Building a Cybersecurity Toolkit at UW Washington

The Building a Cybersecurity Toolkit certification course spans over six weeks. It is a short-term course that has been developed by the University of Washington in collaboration with edX to impart knowledge about the fundamentals of cybersecurity. Moreover, you can learn for free because the enrollment has no charges. But if you want to get accreditation, you will have to pay a certain amount.

The Building a Cybersecurity Toolkit certification syllabus is designed to help you become well-versed in the skills and tools essential to building a professional cybersecurity toolkit. You also learn about the usage of different tools in different situations. Furthermore, this programme enhances your problem-solving skills and management skills. 

Besides, you get to assess your skills and eventually understand whether a job in this field is the right fit for you. You get to study at your speed with pre-recorded videos. The certification will be instructed by David Aucsmith, a senior principal research scientist at the University of Washington and a well-qualified mentor.

You will also get to learn from both the academic community and practitioner community in the Building a Cybersecurity Toolkit online course. The students may choose any one of the tracks available namely verified and audit to complete the course. Both the tracks are self-paced but during the audit track, the candidates will get limited period access to the course. On the other hand, during the verified track, the candidates will be able to see and learn from the course materials till the end of time.