NZ Diploma in Cybersecurity

The New Zealand Diploma in Cybersecurity (Level 6) develops the technical, analytical and professional skills needed to protect information and systems from cybersecurity threats.

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You’ll complete five courses covering system administration, network security, cybersecurity principles, ethical hacking and an applied capstone project. Through practical labs, case studies and simulated attack-and-defence scenarios, you’ll learn to assess risks, implement security controls and respond to incidents while working within legal, privacy and ethical requirements.

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What you'll learn:

During the programme, you’ll learn how to:

• Install, configure and secure systems and enterprise IT infrastructure.

• Analyse network architectures to identify security risks and vulnerabilities.

• Implement security measures such as access controls, network segmentation, firewalls and system hardening.

• Conduct cybersecurity risk assessments using recognised frameworks.

• Assess, select, implement and validate cybersecurity controls.

• Analyse cybersecurity events and apply incident-response techniques.

• Use security monitoring and incident management tools.

• Conduct ethical hacking and penetration testing in controlled environments.

• Identify vulnerabilities and professionally communicate security findings.

• Consider the legal, privacy and ethical implications of cybersecurity decisions.

• Apply project management, teamwork and communication skills to cybersecurity projects.

• Plan and complete an applied capstone cybersecurity project.

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Ready to build the skills to help protect organisations from cybersecurity threats?
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