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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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Building Brazil’s national cybersecurity curriculum – Increasing teachers’ and schoolchildren’s resilience to cyber threats. 

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Building Brazil’s national cybersecurity curriculum – Increasing teachers’ and schoolchildren’s resilience to cyber threats. 

This project is part of the United Kingdom Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) commitment to build national cyber security capacity and resilience to cybersecurity threats in five middle-income countries. The UK Government’s Digital Access Programme provides support through: Government-to-Government technical assistance; cyber hygiene training; public awareness-raising; and research. It […]

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E-Services as Response to Covid-19

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E-Services as Response to Covid-19

The EU-funded project “E-services and digital infrastructure as COVID-19 response measure” supports the development of digital public administration and platforms, electronic portals, and the development of e-services of the highest complexity for both citizens and businesses on both central and local levels.

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Supporting a Technology for Development Challenge to Connect Youth with Job Opportunities (Solomon Islands)

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Supporting a Technology for Development Challenge to Connect Youth with Job Opportunities (Solomon Islands)

The Cyber and Critical Tech Cooperation Program is delivering the Australia Solomon Islands Technology for Development Challenge which supports four projects to use technology to connect Solomon Islands youth with job opportunities at home and overseas.  

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National Cyber Security Centre: Dutch involvement in Cyber Capacity Building (CCB): a combined pragmatic approach

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National Cyber Security Centre: Dutch involvement in Cyber Capacity Building (CCB): a combined pragmatic approach

Coordinated by the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs, this project implemented by the the Netherlands National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC-NL) focuses on skills and knowledge exchange through presentations, visits, trainings (specifically for CSIRTs/CERTs), which will lead to a visible impact in the Western Balkans, Southern Africa and Asia-Pacific.