CYBERSECURITY ANALYST (CSA)

OCCUPATIONAL CERTIFICATE:

SAQA ID 118986 • NQF Level 5 • 173 Credits
12 Months

Cloud Administrator at SAITECH

OCCUPATIONAL CERTIFICATE:

CYBERSECURITY ANALYST (CSA)

SAQA ID 118986 • NQF Level 5 • 173 Credits
12 Months

The Occupational Certificate: Cybersecurity Analyst (CSA) equips learners to protect networks, systems and information from cyber threats by identifying vulnerabilities, assessing risks and responding to security incidents.

Learners gain practical skills in cybersecurity concepts, legal compliance, risk assessment, threat detection, prevention, and incident response.

With global demand for cybersecurity professionals rising sharply, this qualification addresses a critical skills shortage and supports South Africa’s 4IR priorities.

It is ideal for employees seeking formal recognition, preparing them for roles such as Cybersecurity Analyst, Security Specialist, Security Consultant and Network Security Analyst.

EXIT LEVEL OUTCOMES:

  • Analyse, identify, and solve potential and actual security risks, vulnerabilities and inefficiencies to safeguard information
    system assets from malicious cybersecurity attacks.
  • Protect organisation’s digital assets from both internal and external threats by maintaining cybersecurity attack mitigation
    and incident response capability.
  • Execute ethical cybersecurity monitoring in line with cybersecurity policies to provide defence to a level of confidentiality,
    integrity, and availability equal with the threat to assets and their value to the company.
  • Execute response procedures to mitigate cyber-attacks and secure information assets, intellectual property, and computer
    systems.
  • Execute recovery protocols and procedures as per recovery plan to restore data and/or assets affected by cybersecurity
    incidents.

  • Introduction to Cybersecurity
  • Fundamentals of Network Security and Defence
  • Cybersecurity and Cyber Threats and Attacks
  • Introduction to Cybersecurity Governance, Legislation and Ethics
  • Fundamentals of Design Thinking and Innovation
  • Logical Thinking and Basic Calculations
  • Computers, Devices and Computing Systems
  • Data and Database Vulnerabilities
  • Introduction to 4IR and Future Skills

  • Ensure Compliance in terms of Legal Cybersecurity Requirements and National and International Standards
  • Assess Risks and Vulnerabilities and Current Security Measures
  • Implement Protection, Prevention and Detection Measures to Mitigate Risk, Violations and Vulnerabilities
  • Apply Logical Thinking and Maths
  • Apply Basic Scriptwriting for Cybersecurity Toolsets
  • Access and Visualise Structured Data Using Spreadsheets
  • Apply Design Thinking Methodologies
  • Function Ethically and Effectively as a Member of a Multidisciplinary Team

  • Compliance with Legal Cybersecurity Requirements
  • Cybersecurity Risk Assessment and Mitigation
  • Cybersecurity Detection, Protection and Prevention Processes

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS:

Matric preferably with Maths/Maths Literacy or NQF Level 4 qualification.

Participants will be required to write an External Integrated Summative Assessment (EISA) Examination on completion of training.

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