Cybersecurity Fundamentals
Threats, identity, network and cloud security basics, and secure habits for technical teams.
- ✓ Instructor-led live sessions, online or in Bengaluru
- ✓ Hands-on labs in every module
- ✓ Capstone project with trainer review
- ✓ Curriculum customisable for corporate teams
- ✓ Certificate of completion
Next batch: Mon, 07 Dec 2026 · 24 hours · 3 days
Cybersecurity Fundamentals
Duration: 24 hours · 3 days
Next batch: Mon, 07 Dec 2026
Format: Online live · Bengaluru classroom
Modules: 7 · Topics: 34
Level: Beginner to Intermediate
Fee: ₹10,999
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Upcoming batches
Open batches for individuals; corporate batches on your dates.
| Programme | Starts | Mode | Schedule | Duration | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cybersecurity Fundamentals | Mon, 07 Dec 2026 | Bengaluru classroom | Weekday | 3 days | Enquire |
| Cybersecurity Fundamentals | Sat, 06 Feb 2027 | Online live | Weekend (Sat) | 4 Saturdays | Enquire |
Soaring demand, and where it takes you
Security incidents continue to rise, and organisations need security awareness built into every technical team.
Become an expert
Roles this programme prepares you for:
Become a Security-Aware Engineer
Builds and runs systems with security in mind.
- Describe common threats and attack techniques
- Apply identity, MFA and least-privilege principles
- Explain network and cloud security basics
About the course
Security fundamentals for technical teams: the threat landscape, identity and MFA, network and cloud security basics, secure development habits, and incident response basics, with Indian regulatory context.
Threats, identity, network and cloud security basics, and secure habits for technical teams.
Why should I attend?
IT and infrastructure staff
Developers and data engineers
Support teams
Graduates entering security
Prerequisites
None; general IT awareness
Level
Beginner to Intermediate
Delivery modes, duration and fee
Online live
Instructor-led virtual classroom; weekday (full-day) or weekend (Saturday) batches
Bengaluru classroom
In-person batches at our Bengaluru training venue
On-site at your office
Private corporate batch anywhere in India, scheduled around your teams
Blended
Live sessions plus guided self-paced labs and mentor check-ins
Duration: 24 hours · 3 days
Course fee (open batch): ₹10,999
Corporate / team batches: per-participant or flat batch pricing on request, based on group size, format and customisation.
What will you learn
- Describe common threats and attack techniques
- Apply identity, MFA and least-privilege principles
- Explain network and cloud security basics
- Recognise secure coding and data-handling practices
- Respond to incidents using a basic playbook
- Understand Indian legal context such as the IT Act and DPDP Act
Skills you will gain
Foundations
Controls
Response
Tools and platforms covered
Linux
Wireshark
OWASP ZAPCourse curriculum
M01 Security foundations
- CIA triad
- Threat actors
- Risk
- Security frameworks (NIST, ISO 27001)
- Security roles
🧪 Hands-on: Threat-model a system
M02 Attacks
- Phishing
- Malware and ransomware
- Web attacks (OWASP Top 10)
- Social engineering
- Supply-chain attacks
🧪 Hands-on: Analyse attack scenarios
M03 Identity and access
- MFA
- Least privilege
- Zero trust
- Password managers
- Privileged access
🧪 Hands-on: Review access policies
M04 Network and cloud security
- Firewalls and segmentation
- Cloud misconfigurations
- Monitoring
- IDS and IPS
- Logging and SIEM basics
🧪 Hands-on: Scan a lab network
M05 Secure development and data
- Secure coding
- Secrets
- Data protection
- Encryption basics
- DPDP Act essentials
🧪 Hands-on: Find issues in sample code
M06 Incident response
- Detection
- Playbooks
- Reporting and legal context
- Forensics basics
- Lessons learned
🧪 Hands-on: Run a tabletop exercise
M07 Capstone: security assessment
- Asset inventory
- Risk assessment
- Controls
- Report
🧪 Hands-on: Assess a sample organisation and present a prioritised plan
Hands-on projects
Security assessment
A small threat model and remediation plan for a sample application.
Why train with us
Built around your stack
Labs and examples adapted to the tools, cloud and data your team actually uses.
Practice-first
Every module ends in a lab, and the course ends with a reviewed capstone.
Practitioner-led
Delivered by Karthick Selvam and vetted specialist trainers from our network.
Visible progress
Attendance, lab completion and assessment results shared with your L&D team.
Certificate of completion
Participants who complete the labs and capstone receive a Learning Dots certificate of completion for Cybersecurity Fundamentals. [confirm certificate wording / sample image]
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Meet your trainer
Karthick Selvam
Founder · Data Engineering Corporate Trainer, Bengaluru
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Frequently asked questions
Is this an ethical hacking course?
No; it is a fundamentals course. Hands-on tools are used only in a controlled lab.
Can the curriculum be customised for our team?
Yes. Modules, depth, duration and labs can be tailored to your stack and goals.
What delivery formats are available?
Online live instructor-led sessions, Bengaluru classroom, or on-site at your office.
How do we enquire or book?
Use the enquiry form on this page or the Enquire button next to any batch.
What does it cost?
The open-batch fee is ₹10,999 per participant plus GST. Corporate batches are priced on group size, format and customisation.
How long is the course?
24 hours · 3 days. Corporate batches can be split into half-day sessions.
A closer look
About this course
Security fundamentals for technical teams: the threat landscape, identity and MFA, network and cloud security basics, secure development habits, and incident response basics, with Indian regulatory context.
What is Cybersecurity Fundamentals?
Threats, identity, network and cloud security basics, and secure habits for technical teams.
Who this course is for
IT and infrastructure staff, Developers and data engineers, Support teams, Graduates entering security.
What you will be able to do
Describe common threats and attack techniques. Apply identity, MFA and least-privilege principles. Explain network and cloud security basics. Recognise secure coding and data-handling practices. Respond to incidents using a basic playbook. Understand Indian legal context such as the IT Act and DPDP Act.
Career paths
Roles this course supports include Security-Aware Engineer, SOC Analyst (entry), IT Security Associate. Security incidents continue to rise, and organisations need security awareness built into every technical team.
Cybersecurity guides
What Is Ethical Hacking?
Ethical hacking is authorised testing of systems to find security weaknesses before attackers do.
What Is Zero Trust Security?
Zero trust is a security approach that assumes no user or device is trusted by default, even inside the network.
Cybersecurity Career Roadmap
A practical path into cybersecurity.