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Networking, cyber and infrastructure courses
built from field work
Certification courses in networking, cyber security and cloud, for individuals and for organisations. Engineers from the group's own teams teach them on real equipment in Shoham.
Two ways to learn here
The same instructors, the same lab and the same courses - in an evening cohort for individuals, or as training for your team.
For individuals
Certification courses at the academy in Shoham - one cohort open now, the rest with a waiting list that decides which opens next.
For organisations
The same courses delivered to your team - at the academy in Shoham, or hybrid with part of the sessions remote - and a tailored curriculum when the need is specific.
Certification courses by track
Each course prepares for a vendor's certification exam or ends with the academy's own certificate of completion. In evening cohorts in Shoham, or as training for your team.
Fortinet
The Fortinet track
Professional
Registering now
FortiGate firewall administration (NSE 4)
Preparation for the NSE 4 certification - configuring, operating and troubleshooting a FortiGate firewall on real appliances in the lab. Participants leave able to run a FortiGate firewall on their own: policies, NAT, user authentication, content inspection, routing, IPsec VPN and a high-availability cluster.
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Professional
Opening soon
Fortinet security operations (NSE 5-6)
Preparation for the NSE 5 and NSE 6 certifications in Security Operations, on the three platforms a Fortinet SOC runs on - the FortiAnalyzer, FortiSIEM and FortiSOAR platforms. Participants leave able to collect and analyse the logs, work an incident from event to closure, and build the playbooks that run the routine automatically.
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Specialist
Opening soon
Fortinet secure networking architect (NSE 7)
Preparation for the NSE 7 certification in Secure Networking - the enterprise-scale deployment of FortiGate, FortiManager and FortiAnalyzer platforms, along the five sections of the published exam. Participants leave able to design and run a multi-site Fortinet estate: SD-WAN with zero-touch branches, central management, dynamic routing and advanced IPsec.
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Expert
Opening soon
NSE 8 expert preparation
A preparation program, by application and in small groups, for engineers who already run Fortinet estates and hold NSE 7 in their track. Participants leave with their own experience mapped against the two NSE 8 practical exams, and with timed practice behind them on the platforms of their track.
ExploreCisco
The Cisco track
Associate
Opening soon
Cisco CCNA
Preparation for the Cisco CCNA certification - switching, routing, IP services, security fundamentals and automation, following the 200-301 exam topics Cisco publishes. Participants leave able to build and maintain a small to mid-sized enterprise network on Cisco equipment, and ready to sit the exam.
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Professional
Opening soon
Cisco CCNP Enterprise (ENCOR + ENARSI)
Preparation for the Cisco CCNP Enterprise certification - the 350-401 ENCOR core exam and the 300-410 ENARSI concentration, following the exam topics Cisco publishes. Participants leave able to design, build and troubleshoot an enterprise network: OSPF, EIGRP and BGP, VRF and DMVPN, infrastructure security, assurance and automation.
ExploreCyber & SOC
Specialist
Opening soon
Palo Alto Networks Firewall Administration
Building and operating a Palo Alto Networks next-generation firewall - zones and security policy, NAT, App-ID, User-ID, security profiles, URL filtering, WildFire and decryption, following the topics the vendor publishes for its Firewall Essentials: Configuration and Management (EDU-210) outline and the Next-Generation Firewall Engineer exam blueprint. Participants leave able to put a firewall into a production network, write its policy and read its logs.
Explore Associate Opening soonSOC Analyst, Tier 1-2
A course that trains a SOC analyst to work the SIEM on Splunk - reading alerts, triaging and enriching them, and handling an incident from the first sign to closure. Graduates can tell a real incident from a false positive, investigate it and pass it on to Tier 2, and sit prepared for the Splunk, CompTIA and Microsoft SOC certification exams.
Explore Professional Opening soonPenetration Testing
A penetration-testing course that opens with methodology and moves to the tools - Nmap, Burp Suite, Metasploit and the OWASP Top 10 - against targets built for the purpose in the lab. Graduates can plan an engagement, gather intelligence, exploit a weakness, escalate privileges and move laterally across an Active Directory domain, and write a report a client can act on.
Explore Foundation Opening soonPython for network and security automation
A hands-on Python course that teaches enough to automate the daily work of a network or security team - device configuration, log parsing and API calls - written and run in class. Graduates write scripts that talk to Splunk, to Microsoft Sentinel and to network gear, and arrive prepared for the Python Institute PCEP and PCAP exams.
ExploreCloud & infrastructure
Linux Administration
Linux administration from the first shell prompt to a running server - the command line, users and permissions, storage, services, networking and shell scripts - on Linux servers of your own in the lab. You leave able to build a Linux server, maintain it and troubleshoot it, with the material of the LPIC-1 and CompTIA Linux+ exams covered.
Explore Professional Opening soonCloud Security on Azure and AWS
Cloud security on Azure and AWS - identity and access, networking, encryption, security posture and detection on both clouds. You leave able to build a secure cloud environment, audit an existing one against the vendor's recommendations and fix what the audit finds.
ExploreThe catalogue filters by audience, track, level and format.
All coursesThe classroom in Shoham
and the labs behind it
Workstations, and behind them a rack of real firewalls and switches that the exercises run on. Beside it, a virtual lab for practising remotely, so what is learned in class continues after the session.
The partnerships behind the academy
Direct escalation lines to the vendor, engineers who hold the certifications, and courses aligned to each vendor's current curriculum and exam blueprint.
How it works
From the field to the classroom, in four steps.
Assessment
A consultation meeting where we go over your background, level and goals - or, for an organisation, the team and the equipment it works on.
A tailored program
We build a study plan together that fits your level, your pace and the kind of work you do.
Hands-on learning
Practice, simulations and labs on real equipment, led by engineers from the group's own teams.
Certification and placement support
Preparation for the international certification exams, an industry network and personal placement support.
Frequently asked questions
The four questions that come up in most first conversations. The rest are on the FAQ page.