
Practical => msvenom & Metasploit (ssh)

GainingAccess
EscalatingPrivileges
MaintainingAccess
ClearingLogs
Practical => msvenom & Metasploit (ssh)

MalwareConcepts
APTConcepts
TrojanConceptsofWormMakers
FilelessMalwareConcepts
MalwareAnalysis
MalwareCountermeasures
Anti-MalwareSoftware

SniffingConcepts
SniffingTechnique:MACAttacks
SniffingTechnique:DHCPAttacks
SniffingTechnique:ARPPoisoning
SniffingTechnique:SpoofingAttacks
SniffingTechnique:DNSPoisoning
SniffingTools
Practical | Wireshark

SocialEngineeringConcepts
SocialEngineeringTechniques
InsiderThreats
ImpersonationonSocialNetworkingSites
IdentityTheft
SocialEngineeringCountermeasures
Practical | Camphish SEToolkit

DoS/DDoSConcepts
Botnets
DoS/DDoSAttackTechniques
DDoSCaseStudy
DoS/DDoSAttackCountermeasures
Practical | SlowLoris

SessionHijacking-SessionHijackingConcepts
Application-LevelSessionHijacking
Network-LevelSessionHijacking
SessionHijackingTools
SessionHijackingCountermeasure
Practical -Ethercap

EvadingIDS
Firewalls
andHoneypots-IDS
IPS
Firewall
andHoneypotConcepts
IDS
andHoneypotSolutions
EvadingIDSEvadingFirewalls
EvadingNACandEndpointSecurity
IDS/FirewallEvadingTools
DetectingHoneypots
IDS/FirewallEvasionCountermeasures
Practical - Pentbox

HackingWebServers-WebServerConcepts
WebServerAttacks
WebServerAttackMethodology
WebServerAttackCountermeasures

HackingWebApplications-WebApplicationConcepts
WebApplicationThreats
WebApplicationHackingMethodology
WebAPI
Webhooks
andWebShell
WebApplicationSecurity

SQLInjection-SQLInjectionConcepts
TypesofSQLInjection
SQLInjectionMethodology
SQLInjectionTools
SQLInjectionCountermeasures
Practical|SQLmap
Burpsuite/Zap

HackingWirelessNetworks
WirelessConcepts
WirelessEncryption
WirelessThreats
WirelessHackingMethodology
WirelessHackingTools
BluetoothHacking
WirelessAttackCountermeasures
WirelessSecurityTools

HackingMobilePlatforms-MobilePlatformAttackVectors
HackingAndroidOS
HackingiOS
MobileDeviceManagement
MobileSecurityGuidelinesandTools

IoTandOTHacking-IoTHacking
IoTConcepts
IoTAttacks
IoTHackingMethodology
OTHacking
OTConcepts
OTAttacks
OTHackingMethodology
.CloudComputing
CloudComputingConcepts
ContainerTechnology
ManipulatingCloudTrialService
CloudSecurity

IoTandOTHacking-IoTHacking
IoTConcepts
IoTAttacks
IoTHackingMethodology
OTHacking
OTConcepts
OTAttacks
OTHackingMethodology
.CloudComputing
CloudComputingConcepts
ContainerTechnology
ManipulatingCloudTrialService
CloudSecurity

Cryptography-CryptographyConcepts
EncryptionAlgorithms
CryptographyTools
EmailEncryption
DiskEncryption
Cryptanalysis
CryptographyAttackCountermeasures
Practical|AEScript
Openssl

Practical|AEScript
Openssl

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fundamentals of security threat and vulnerabilities confidentiality integrity Availability Non-repudiation Authentication Authorization Accounting Security Control Categories Security Control Types Gap Analysis Zero Trust Checkpoiundamentals of Security 5 questions

module 3 Threat Actor Threat Actor Threat Actor Motivations Threat Actor Attributes Unskilled Attackers Hacktivists Organized Crime Nation State Actor Insider Threats Shadow It Threat Vector and Attack Surface Outsmarting Threat Actors Checkpoihreat Actors 5 questions
module 4 Physical Security Physical Security Fencing and Bollards Attacking with Brute Force Surveillance Systems Bypassing Surveillance Systems Access Control Vestibules Door Locks Access Badge Cloning Checkpoint physical Security 5 questions

module 5 Social Engineering Social Engineering Motivational Triggers Impersonation Pretexting Phishing Attacks Preventing Phishing Attacks Conducting an Anti-Phishing Campaign Frauds and Scams Influence Campaigns Other Social Engineering Attacks Checkpoiocial Engineering 5 questions
module 6 Malware Malware Viruses Worms Trojans Viruses and Trojans Ransomware Zombies and Botnets Rootkits Backdoors and Logic Bombs Keylogger Spyware and Bloatware Malware Attack Techniques Indications of Malware Attacks Checkpoint malware 5 questions

Module 7 Data Protection Data Classifications Data Ownership Data States Data Types Data Sovereignty Securing Dat Data Loss Prevent Configuring a DLP
Module 8 Cryptographic Solutions symmetric vs Asymmetric Symmetric Algorithms symmetric Algorithms Hashing Increasing Hash Security Public Key Infrastruct Digital Certificates Exploring Digital Certificate Blockchain Encryption Tools Obfuscation Cryptographic Attacks Checkpoiryptographic Solutions 5 questions

Module 9 Risk Management Risk Assessment Frequenc Risk Identification Risk Register Qualitative Risk Analysi Quantitative Risk Analysis Risk Management Strategies Risk Monitoring and Reportin
Module 10 Third-party Vendor Risks Third-party Vendor Risks Supply Chain Risks Supply Chain Attacks Vendor Assessment Vendor Selection and Monitoring Contracts and Agreements

module 11 Governance and Compliance Governance and Compliance Governance Governance Structure Policies Standards Procedures Governance Considerations Compliance Non-compliance Consequence
Asset and Change Management Acquisition and Procurement mobile Asset Deployments Asset Management Asset Disposal and Decommissioning change Management Change Management Processes Technical Implications of Changes Documenting Changes Checkpoint Asset and Change Management

module 13 Audits and Assessments Audits and Assessments Internal Audits and Assessments Performing an Internal Assessment External Audits and Assessments Performing an External Assessment Penetration Testing Reconnaissance in Pentesting Performing a Basic PenTest Attestation of Findings Checkpoiudits and Assessments 5 questions

module 14 Cyber Resilience and Redundancy Cyber Resilience and Redundancy High Availability Data Redundancy Configuring a RAID Capacity Planning Powering Data Centers Data Backups Continuity of Operations Plan Redundant Site Consideration Resilience and Recovery Testing Checkpoint cyber Resilience and Redundancy 5 questions

module 15 Security Architecture Security Architecture On-premise versus the Cloud Cloud Security Virtualization and Containerization Serverless Microservices Network Infrastructure Software-Defined Network (SDN) Infrastructure as Code (IaC) Centralized vs Decentralized Architectures Internet of Things (IoT) ICS and SCADA Embedded Systems Checkpoint security Architecture 14 questions

module 16 Security Infrastructure Security Infrastructure Ports and Protocols Firewall Configuring Firewalls IDS and IPS Network Appliances Port Security securing Network Communications SD-WAN and SASE Infrastructure Considerations Selecting Infrastructure Controls Checkpoiecurity Infrastructure 5 questions

module 17 Identity and Access Management (IAM) Solutions Identity and Access Management (IAM) Solutions Identity and Access Management (IAM) Multifactor Authentication Password Security Password Attacks Single Sign-On Federation Privileged Access Manage Access Control Models Assigning Permissions Checkpoint identity and Access Management Solutions 5 questions

module 18 Vulnerabilities and Attacks Vulnerabilities and Attacks Hardware Vulnerabilities Bluetooth Vulnerabilities and Attacks Mobile Vulnerabilities and Attacks Zero-day Vulnerabilities Operating System Vulnerabilities SQL and XML Injections Conducting an SQL Injection XSS and XSRF Buffer Overflow Race Conditions Checkpoint vulnerabilities and Attacks 5 questions

module 19 Malicious Activity Malicious Activity Distributed Denial of Service Domain Name Sys Attacks Directory Traversal Attack Execution and Escalation Attack Replay Attacks Session Hijacking On-Path Attacks Injection Attacks Indicators of Compromise Checkpoint Malicious Activity

module 20 Hardening Hardening Changing Default Configurations Restricting Applications Unnecessary Services Trusted Operating Systems Updates and Patches Patch Management roup Policies SELinux Data Encryption Lev Secure Baselines 5 Checkpoint Hardening 5 questions

Security Techniques Security Techniques Wireless Infrastructure Security Wireless Security Settings Application Security Network Access Control Web and DNS Filtering Email Security Endpoint Detection and Response User Behavior Analytics Selecting Secure Protocols Checkpoint security Techniques 5 questions

Vulnerability Management Vulnerability Management Identifying Vulnerabilities Threat Intelligence Feeds Responsible Disclosure Programs Analyzing Vulnerabilities Conducting Vulnerability Scans Assessing Vulnerability Scan Results Vulnerability Response and Remediation Validating Vulnerability Remediation Vulnerability Reporting Checkpoiulnerability Management 5 questions

Alerting and Monitoring Monitoring Resources Alerting and Monitoring Activitie Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) Data from Security Tools Security Content Automation and Protocol (SCAP) NetFlow and Flow Analysis Single Pane of Glass Checkpoint Alerting and Monitoring 5 questions

Incident Response Incident Response Process Threat Hunting Root Cause Analysis Incident Response Training and Testing Digital Forensic Procedures Data Collection Procedures Disk Imaging and Analysis Checkpoint incident Response 5 questions

Investigating an Incident Investigating with Data Dashboards Automated Reports Vulnerability Scan Packet Captures Firewall Logs Application Logs Endpoint LogS-specific Security Logs IPS/IDS Logs Network Logs Metadata Checkpoint investigating an Incident 5 questions

Automation and Orchestration When to Automate and Orchestrate Benefits of Automation and Orchestratation Automating Support Tickets Automating Onboarding Automating Security Automating Application Development Integrations and APIs Checkpoiutomation and Orchestration 5 questions

Security Awareness Recognizing Insider Threats Password Management Avoiding Social Engineering Policy and Handbooks Remote and Hybrid Work Environments Creating a Culture of Security Checkpoint security Awareness 5 questions Conclusive

Frequently asked questions

No. We start from absolute zero and build up gradually. As long as you can use a computer and you're committed to 10–15 hours/week, you'll succeed.

Both options are available. Pick from live online cohorts, our any of Physical campuses — It's the same content and certificate either way.

Yes. We offer part-payments — that can be split. Talk to admissions for tailored plans.

Yes, we provide internship and job placement support including CV review, mock interviews and direct introductions to several hiring partners. 85% of our graduates land a tech role within 6 months.

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Course curriculum

Class 1 - CompTia Networking + 5 Hours

Class 2-INTRO TO Ethical Hacking 3 Hours

Class 3-Operating System 5 Hours

class 4-CONT. OF Operating System 3 Hours

Class 5-Footprinting In Reconnaissance 5 Hours

Class 6-Scanning 3 Hours

Class 7 - Enumeration 5 Hours

Class 8 - Enumeration .... CONTD + TEST 3 Hours

Class 9 - Vulnerability Analysis 5 Hours

Class 10 - System Hacking 3 Hours

Class 11 - System Hacking .... CONTD + TEST 5 Hours

Class 12 - Malware Threats 3 Hours

Class 13 - Sniffing 5 Hours

Class 14 - Social Engineering 3 Hours

Class 15 - Denial-of-Service 5 Hours

Class 16 - Session Hijacking 3 Hours

Class 17 - Evading IPS/IDS, Firewalls, and Honeypots 5 Hours

Class 18 - Hacking Web Servers 3 Hours

Class 19 - Hacking Web Application 5 Hours

Class 20 - SQL Injection 3 Hours

Class 21 - Hacking Wireless Network THEORY 5 Hours

Class 22 - Hacking Mobile platforms THEORY 3 Hours

Class 23 - IOT and OT Hacking THEORY 5 Hours

Class 24 - IOT and OT Hacking cont'd THEORY 3 Hours

Class 25 - Cryptography 5 Hours

Class 26 - Cryptography cont'd 3 Hours

Class 27 5 Hours

Class 28 - Class 1 - Module 1 &2 - Security+ / Introduction / Fundamentals of security 3 Hours

Class 29 - Class 2- Module 3 & 4 - Security+ /Threat Actor - Physical Security 5 Hours

Class 30 - Class 3 -Module 5 & 6 - Security+/ Social Engineering - Malware 3 Hours

Class 31 - Class 4 - Security+ -Module 7 -Data Protection - Module 8 Cryptographic Solutions 5 Hours

Class 32 - Class 5 - Security+ - Module 9 Risk Management - Module 10 Third-party Vendor Risks 3 Hours

Class 33 - Class 6 - Module 11 Governance and Compliance - Module 12 Asset and Change Management 5 Hours

Class 34 - Class 7 - Security + Module 13 Audits and Assessments 3 Hours

Class 35 - Class 8 - Security + module 14 Cyber Resilience and Redundancy 5 Hours

Class 36 - Class 9 - Security + module 15 Security Architecture 3 Hours

Class 37 - Class 10 - Security + module 16 Security Infrastructure 5 Hours

Class 38 - Class 11 - Security + module 17 Identity and Access Management (IAM) Solutions 3 Hours

Class 12 - SECURITY+ - Module 18 Vulnerabilities and Attacks 5 Hours

Class 13 - SECURITY+ - Module 19 Malicious Activity 3 Hours

Class 14 - SECURITY+ - Module 20 Hardening 5 Hours

Class 15 - SECURITY+ - modules 21 Security Techniques 3 Hours

Class 16 - SECURITY+ - module 22 Vulnerability Management 5 Hours

Class 17 (SECURITY+)-Module 23 - Alerting and Monitoring 3 Hours

Class 18 (SECURITY+)-Incident Response 5 Hours

Class 19 (SECURITY+)-Investigating an Incident 3 Hours

Class 20 (SECURITY+)-Automation and Orchestration 5 Hours

Class 21 (SECURITY+)-Security Awareness 3 Hours

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