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Explore offensive and defensive cyber security via interactive exercises and acquire the essential search skills to find information.

This module introduces the reader to offensive cyber security through an interactive exercise where users can practice hacking an insecure web application in a legal and safe environment. Then, it presents defensive security via an interactive exercise to protect against an attack. Finally, it equips the reader with the fundamental search skills to find what they need as they start their journey in cyber security.

What are modules?

A learning pathway is made up of modules, and a module is made of bite-sized rooms (think of a room like a mini security lab).

Hierarchical diagram showing how learning pathways contain modules, which contain individual rooms.