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<p><span>Located 14 kilometres east of Melbourne City, the Elgar campus can be found on Elgar Rd in Box Hill.</span></p>

<p>Located 14 kilometres east of Melbourne City, the Nelson campus is the second location in Box Hill situated on Whitehorse Road.</p>

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  Located 15 kilometres east of Melbourne City, the Whitehorse campus can be found on Whitehorse Road in Box Hill.
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<p><span>Our CBD campus is co-located with the Centre for Adult Education in the heart of Melbourne&rsquo;s Central Business District. </span></p>

<p>Our Lakeside Lilydale campus serves the local community as an active learning centre with a range of vocational and higher education courses. The campus is also home to the <strong>Yarra Ranges Tech School</strong>.</p>

Graduate Diploma of Cyber Security

Graduate  Cyber Security

<p>This unit introduces students to key areas of professionalism and professional communication. Students will be introduced the necessary skills in research methods, along with other key aspects of lifelong professional development. The unit covers professional certification, autonomy, reflection, responsibility and accountability. Students gain knowledge and skills in communication and collaboration that will help them to work effectively as network security professionals. These include oral and written communication; research report writing; teamwork; group dynamics; and conflict resolution. The unit enhances the student&rsquo;s knowledge of research with regard to current development in the ICT sector. It also provides an overview of the context of network security in Australia and worldwide, and addresses specific issues that are particularly relevant to ICT professionals in network security, such as legal and ethical issues; social issues; and privacy.</p><br/><strong>Prerequisites</strong>: None<br/><strong>Assessment</strong>:  Assessment 1: Tutorial activities 10% | Assessment 2: Individual assignment - 10 minute oral presentation 20% | Assessment 3: Group Assignment (minimum 7,200 words - 2400 words per person) written report 30% | Assessment 4: Final Examination 40%

<p>This unit provides students with a comprehensive overview of information and business security. Students will be introduced to knowledge and skills to apply, evaluate, and manage information and business security.&nbsp; Students will study how and why a security program needs to support the organisation&rsquo;s goals and objectives.&nbsp; Students will also study how to analyse, evaluate and manage an organisation&rsquo;s security program.&nbsp;</p>
<p>The unit provides an overview of the seven key domains of security as recognised by the (ISC)2 SSCP CBK:&nbsp; Access Controls, Cryptography, Security Operations and Administration, Monitoring and Analysis, Risk Response and Recovery, Networks and Communications and Malicious Code and Activity.</p><br/><strong>Prerequisites</strong>: None<br/><strong>Assessment</strong>:  Assessment 1: Tutorial activities 10% | Assessment 2: Individual assignment - 10 minute oral presentation 20% | Assessment 3: Group Assignment - written report (minimum 7,200 words - 2400 words per person) 30% | Assessment 4: Final examination (two hours - online) 40%

<p>This unit provides students with a solid basis in networking and routing having particular regard to network security.&nbsp; Students will analyse, design, specify, configure, and manage a medium sized network. The unit provides an overview of internetworking topologies and technologies that involves an examination of networking from the OSI (Open Systems Interconnection) seven-layer model and TCP/IP perspectives.&nbsp; Students will investigate the function and operation of appropriate equipment from each layer.&nbsp;&nbsp; The unit also introduces students to router security.&nbsp;</p><br/><strong>Prerequisites</strong>: None<br/><strong>Assessment</strong>:  Assessment 1: Tutorial activities 10% | Assessment 2: Individual assignment - 10 minute oral presentation 20% | Assessment 3: Group Assignment - written report (minimum 7,200 words - 2400 words per person) 30% | Assessment 4: Final examination (two hours - online) 40%

<p>In this unit students will study the knowledge and skills required to effectively manage IT projects.&nbsp; This encompasses common and emerging concepts, theories, processes, and techniques that are essential to managing IT projects. The unit will assist students in their understanding to analyse and evaluate the common issues that project team members and stakeholders face, and to design and manage ways to address these issues. The unit covers the key knowledge areas from project management frameworks and methodologies, including the project lifecycle, project selection, project planning, managing project resources, costs, duration, quality, leadership, risk management and change management.&nbsp; Also included is how project characteristics and management differ in the context of outsourcing, off-shoring and international project teams.</p><br/><strong>Prerequisites</strong>: None<br/><strong>Assessment</strong>:  Assessment 1: Tutorial activities 10% | Assessment 2: Individual assignment - 10 minute oral presentation 20% | Assessment 3: Group Assignment - written report (minimum 7,200 words - 2400 words per person) 30% | Assessment 4: Final examination (two hours - online) 40%

<p>In this unit, students will be introduced to the knowledge and skills that will allow them to address the technical and administrative challenges involved in centrally controlling a multi-user network. The unit provides in-depth knowledge of the structure and function of a multi-user operating system, and the acquisition of professional skills required regarding operating system installation, configuration, administration, and maintenance. The unit emphasises the relationship between system management and network security. The unit provides opportunities for students to build skills in access control, including managing accounts and resources. Business continuity issues, auditing, and reporting are also covered.</p><br/><strong>Prerequisites</strong>: GCCY102 Overview of Security<br/><strong>Assessment</strong>:  Assessment 1: Weekly Labs/Quiz 10% | Assessment 2: Lab Test 10% | Assessment 3: Research Assignment (1000 word report & 10 minute presentation) 40% | Assessment 4: Final examination (two hours) 40%

<p>This unit focuses on the processes and technologies required to secure a network. Current issues and emerging trends and technologies are examined. The unit includes: security policy design and management; principle of network security and network access control; next-generation firewalls and securing end-points; network protocols including authentication protocols; security monitoring and analysis. The unit begins with an overview of the security vulnerabilities, threats, and attacks that are found in computer networks. The remainder of the unit concentrates on various technical methodologies and management policies designed to protect networked systems. The emphasis is on higher level activities such as policy decisions and, network design and configuration. Students gain skills in advanced techniques in network security and consolidate these with laboratory and assignment work.</p><br/><strong>Prerequisites</strong>: GCCY102 Overview of Security | GCCY103 Overview of Networking and Routing<br/><strong>Assessment</strong>:  Assessment 1: Weekly Labs/Quiz 10% | Assessment 2: Lab Test 10% | Assessment 3: Research Assignment (1000 word report & 10 minute presentation) 40% | Assessment 4: Final examination (two hours) 40%

<p>This unit provides students with in depth knowledge and advanced professional skills to manage and maintain network servers and the services they provide. Topics covered include how to maintain, monitor, and manage servers. The unit also covers the installation, configuration, and management of local or cloud hosted infrastructure services (IAM, NTP, DNS, DHCP, and SSH); mail services; Web and SQL services; file and print sharing. Learners will plan, implement, and troubleshoot a Directory Service infrastructure that centralises the control of network services, stores objects securely in a logical structure and optimises network traffic. There is an emphasis on secure network service management, including system hardening and web application security.</p><br/><strong>Prerequisites</strong>: GCCY102 Overview of Security | GCCY103 Overview of Networking and Routing<br/><strong>Assessment</strong>:  Assessment 1: Practical and theoretical lab work 10% | Assessment 2: Test (1 hour) 15% | Assessment 3: Group and Individual Assignment. Group report (3000 words – 750 words per person) 15%. Individual report (1000 words) 20% | Assessment 4: Final examination (two hours) 40%

<p>This unit introduces safer programming languages used for system administration, networking, and security applications such as Go, Python, Ansible, Powershell or Rust. The unit gives an introductory approach with an emphasis on safe programming practices. Security issues associated with operating systems, networking and databases are emphasised, and attention is given to common problems in other programming languages, such as buffer overflows.</p><br/><strong>Prerequisites</strong>: GCCY102 Overview of Security | GCCY103 Overview of Networking and Routing<br/><strong>Assessment</strong>:  Assessment 1: Individual assignment – written report (1500 words) 30% |Assessment 2: Individual assignment – written report (2000 words) 40% | Assessment 3: Examination (1 hour) 30%

<p>This unit provides students with in-depth knowledge and advanced professional skills in computer investigation, digital evidence and digital analysis. It provides an overview of computer forensics, relevant software and technologies, computer investigation, digital evidence and digital analysis. Coverage includes computer investigations involving virtual machines, networks, live acquisition, email, graphics files and mobile devices. Legal and ethical issues and corporate investigations are also discussed.</p><br/><strong>Prerequisites</strong>: GCCY102 Overview of Security<br/><strong>Assessment</strong>:  Assessment 1: Individual assignment – written report (1500 words) 30% | Assessment 2: Group and individual assignment. Group report (3000 words) and Individual report (1000 words) 40% | Assessment 3: Individual assignment – written report (1500 words) 30%

Graduate Certificate in Cyber Security

Graduate Certificate

in Cyber Security

Certificate IV in Cyber Security

Certificate IV in

Cyber Security

<div>Analyse and present research information contains the skills and knowledge required to gather, organise, analyse and present workplace information using available systems. This includes identifying research requirements and sources of information, applying information to a set of facts, evaluating the quality of the information, and preparing and producing reports.</div><div>It applies to individuals who are required to apply their broad knowledge of the work environment to analysis and research tasks, evaluate information from a variety of sources and apply solutions to a range of unpredictable problems.</div><br/><strong>Prerequisites</strong>: Nil

<div>This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to implement and monitor an organisations work health and safety (WHS) policies, procedures and programs in the relevant work area in order to meet legislative requirements.</div><div>It applies to individuals with supervisory responsibilities for implementing and monitoring the organisations WHS policies, procedures and programs in a work area. These individuals have a broad knowledge of WHS policies and contribute well developed skills in creating solutions to unpredictable problems through analysis and evaluation of information from a variety of sources. They provide supervision and guidance to others and have limited responsibility for the output of others.</div>

<div>This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to maintain professional and ethical conduct, as well as to ensure that personal information of stakeholders is handled in a confidential and professional manner when dealing with stakeholders in an information and communications technology (ICT) environment.</div><div>It applies to ICT personnel who are required to gather information to determine the organisation s code of ethics, and protect and maintain privacy policies and system security.</div><br/><strong>Prerequisites</strong>: Nil

<p class="MsoNormal">This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to
write scripts to automate solutions, by using basic scripting processes, and
application-specific scripting options.<o:p></o:p></p>

<p class="MsoNormal">It applies to individuals who may work in information and
communications technology (ICT) support roles and who are required to automate
tasks.<o:p></o:p></p>

<div>This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to plan, design and build scripts, using a scripting language to construct a highly interactive and automated software application.</div><div>It applies to individuals who build and integrate interactive applications, or websites for internal, and public, sites.&nbsp; They may work as application developers, application-support personnel, programmers specialising in a scripting language, web application programmers, or web developers.</div>

This unit provides a cyber security practitioner with an introduction to the skills and knowledge required to comprehend how data travels around the internet and the function and operation of protocols such as the Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) suite and devices that facilitate this data transfer.&nbsp;

This unit provides introductory skills and knowledge required to implement testing procedures for systems in an organisation. These involve application layer testing tools as defined by the Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP), network testing and monitoring tools. The unit examines common threats, ethical hacking principles and introduction to penetration testing, social engineering security issues, enumeration, port scanning, sniffers, footprinting, traffic sniffers and wireless LAN vulnerabilities and contains a solid treatment of intrusions.

This unit provides introductory knowledge and skills to recognize threats, risks and vulnerabilities to cyber security in an organisation. It includes the threats an organisation encompasses such as networks, machines, applications, data, users and infrastructure. The unit also covers an introduction to common cyber security attack mechanisms and an introduction to identity and threat management as well as security issues surrounding Internet of Things (IOT) devices. Finally, the unit introduces the implementation of tools and systems an organisation can use to protect from cyber-attacks.

This unit provides a sound working knowledge of the key features which make up the network security for an organisation. The unit includes a detailed investigation of threats and mitigation techniques, network security architectures, introduction to firewall setup and configuration, intrusion prevention system (IPS) setup and operation as well as internetworking operating system (IOS) software features to harden routers and switches. The unit also investigates proxy server vulnerabilities, Wireless Lan (WLAN) security vulnerabilities and the application of Virtual Private Networks (VPN’s) and cryptography fundamentals.<br/><strong>Prerequisites</strong>: VU21988 - Utilise basic network concepts and protocols required in cyber security VU21990 – Recognise the need for cyber security in an organisation

The purpose of this unit is to undertake a project that simulates a real cyber security environment. The project may include using a Cyber Security Operations Centre (CSOC) sandbox or equivalent laboratory environment. This environment allows the participant to demonstrate configuring and testing of firewalls, implementing Intrusion Detection System (IDS) and evaluating and identifying any traffic anomalies. The use of Red &amp; Blue teaming exercises to identify security breaches and apply mitigation strategies to minimise further risk should be included as part of the exercise<br/><strong>Prerequisites</strong>: ICTPRG407 - Write scripts for software applications  VU21988 - Utilise basic network concepts and protocols required in cyber security  VU21989 – Test concepts and procedures for cyber security  VU21990 – Recognise the need for cyber security in an organisation

This unit provides base level skills and knowledge to configure an operating system on a personal computer, adding security, setting user level passwords and privileges to limit and identify user access – all required to increase protection of the end point from cyber security attacks. The unit also provides an overview of internet of things (IOT) devices, an introduction to computer networking virtualisation and base level Linux commands – deemed to be invaluable in using cyber security tools.

This unit provides the knowledge and skills necessary for a cyber security practitioner to detect and recognize discrepancies in data by performing analysis. The unit covers the collection of data on a scenario and performing basic analysis and includes the process of breaking down the scenario to a set of subtasks which are examined for their effectiveness. The unit includes an introduction of databases as a repository for data and the vulnerabilities that exist and an introduction to software tools to supporting pattern recognition.

The unit provides the basic knowledge and skills required to manage the implementation of the security infrastructure for an organisation. It includes assessing risk, implementing appropriate controls, monitoring their effectiveness, following organisation policy to store relevant data and compiled reports for future audit purposes. The practitioner will monitor and evaluate the physical security infrastructure of the organisation, and implement a regular security infrastructure maintenance program.

This unit provides the basic knowledge and skills for a cyber security practitioner to examine, as part of a team, an organisation’s existing incident response plan (IRP) and expand it as necessary to more thoroughly deal with incidents. The unit includes forming the team, clarifying roles, interpreting an incident response plan (IRP), using red and blue teams to test the IRP, implementing an incident, evaluating the IRP for its effectiveness and developing improvement.

This unit provides the knowledge and skills required to ensure and maintain the security of an organisation’s website by utilizing the outcomes of the Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP). Current penetration testing tools are also utilised to determine the vulnerabilities of a web site. Vulnerabilities are assessed and reported to appropriate personnel to minimize risk.

Advanced Diploma of Cyber Security

Advanced Diploma of

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to lead teams in the workplace and to actively engage with the management of the organisation.

It applies to individuals working at a managerial level who facilitate work teams and build a positive culture within their work teams. At this level, work will normally be carried out using complex and diverse methods and procedures requiring the exercise of considerable discretion and judgement, using a range of problem solving and decision making strategies.

<p class="MsoBodyText">This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to develop and
implement virtualisation technologies, with the goal of providing a more
sustainable information and communications technology (ICT) environment.<o:p></o:p></p>

<p class="MsoBodyText">It applies to individuals working as senior networking staff
responsible for increasing the sustainability of an organisation, by using
virtualisation technologies.<font color="#ff0000" face="Arial Narrow, sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></font></p>

<div>This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to mitigate security threats to a wireless local area network (WLAN) by implementing security standards and policies.</div><div><br></div><div>It applies to individuals with advanced information and communications technology (ICT) skills who are working as wireless help desk support technicians, wireless network support specialists and wireless network engineers.</div>

<p class="MsoNoSpacing">This unit provides the knowledge and skills for a
practitioner to communicate the effects of cyber security incidents to
appropriate personnel in the organisation. This involves understanding
communication styles, setting up and contributing to the team that deals with
cyber security incidents for the organisation. It also includes gathering and
sorting the appropriate information and presenting it using the appropriate
communication style for different groups and personnel in the organisation.<o:p></o:p></p>

This unit provides the knowledge and skills to recognise and utilise key security standards, organisations and bodies that offer resources and support to an organisation addressing cyber security risk. Resources are reviewed for potential implementation within the organisation.

<div>This unit introduces learners to the principles and operation of the cloud model and cloud services. It provides the knowledge and skills to categorise and select cloud services for an organisation as well as the ability to examine the security issues relating to cloud data and services.</div><div><br></div><div>The unit also introduces the current industry practices that support an organisation to secure its’ cloud based data and application services.</div>

The unit provides the knowledge and skills to examine concepts and operation of an executable (exe) file and an assembler instruction set, principles of the software development process and software vulnerabilities. The unit also develops skills in writing and reading scripts, utilising software troubleshooting techniques and finally, examining the principles of writing secure code.<br>

This unit provides the knowledge and skills to apply strategies to deal with issues associated with fraudulent identity and to deploy best practices for identity and access management for an organisation.

<span style="font-size: 14.4px;">This unit provides the knowledge and skills to plan and implement a cyber security project that either simulates a real cyber security environment or is an actual workplace project. Learners are required to actively participate and contribute to the project team. They are required to receive tasks, communicate outcomes, design solutions, solve project problems and meet required deadlines to ensure effective and timely delivery of the project. The project may include using a Cyber Security Operations Centre (CSOC) sandbox or equivalent laboratory environment. This environment allows the learner to demonstrate configuring and testing of firewalls, implementing Intrusion Detection System (IDS) and evaluating and identifying any traffic anomalies. The use of Red and Blue teaming exercises to identify security breaches and apply mitigation strategies to minimise further risk should be included as part of the project</span><br/><strong>Prerequisites</strong>: Prerequisite  VU22240 - Communicate cyber security incidents within the organisation  VU22243 - Develop software skills for the cyber security practitioner  VU22244 - Implement best practice for identity management

This unit provides the knowledge and skills to enable a cyber security paraprofessional as part of a team, to identify relevant cyber standards and laws pertaining to the organisation, evaluate current working practices in light of these standards and laws and to plan and implement any required work practice changes.

This unit provides skills and knowledge required to perform a risk assessment for the organisation; this assessment is most likely performed as part of a team. The unit covers; assessing current assets, identify current threats and vulnerabilities, identify a risk process and performing the assessment.

<div>This unit provides the knowledge and skills for a paraprofessional working as a team member to prepare for and respond to a cyber security incident within an organisation. The unit includes identifying when the incident occurred, developing and implementing an appropriate response’ strategy, evaluate the success of the response and any long term effects of the incident.</div><div><br></div><div>The unit also includes the knowledge and skills required to accurately document the incident and update the organisation’s incident response plan to reduce the risk of further incidents.</div>

This unit provides the knowledge and skills to demonstrate the function and operation of hardware and software tools used to detect cyber incidents. The unit includes the selection and use of tools to analyse logged data, detection of malicious data streams as well as analysis of the results and evaluation of the selected tools in their effectiveness in detecting data patterns.

<div>The unit provides the knowledge and skills to implement and monitor a cyber security operation for an organisation. The unit addresses the key elements of implementation which include preparing the organisation for an incident, knowing how it could occur, and the processes and procedures to respond. The unit also includes the use of tools and processes to analyse data and detect intrusions.</div><div>The unit applies procedures and processes developed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and it aligns with the Cisco Cyber Operations course.</div>

This unit provides the knowledge and skills required to use a series of tools to test the vulnerabilities of the security infrastructure for an organisation. The unit includes the compiling of information on the existing security infrastructure design, evaluating and selecting testing tools and preforming vulnerability scanning and penetration testing. It also includes developing a report which assesses the weaknesses and includes mitigation strategies that can be implemented to ‘harden’ the organisation’s cyber security infrastructure.

This unit provides the knowledge and skills to expand the testing capability for web vulnerabilities. The unit includes skills in using advance features of current toolsets in order identify weaknesses in the security of an organisation’s website. It also includes the development of a penetration (PEN) test report which will identify the root cause of the issues and includes mitigation strategies for the identified web site weaknesses. This unit utilises the current security framework Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP) security methodology and open source tools provide a sound foundation to develop these skills.

This unit provides the knowledge and skills to examine the function and operation of IoT devices and to identify what threats and vulnerabilities exit when using them. The unit also includes strategies to minimise the threats.

<div>This unit provides the knowledge and skills to examine the key standard bodies and frameworks that offer constructive support for addressing threats and vulnerabilities of critical infrastructure.</div><div>The units also covers the development of mitigation strategies to protect an organisation’s infrastructure as well as the implementation and monitoring of its’ effectiveness.</div>

This unit seeks to build on previous skills in configuring security devices by providing knowledge and skills to configure and modify where required an organisation’s existing security devices. After implementation the devices will be monitored and assessed for their effectiveness. New security devices and technologies will be researched, evaluated and implemented in order to improve the security performance of the organisation.

This unit provides the knowledge and skills required to design, implement and monitor a fundamental virtualised cyber security infrastructure for an organisation. The unit includes designing an infrastructure to suit key specifications, the utilisation of testing procedures in the development stage, implementation process, monitoring functionality following implementation and continuous improvement processes.

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<p>Using the official VMware course "VMware vSphere: Install, Configure, Manage [V7]"</p>
<p>This hands on training course features focuses on installing, configuring, and managing VMware vSphere&reg; 7, which includes VMware ESXi&trade; 7 and VMware vCenter Server&reg; 7. This course prepares you to administer a vSphere infrastructure for an organization of any size.<br /><br />This course is the foundation for most of the other VMware technologies in the software-defined data center..</p>
<ul>
<li>Completion of this course also satisfies as a prerequisite to take the VMware Certified Professional - Data Center Virtualization (VCP-DCV) exam.</li>
</ul>

<p>The course covers the following:</p>
<ol>
<li><strong>Course Introduction</strong>
<ul>
<li>Introductions and course logistics</li>
<li>Course objectives</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><strong>Introduction to vSphere and the Software-Defined Data Center</strong>
<ul>
<li>Explain basic virtualization concepts</li>
<li>Describe how vSphere fits into the software-defined data center and the cloud infrastructure</li>
<li>Explain how vSphere interacts with CPUs, memory, networks, and storage</li>
<li>Recognize the user interfaces for accessing the vCenter Server system and ESXi hosts</li>
<li>Describe the ESXi host architecture</li>
<li>Navigate the Direct Console User Interface (DCUI) to configure an ESXi host</li>
<li>Recognize ESXi host user account best practices</li>
<li>Install an ESXi host</li>
<li>Use VMware Host Client&trade; to configure ESXi host settings</li>
<li>Describe how to proactively manage your vSphere environment using VMware Skyline</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><strong>Virtual Machines</strong>
<ul>
<li>Create and provision a virtual machine</li>
<li>Explain the importance of VMware Tools&trade;</li>
<li>Install VMware Tools</li>
<li>Identify the files that make up a VM</li>
<li>Recognize the components of a VM</li>
<li>Recognize virtual devices supported by a VM</li>
<li>Describe the benefits and use cases for containers</li>
<li>Identify the parts of a container system</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><strong>vCenter Server</strong>
<ul>
<li>Describe the vCenter Server architecture</li>
<li>Discuss how ESXi hosts communicate with vCenter Server</li>
<li>Deploy and configure vCenter Server Appliance</li>
<li>Use vSphere Client to manage the vCenter Server inventory</li>
<li>Add data center, organizational objects, and hosts to vCenter Server</li>
<li>Use roles and permissions to enable users to access objects in the vCenter Server inventory</li>
<li>Back up vCenter Server Appliance</li>
<li>Monitor vCenter Server tasks, events, and appliance health</li>
<li>Use VMware vCenter Server&reg; High Availability to protect a vCenter Server Appliance</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><strong>Configure and Manage Virtual Networks</strong>
<ul>
<li>Create and manage standard switches</li>
<li>Describe the virtual switch connection types</li>
<li>Configure virtual switch security, traffic-shaping, and load-balancing policies</li>
<li>Compare vSphere distributed switches and standard switches</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><strong>Configure and Manage Virtual Storage</strong>
<ul>
<li>Identify storage protocols and storage device types</li>
<li>Discuss ESXi hosts using iSCSI, NFS, and Fibre Channel storage&bull;&nbsp;&nbsp;</li>
<li>Create and manage VMFS and NFS datastores</li>
<li>Explain how multipathing works with iSCSI, NFS, and Fibre Channel storage</li>
<li>Recognize the components of a VMware vSAN&trade; configuration</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><strong>Virtual Machine Management</strong>
<ul>
<li>Use templates and cloning to deploy new virtual machines</li>
<li>Modify and manage virtual machines</li>
<li>Create a content library and deploy virtual machines from templates in the library</li>
<li>Use customization specification files to customize a new virtual machine</li>
<li>Perform vSphere vMotion and vSphere Storage vMotion migrations</li>
<li>Describe the Enhanced vMotion Compatibility feature</li>
<li>Create and manage virtual machine snapshots</li>
<li>Examine the features and functions of VMware vSphere&reg; Replication&trade;</li>
<li>Describe the benefits of VMware vSphere&reg; Storage APIs &ndash; Data Protection</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><strong>Resource Management and Monitoring</strong>
<ul>
<li>Discuss CPU and memory concepts in a virtualized environment</li>
<li>Describe what overcommitment of a resource means</li>
<li>Describe methods for optimizing CPU and memory usage</li>
<li>Use various tools to monitor resource use</li>
<li>Create and use alarms to report certain conditions or events</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><strong>vSphere Clusters</strong>
<ul>
<li>Describe the functions of a vSphere DRS cluster</li>
<li>Create a vSphere DRS cluster</li>
<li>Monitor a vSphere cluster configuration</li>
<li>Describe options for making a vSphere environment highly available</li>
<li>Explain the vSphere HA architecture</li>
<li>Configure and manage a vSphere HA cluster</li>
<li>Examine the features and functions of VMware vSphere&reg; Fault Tolerance</li>
<li>Describe the function of the vSphere&reg; Cluster Service</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><strong>vSphere Lifecycle Management</strong>
<ul>
<li>Recognize the importance of vCenter Server Update Planner</li>
<li>Describe how VMware vSphere&reg; Lifecycle Manager&trade; works</li>
<li>Describe how to update ESXi hosts using baselines</li>
<li>Validate ESXi host compliance using a cluster image</li>
<li>Describe how to upgrade VMware Tools and VM hardware</li>
<li>Describe VMware vSphere&reg; Lifecycle Manager&trade; and VMware vSAN&trade; integration</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ol>

Short Course

VMware vSphere - Software Defined IT Using VMware

<p>Learn how to&nbsp;install, configure, and manage the essential features of Palo Alto Networks&reg; next-generation firewalls.</p>

<p><strong>Mod 1: Platforms and Architecture</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Single-Pass Architecture</li>
<li>Flow Logic</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Mod 2: Initial Configuration</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Initial Access to the System</li>
<li>Configuration Management</li>
<li>Licensing and Software Updates</li>
<li>Account Administration</li>
</ul>
<p><br /><strong>Mod 3: Basic Interface Configuration</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Security Zones</li>
<li>Layer 2, Layer 3, Virtual Wire, and Tap</li>
<li>Subinterfaces</li>
<li>DHCP</li>
<li>Virtual Routers</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Mod 4: Security and NAT Policies</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Security Policy Configuration</li>
<li>Policy Administration</li>
<li>NAT (source and destination)</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Mod 5: Basic App-ID&trade;</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>App-ID Overview</li>
<li>Application Groups and Filters</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Mod 6: Basic Content-ID&trade;</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Antivirus</li>
<li>Anti-spyware</li>
<li>Vulnerability</li>
<li>URL Filtering</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Mod 7: File Blocking and WildFire&trade;</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>File Blocking</li>
<li>WildFire</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Mod 8: Decryption</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Certificate Management</li>
<li>Outbound SSL Decryption</li>
<li>Inbound SSL Decryption</li>
</ul>
<p><br /><strong>Mod 9: Basic User-ID&trade;</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Enumerating Users</li>
<li>Mapping Users to IP Addresses</li>
<li>User-ID Agent</li>
</ul>
<p><br /><strong>Mod 10: Site-to-Site VPNs</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>IPSec Tunnels</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Mod 11: Management and Reporting</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Dashboard</li>
<li>Basic Logging</li>
<li>Basic Reports</li>
<li>Panorama</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Mod 12: Active/Passive High Availability</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Configuring Active/Passive HA</li>
</ul>

Palo Alto Firewall: Install, Configure and Manage

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<td style="height: 18px; width: 25.4815%;"><strong>Chapter/Section</strong></td>
<td style="height: 18px; width: 40.642%;"><strong>Goals/Objectives</strong></td>
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<td style="height: 18px; width: 25.4815%;">Chapter 1. Cybersecurity and the Security Operations Centre</td>
<td style="height: 18px; width: 40.642%;">Explain the role of the Cybersecurity Operations Analyst in the enterprise.</td>
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<td style="height: 18px; width: 25.4815%; padding-left: 40px;">1.1 The Danger</td>
<td style="height: 18px; width: 40.642%;">Explain why networks and data are attacked.</td>
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<td style="height: 18px; width: 25.4815%; padding-left: 40px;">1.2 Fighters in the War Against Cybercrime</td>
<td style="height: 18px; width: 40.642%;">Explain how to prepare for a career in Cybersecurity operations.</td>
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<td style="height: 36px; width: 25.4815%;">Chapter 2. Windows Operating System</td>
<td style="height: 36px; width: 40.642%;">Explain the Windows Operating System features and characteristics needed to support cybersecurity analysis.</td>
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<td style="height: 18px; width: 25.4815%; padding-left: 40px;">2.1 Windows Overview</td>
<td style="height: 18px; width: 40.642%;">Explain the operation of the Windows Operating System.</td>
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<td style="height: 18px; width: 25.4815%; padding-left: 40px;">2.2 Windows Administration</td>
<td style="height: 18px; width: 40.642%;">Explain how to secure Windows endpoints.</td>
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<td style="height: 18px; width: 25.4815%;">Chapter 3. Linux Operating System</td>
<td style="height: 18px; width: 40.642%;">Explain the features and characteristics of the Linux Operating System</td>
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<td style="height: 18px; width: 25.4815%; padding-left: 40px;">3.1 Using Linux</td>
<td style="height: 18px; width: 40.642%;">Perform basic operations in the Linux shell.</td>
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<td style="height: 18px; width: 25.4815%; padding-left: 40px;">3.2 Linux Administration</td>
<td style="height: 18px; width: 40.642%;">Perform basic Linux administration tasks.</td>
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<td style="height: 18px; width: 25.4815%;"><strong>&nbsp;</strong></td>
<td style="height: 18px; width: 40.642%;">Perform basic security-related tasks on a Linux host.</td>
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<td style="height: 18px; width: 25.4815%;">Chapter 4. Network Protocols and Services</td>
<td style="height: 18px; width: 40.642%;">Analyse the operation of network protocols and services.</td>
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<td style="height: 18px; width: 25.4815%; padding-left: 40px;">4.1 Network Protocols</td>
<td style="height: 18px; width: 40.642%;">Explain how protocols enable network operations.</td>
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<td style="height: 18px; width: 25.4815%; padding-left: 40px;">4.2 Ethernet and Internet Protocol (IP)</td>
<td style="height: 18px; width: 40.642%;">Explain how the Ethernet and IP protocols support network communication.</td>
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<td style="height: 18px; width: 25.4815%; padding-left: 40px;">4.3 Connectivity Verification</td>
<td style="height: 18px; width: 40.642%;">Use common testing utilities to verify and test network connectivity.</td>
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<td style="height: 18px; width: 25.4815%; padding-left: 40px;">4.4 Address Resolution Protocol</td>
<td style="height: 18px; width: 40.642%;">Explain how the address resolution protocol enables communication on a network.</td>
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<td style="height: 18px; width: 25.4815%; padding-left: 40px;">4.5 The Transport Layer and Network Services</td>
<td style="height: 18px; width: 40.642%;">Explain how transport layer protocols and network services support network functionality.</td>
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<td style="height: 18px; width: 25.4815%; padding-left: 40px;">4.6 Network Services</td>
<td style="height: 18px; width: 40.642%;">Explain how network services enable network functionality.</td>
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<tr style="height: 18px;">
<td style="height: 18px; width: 25.4815%;">Chapter 5. Network Infrastructure</td>
<td style="height: 18px; width: 40.642%;">Explain the operation&nbsp; of the network&nbsp; infrastructure.</td>
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<tr style="height: 18px;">
<td style="height: 18px; width: 25.4815%; padding-left: 40px;">5.1 Network Communication Devices</td>
<td style="height: 18px; width: 40.642%;">Explain how network devices enable wired and wireless network communication.</td>
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<td style="height: 18px; width: 25.4815%; padding-left: 40px;">5.2 Network Security Infrastructure</td>
<td style="height: 18px; width: 40.642%;">Explain how devices and services are used to enhance network security.</td>
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<td style="height: 18px; width: 25.4815%; padding-left: 40px;">5.3 Network Representations</td>
<td style="height: 18px; width: 40.642%;">Explain how networks and network topologies are represented.</td>
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<tr style="height: 18px;">
<td style="height: 18px; width: 25.4815%;">Chapter 6. Principles of Network Security</td>
<td style="height: 18px; width: 40.642%;">Classify&nbsp; the various&nbsp; types of network&nbsp; attacks.</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 18px;">
<td style="height: 18px; width: 25.4815%; padding-left: 40px;">6.1 Attackers and Their Tools</td>
<td style="height: 18px; width: 40.642%;">Explain how networks are attacked.</td>
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<tr style="height: 18px;">
<td style="height: 18px; width: 25.4815%; padding-left: 40px;">6.2 Common Threats and Attacks</td>
<td style="height: 18px; width: 40.642%;">Explain the various types of threats and attacks.</td>
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<tr style="height: 18px;">
<td style="height: 18px; width: 25.4815%;">Chapter 7. Network Attacks: A Deeper Look</td>
<td style="height: 18px; width: 40.642%;">Use network&nbsp; monitoring tools to identify attacks that against&nbsp; network&nbsp; protocols and services.</td>
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<tr style="height: 18px;">
<td style="height: 18px; width: 25.4815%; padding-left: 40px;">7.1 Observing Network Operation</td>
<td style="height: 18px; width: 40.642%;">Explain network traffic monitoring.</td>
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<tr style="height: 18px;">
<td style="height: 18px; width: 25.4815%; padding-left: 40px;">7.2 Attacking the Foundation</td>
<td style="height: 18px; width: 40.642%;">Explain how TCP/IP vulnerabilities enable network attacks.</td>
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<tr style="height: 18px;">
<td style="height: 18px; width: 25.4815%; padding-left: 40px;">7.3 Attacking What We Do</td>
<td style="height: 18px; width: 40.642%;">Explain how common network applications and services are vulnerable to attack.</td>
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<tr style="height: 18px;">
<td style="height: 18px; width: 25.4815%;">Chapter 8. Protecting the Network</td>
<td style="height: 18px; width: 40.642%;">Use various&nbsp; methods to prevent malicious access to computer&nbsp; networks,&nbsp; hosts, and data.</td>
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<tr style="height: 18px;">
<td style="height: 18px; width: 25.4815%; padding-left: 40px;">8.1 Understanding defence</td>
<td style="height: 18px; width: 40.642%;">Explain approaches to network security defence.</td>
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<tr style="height: 18px;">
<td style="height: 18px; width: 25.4815%; padding-left: 40px;">8.2 Access Control</td>
<td style="height: 18px; width: 40.642%;">Explain access control as a method of protecting a network.</td>
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<td style="height: 18px; width: 25.4815%; padding-left: 40px;">8.3 Network Firewalls and Intrusion Prevention</td>
<td style="height: 18px; width: 40.642%;">Explain how firewalls and other devices prevent network intrusions.</td>
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<td style="height: 18px; width: 25.4815%; padding-left: 40px;">8.4 Content Filtering</td>
<td style="height: 18px; width: 40.642%;">Explain how content filtering prevents unwanted data from entering the network.</td>
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<td style="height: 18px; width: 25.4815%; padding-left: 40px;">8.5 Threat Intelligence</td>
<td style="height: 18px; width: 40.642%;">Use various intelligence sources to locate current security threats.</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 18px;">
<td style="height: 18px; width: 25.4815%;">Chapter 9. Cryptography and the Public Key Infrastructure</td>
<td style="height: 18px; width: 40.642%;">Explain the impacts&nbsp; of cryptography on network&nbsp; security monitoring.</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 18px;">
<td style="height: 18px; width: 25.4815%; padding-left: 40px;">9.1 Cryptography</td>
<td style="height: 18px; width: 40.642%;">Use tools to encrypt and decrypt data.</td>
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<tr style="height: 18px;">
<td style="height: 18px; width: 25.4815%; padding-left: 40px;">9.2 Public Key Cryptography</td>
<td style="height: 18px; width: 40.642%;">Explain how the public key infrastructure (PKI) supports network security.</td>
</tr>
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<td style="height: 18px; width: 25.4815%;">Chapter 10. Endpoint Security and Analysis&nbsp;</td>
<td style="height: 18px; width: 40.642%;">Explain how to investigate endpoint vulnerabilities and attacks.</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 18px;">
<td style="height: 18px; width: 25.4815%; padding-left: 40px;">10.1 Endpoint Protection</td>
<td style="height: 18px; width: 40.642%;">Use a tool to generate a malware analysis report.</td>
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<tr style="height: 18px;">
<td style="height: 18px; width: 25.4815%; padding-left: 40px;">10.2 Endpoint Vulnerability Assessment</td>
<td style="height: 18px; width: 40.642%;">Classify endpoint vulnerability assessment information.</td>
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<td style="height: 18px; width: 25.4815%;">Chapter 11. Security Monitoring&nbsp;</td>
<td style="height: 18px; width: 40.642%;">Evaluate network security alerts.</td>
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<tr style="height: 18px;">
<td style="height: 18px; width: 25.4815%; padding-left: 40px;">11.1 Technologies and Protocols</td>
<td style="height: 18px; width: 40.642%;">Explain how security technologies affect security monitoring.</td>
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<tr style="height: 18px;">
<td style="height: 18px; width: 25.4815%; padding-left: 40px;">11.2 Log Files</td>
<td style="height: 18px; width: 40.642%;">Explain the types of log files used in security monitoring</td>
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<tr style="height: 18px;">
<td style="height: 18px; width: 25.4815%;">Chapter 12. Intrusion Data Analysis</td>
<td style="height: 18px; width: 40.642%;">Analyze network&nbsp; intrusion data to identify compromised hosts and vulnerabilities</td>
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<tr style="height: 18px;">
<td style="height: 18px; width: 25.4815%; padding-left: 40px;">12.1 Data Collection</td>
<td style="height: 18px; width: 40.642%;">Explain how security-related data is collected.</td>
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<tr style="height: 18px;">
<td style="height: 18px; width: 25.4815%; padding-left: 40px;">12.2 Data Preparation</td>
<td style="height: 18px; width: 40.642%;">Arrange a variety of log files in preparation for intrusion data analysis.</td>
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<tr style="height: 17px;">
<td style="height: 17px; width: 25.4815%; padding-left: 40px;">12.3 Data Analysis</td>
<td style="height: 17px; width: 40.642%;">Analyse intrusion data to determine the source of an attack.</td>
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<tr style="height: 18px;">
<td style="height: 18px; width: 25.4815%;">Chapter 13. Incident Response and Handling&nbsp;</td>
<td style="height: 18px; width: 40.642%;">Explain how network security incidents are handled by CSIRTs.</td>
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<tr style="height: 18px;">
<td style="height: 18px; width: 25.4815%; padding-left: 40px;">13.1 Incident Response Models</td>
<td style="height: 18px; width: 40.642%;">Apply incident response models to an intrusion event.</td>
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<tr style="height: 18px;">
<td style="height: 18px; width: 25.4815%; padding-left: 40px;">13.2 CSIRTs and NIST 800-61r2</td>
<td style="height: 18px; width: 40.642%;">Apply standards specified in NIST 800-61r2 to a computer security incident.</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 18px;">
<td style="height: 18px; width: 25.4815%; padding-left: 40px;">13.3 Case-Based Practice</td>
<td style="height: 18px; width: 40.642%;">Given a set of logs, isolate a threat actor and recommend an incident response plan.</td>
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</table>
<p><br /><br /><br /></p>

Qualifications	National Code
Graduate Diploma of Cyber Security Graduate Cyber Security	GDNS2
Graduate Certificate in Cyber Security	GCCS4
Certificate IV in Cyber Security	22334VIC
Certificate IV in Cyber Security (International)	22334VIC
Advanced Diploma of Cyber Security	22445VIC
Advanced Diploma of Cyber Security (International)	22445VIC

Short Courses	Duration
VMware vSphere - Software Defined IT Using VMware
Palo Alto Firewall: Install, Configure and Manage
CCNA Cybersecurity Operations