Cyber Security Technologist Level 4 Apprenticeship
Barnsley College Higher Education

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Higher Apprenticeship at Level 4

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Old Mill Lane Campus

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Full Time

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24 months

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Save the day and get serious with IT. Start your exciting career as a Cyber Security Technologist with us. The primary role of a Cyber Security Technologist is to apply an understanding of cyber threats, hazards, risks, controls, measures and mitigations to protect organisations, systems and people. There are two pathways within the Cyber Security Technologist standard – Technical and Risk Analyst:Those focused on the technical work on areas such as security design and architecture, security ...Read more

Save the day and get serious with IT. Start your exciting career as a Cyber Security Technologist with us. The primary role of a Cyber Security Technologist is to apply an understanding of cyber threats, hazards, risks, controls, measures and mitigations to protect organisations, systems and people. There are two pathways within the Cyber Security Technologist standard – Technical and Risk Analyst:

Those focused on the technical work on areas such as security design and architecture, security testing, investigations and response. Those focussed on the risk analysis focus on areas such as operations, risk, governance and compliance

Whether focussed on the technical or risk analysis, all will work to achieve the required security outcomes in a legal/ regulatory context, develop and apply practical knowledge of information security to deliver solutions that fulfil an organisation’s requirements and support the vast areas of the digital security economy.

Apply an understanding of cyber threats, hazards, risks, controls, measures and mitigations to protect organisations, systems and people – monitor networks for breaches and learn to install software (firewalls, data encryption, etc.), create disaster-recovery plans or most importantly think like ‘ethical hackers’.

As well as keeping up to date with the latest methods of attack and conducting penetration testing to find vulnerabilities before they can be exploited, you will aim to form a deeper understanding of data, cryptography and encryption, open source intelligence (OSI), protocols and how they relate to each other, network routing and performance including typical failure modes in protocols and approaches to error control.

You will also cover common security architectures, hardware and software components and sources of architecture patterns/guidance and undertake live and virtual risk-based activities.

On Programme Assessment will include a mixture of:

  • Practical demonstrations
  • Work based projects
  • Written assessments
  • Portfolio
  • Observations
  • End Point Assessment

You can progress onto higher level degree and/or apprenticeship study or apply for a vast array of digital roles that include:

Cyber Operations Manager, Security Architect, Penetration Tester, Security Analyst, Risk Analyst, Intelligence Researcher, Security Sales Engineer, Cyber Security Specialist, Information Security Analyst, Governance and Compliance Analyst, Information Security Assurance and Threat Analyst, Forensics and Incident Response Analyst, Security Engineer, Information Security Auditor, Security Administrator, Information Security Officer.

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GCSE/National 4/National 5:

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Individual employers will set the selection criteria, but this might include five GCSEs and/or A levels; a Level 3 Apprenticeship; other relevant qualifications and experience; or an aptitude test with a focus on functional maths.

Individual employers will set the selection criteria, but this might include five GCSEs and/or A levels; a Level 3 Apprenticeship; other relevant qualifications and experience; or an aptitude test with a focus on functional maths.

Tuition fees

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England

Students from England

This is the fee you pay if you live within England. Please confirm the most up to date fee with the individual institution.

There is no cost to being an apprentice. All costs associated with your apprenticeship, including the cost of training and your salary, will be paid by your employer.

Students from International

This is the fee you pay if you are an International student. Please confirm the most up to date fee with the individual institution.

There is no cost to being an apprentice. All costs associated with your apprenticeship, including the cost of training and your salary, will be paid by your employer.

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Barnsley College Higher Education
Church Street Barnsley S70 2YW United Kingdom
Nearest train station: Swansea  2.5 miles away

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