IT Security Skill Upgrade

Content

This course covers essential methods and best practices for IT security and cybersecurity — one of the central areas of digital transformation for organisations. Participants learn hands-on techniques for securing networks, applications and cloud services, and learn to identify weaknesses early and maintain data integrity.

They also gain insight into the optimal use cases for IT security — from corporate networks to mobile applications and cloud platforms — and how security concepts can be deployed to prevent cyberattacks and build a resilient IT environment.

By the end of the course participants will be able to design secure IT architectures, minimise attack surfaces and implement preventive protective measures effectively.

Course structure

All six modules including a final practical project — the complete course with maximum knowledge transfer.

The course comprises 48 teaching units (60 minutes each) across six progressive modules, plus 2 hours of Q&A per person — 50 teaching units per person in total.

• Module 1 – Network security & IT infrastructure
• Module 2 – Application security & cloud security
• Module 3 – Security audits & penetration testing
• Module 4 – Analysis of real security incidents & incident response
• Module 5 – Compliance, data protection & security governance
• Module 6 – Practical project: developing a secure IT architecture

Taught in small groups (max. 5 people) — twice weekly, 2.5 hours per session, exclusively online. Missed modules can be made up in the next course cycle.

Dates

The course starts every 6 weeks, on Mondays. The FFG Skills Voucher must be applied for at least 4 weeks before the course start date.

Target audience & prerequisites

The course is aimed at IT professionals, system administrators and developers who want to expand their knowledge in IT security. Basic knowledge of IT infrastructures and networks is required; experience with Linux or Windows systems is an advantage.

Funding & price

Course fee: from € 4,000 excl. VAT per person (4 packages — Starter to Expert)

This course package meets the requirements for the FFG Skills Voucher 2026 (subsidy of up to 50%, max. € 5,000 per person). The Coding School is Ö-Cert certified.