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Cybersecurity Academy

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Publication date: 2023

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The Maharishi Institute CyberSecurity Academy in partnership with ABSA Bank, offers 12 high-quality, internationally recognised certifications alongside three nationally recognised MICT SETA qualifications. The programme is offered to registered, qualifying students of the Maharishi Institute as a standalone three-year programme in Cape Town, or as a three–year Academy course in Johannesburg

Industry certifications include:

  • Comptia A+
  • Comptia Network+
  • Comptia Security+
  • Programming with Python
  • CCNA DevNet (Cisco Certified Network Associate)
  • CCNA CyberOps (Cisco)
  • CompTIA Pentest+
  • AWS Essentials (Amazon Web Services)
  • AWS Security Specialty
  • Imperva

National Qualifications: through the MICT SETA:

  • Certificate: Technical Support (NQF 4)
  • National Certificate: IT Systems Support (NQF 5)
  • National Certificate IT Database Administration (NQF 6)

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

  • Security Analyst
  • Vulnerability Tester
  • Senior Systems Administrator Information Technology
  • Technology Support Administrator
  • Field Technician
  • Desktop Administrator
  • IT Consultant
  • Security Operations Analyst
  • Threat Intelligence Analyst
  • Cybersecurity Analyst
  • Network Support Engineer
  • Network Data Engineer
  • Network Security Associate
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ITU Global Cybersecurity Index (GCI) v4

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  • 2019

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  • The Global Cybersecurity Index (GCI) is a trusted reference that measures the commitment of countrie…

 

ITU Global Cybersecurity Index (GCI) v4

The Global Cybersecurity Index (GCI) is a trusted reference that measures the commitment of countries to cybersecurity at a global level – to raise awareness of the importance and different dimensions of the issue. As cybersecurity has a broad field of application, cutting across many industries and various sectors, each […]

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Global Cybersecurity Capacity Program I

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Global Cybersecurity Capacity Program I

The Global Cybersecurity Capacity Program, financed by the Korea-World Bank Group Partnership (KWPF) between 2016 and 2019, is one of the key initiatives that the World Bank has taken in an attempt to bridge existing gaps in cybersecurity capacities of its client countries. Thanks to tailored national and regional technical […]

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CYDIPLO (European Cyber Diplomacy)

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CYDIPLO (European Cyber Diplomacy)

This project explores the emerging field of cyber diplomacy in the EU and with key strategic partners. Drawing on perspectives from interdisciplinary perspectives, it explores a variety of questions on cyber diplomacy implementation across various actors and key areas. It also explores the major challenges and the core diplomatic instruments […]

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Critical Infrastructure Digitalization and Resilience (CIDR) in Serbia

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Critical Infrastructure Digitalization and Resilience (CIDR) in Serbia

Critical Infrastructure Digitalization and Resilience (CIDR) is a five-year regional program managed by DAI for the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)’s Bureau for Europe and Eurasia. CIDR’s country teams work with partner governments and local stakeholders to: 1) accelerate cybersecurity workforce development, 2) empower organizations to identify and address […]