Cybersecurity.
Level-2 Cybersecurity track: threat modelling, network defence, incident response, and a path into the Nigerian SOC ecosystem.
Level-2 Cybersecurity track: threat modelling, network defence, incident response, and a path into the Nigerian SOC ecosystem.
By the end you'll be able to.
Defenders need to be right every time. We train for that.
— Cybersecurity, cohort philosophyWhat you'll build.
Four pieces of work — not toy code. Reviewed by working practitioners and published on your portfolio so recruiters can verify them.
Vulnerability assessment
Sandboxed web app (HackTheBox-style). Scope, test, report in industry format.
Network capture + write-up
Wireshark capture of a TDF-hosted lab. Identify three anomalies and write the analyst note.
Incident-response simulation
Live tabletop. Triage, contain, eradicate, recover. Full IR report.
Capstone — SOC analyst day-in-the-life
Eight-hour simulated shift on a TDF-hosted SOC lab. Tickets worked. Decisions defended.
What you'll work with.
Industry tools that working professionals use today — not academic toys. The bar is what hiring managers ask about in interviews.
The journey.
What you'll be ready for.
Salary bands are typical Nigerian gross monthly ranges from recent listings; international remote ranges reflect what graduates of comparable programmes are placed at. We publish actual placement numbers on the Impact page.
How you earn the certification.
Weekly lab exercises + three graded reports + a capstone incident write-up reviewed by a working SOC analyst. Pass mark 70%. Training and weekly reviews are free; the optional Professional Certification Exam is ₦25,000 (~$30) and awards the verifiable TDF Professional Certification. Cohort outcomes published under CIRR.
Who it's for — and who it isn't.
- +Level-1 graduates drawn to investigation and systems thinking
- +IT support professionals wanting to move into security
- +Graduates targeting junior SOC and blue-team roles
- −You want a red-team / pentest career (you'll need OSCP-level cert after this)
- −You expect to walk into a Tier-3 IR team on day one
- −You're not willing to read RFCs and post-mortems
Free to learn. Sit the Professional Exam.
Training, live sessions, code reviews, community, recordings, and capstone feedback — all free. The Professional Certification Exam is optional: sit it, pass, and earn the industry-verifiable TDF Professional Certification that employers can check against our public outcomes register.
FREE
Sponsor-funded by Tech Diversity Foundation partners. No tuition. No platform fee. No catch.
₦25,000~$30
Optional. Pay only if you want to sit the Professional Certification Exam and earn the industry-verifiable TDF Professional Certification.
Who you'll learn from.
SOC lead (5+ years) + ISACA-certified guest reviewers
Cohort ratio: 1:18 student-to-instructor
Capstone IR reports are reviewed by working analysts from Nigerian SOC teams.
We'll publish the numbers here.
Outcome data is being collected now. CIRR-standard 90- and 180-day employment + income figures publish when the first cohort closes (January 2027). Read our commitment to outcome transparency on the Impact page.
Frequently asked.
Full FAQ →Where this sits on the ladder.
Next cohort.
Cybersecurity.
A new cohort opens 6 to 8 weeks before the next start date. Register interest and we'll notify you when applications open. No fee to apply. No fee to learn.