Cyber Security and Software Engineering

We offer a wide range of CPD training courses in cyber security, software engineering and digital forensics as well as a range of training and consultancy services to both global organisations, such as BT and Airbus Group, as well as local SMEs. 

De Montfort University has been named a gold standard ‘Academic Centre of Excellence in Cyber Security Education’ by the leading authority on cyber security in the UK, the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC).

Ensuring that your skills and knowledge are kept up-to-date is critical in an area such as cyber security, where the pace of change is faster than it has ever been.

Choose from our range of courses below to upskill your staff so they are equipped to handle the current cyber challenges or contact us to find out more about consultancy services.

Contact our team by email at businessservices@dmu.ac.uk or by phone on +44 (0)116 207 8455.

Cyber security taught courses (from 1 day up to 4 days)

• Foundations of Cyber Security
  This course will provide you with the baseline knowledge to meet the cyber security challenges that organisations face every day.
• Cyber Engineering
  An introduction to the core electronic and communication engineering concepts and devices that constitute the physical aspects of the cyber domain.
• Cyber Threat Intelligence
  Learn the relevant practical skills to conduct risk assessments and generate actionable threat intelligence to inform your organisation’s security strategies.
• Host and Network Security
  This course will provide you with the practical skills to analyse, exploit and mitigate the vulnerabilities and threats in host-based and networked systems.
• Malware Analysis
  This course will expose you to real malware and the tools and techniques used to combat current threats.
• Penetration Testing and Incident Response
  Explore how to identify and exploit vulnerabilities within systems under test and plan an appropriate response to manage computer security incidents.
• Digital Forensics Principles and Practice
  Understand the tools and techniques used in digital forensics investigation and how to preserve the evidential value of any digital artefacts.

Cyber security training exercises (1 day)

• Red v Blue Team Training
  An immersive session providing a realistic cyber warfare training environment for you to refine your offensive and defensive skills and tactics.
• Cyber Security Strategy Training
  This is an interactive table top exercise working through simulated attack scenarios to improve awareness and understanding of cyber security investment at all levels in your organisation.

Software engineering taught courses (from 1 day up to 4 days)

• Software Quality Assurance and Testing
  This course will provide you with knowledge of effective testing methodologies and quality assurance in the software engineering process.
• Internet of Things
  Develop an in-depth understanding of the key concepts and design challenges relating to IoT systems and devices.
• High Assurance System Design
  Understand the tools and methods for high assurance system design approaches and approaches for system specification and system modelling.
• Critical Systems
  This course will provide you with in-depth knowledge of the engineering and management of critical systems as well as the ethical and professional issues of managing them.
• Modern Programming Techniques
  Learn the practical skills to write programs that utilise combined object and functional patterns of computation.