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Start a New Career in Cybersecurity in Just 4 Months
Start date:
Location:
Remote
20.02.2026
Language:
English
Duration:
4 months
Hours:
164 academic hours
Cybersecurity — Where Defenders Shape The Future
Every organization now runs on digital systems—and attackers know it. The role of a cybersecurity specialist is to secure those systems, detect threats early, and respond fast. Instead of building features, you harden infrastructure, reduce risk, and keep operations running. In a world shaped by AI, cloud, and remote work, security professionals are the ones who keep the lights on.
Cybersecurity specialists are in short supply across Europe. Organizations are scaling SOCs, moving to cloud, and tightening identity controls—driving steady demand for entry-level talent with practical, job-ready skills. That means strong prospects for juniors who can learn fast and upskill on the job.
Inspiring world of opportunities
Security touches every sector—finance, tech, health, public services, manufacturing, and critical infrastructure. Roles span SOC analyst, cloud security, identity and access management, vulnerability management, GRC, threat intelligence, and more. With AI changing both attack and defense, specialists who can combine fundamentals with modern tools are in a strong position across the EU market.
2500€: for junior (0-1,5y) gross pay
5000€: for mid+ (1,5+y) gross pay
300k open job positions in EU
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Start a new career in Cybersecurity without putting your life on hold. Our learning process is built for busy professionals and fits smoothly around work, family, and personal commitments.
How You Will Learn
Engage with Expert Content
Concise, practice-first videos, checklists, and templates. Master the essentials—threats and attack paths, security controls, identity & access, cloud fundamentals, and incident response. Every lesson ends with a quick, hands-on task.
Real-World Projects, Team-Based Learning
Work on practical blue-team scenarios that mirror how security is done on the job: log analysis and SIEM use cases, EDR triage, basic hardening, vulnerability scans to remediation, and incident reporting. Collaborate in small teams and rotate roles (analyst, incident commander, scribe).
Weekly Mentoring Sessions
Meet weekly with industry professionals to review your labs, troubleshoot challenges, and sharpen your thinking. Get targeted feedback, interview-style practice, and a personalized learning path that keeps you moving.
Immediate Experience
From day one you’ll work in browser-based labs—no complex setup. Build a portfolio of real security artifacts: detections and alerts, playbooks, hardening checklists, and post-incident reviews. Earn a certificate and be ready to contribute in a SOC or security team.
Maintain work-life-education balance
Our program is tailored to accommodate busy professionals, providing a balance between work, personal life, and education through a reasonable workload and periodical vacations.
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Learn in Just 10 Hours/Week
Our carefully designed curriculum allows you to learn efficiently and effectively, dedicating only 10 hours per week to Cybersecurity.
📝
Study on your timetable
Our program is designed for busy professionals and is giving you flexibility
to learn at any time that is convenient
for you.
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Learn on Your Schedule
8-10 hours per week of self-study
4 months of learning
1 mentoring session per week (evening time)
JOB SEARCH READINESS TOOLKIT
- Learn how to boost your portfolio with great freelance jobs and show off your skills on your CV, Portfolio, and LinkedIn.
- Get expert feedback on your work in group sessions to help you polish your portfolio.
- Prepare for job interviews with tips from professionals, practice with peers, and learn how to stay calm under pressure.
You Will Be Guided By The Best Mentor
CORE PROGRAM
Duration: 10 weeks
Key Topics:
ISACA ITCA: Cybersecurity Fundamentals Online Training
MODULE 1
BENEFITS
1 / Real-World Simulation
Work the way security teams do: triage alerts, assess risk, and design a Corporate Cybersecurity Architecture Plan for a sample or real company.
2 / Skill Enhancement
Build practical skills with SIEM/Sentinel basics, Defender/EDR, IAM (Entra ID), network & firewall fundamentals, cloud security, encryption, and PKI.
3 / Job Search Readiness Toolkit
Turn labs and your capstone into proof of ability—detections, playbooks, hardening checklists, a risk register, and a one-year roadmap you can show employers.
4 / Interview Readiness
Practice SOC and incident-response questions, explain the attack chain, and learn to argue risk-vs-cost trade-offs with clear, business-friendly language.
5 / Personalized Consultancy
Weekly expert webinars with feedback on your labs and project—built for career-changers who want concrete direction and momentum.
6 / Community & Flexibility
Online, self-paced study with weekly live sessions, recordings, and Slack support—learn around work and family without losing cadence.
7 / Certification Alignment
Content mapped to ISACA ITCA Cybersecurity Fundamentals and Microsoft SC-900 so you can prepare confidently (exams optional; fees not included).
8 / Pathway to Practice
The Extensive Career Transition Program
Apply your learning to a real environment; in select cases, partners may offer short internship opportunities—when available—no guarantees, just a fair shot.
- Course kickoff; security roles and principles (CIA, least-privilege) and BCDR; threat landscape, attack chain, malware and common techniques; risk management and standards, incl. Zero Trust; network basics and firewalls; IAM (auth, authZ, MFA); cloud models and shared responsibility; data protection (classification, crypto, PKI, TLS/VPN/SSH); SOC fundamentals and logging; vulnerability management and hardening; pentesting essentials; endpoint defense with EDR; incident response (detect → recover); overview of core security tools.
Learning Outcomes:
- Collect, interpret, and act on security signals from logs, EDR, and other tooling to recognize the attack chain, triage alerts, and handle incidents while maintaining reliability and clear documentation. Apply risk-based thinking and standards, configure baseline controls across networks, endpoints, and cloud, protect data with classification and cryptography, and communicate your findings—graduating ready for junior roles such as SOC Analyst or Cybersecurity Specialist.
- Explain Microsoft security, compliance, and identity capabilities and map them to real use cases—ready for the SC-900 exam. Assess an organization’s security posture, prioritize key risks, and propose a one-year mitigation plan aligned to business goals and budget. Produce and present a defendable Cybersecurity Architecture Plan detailing components, data flows, and operating processes—optionally based on your own or another real company.
Learning Outcomes:
- SC-900 foundations (security, compliance, identity); Zero Trust and shared responsibility in Microsoft 365/Azure; Entra ID IAM (auth vs. authz, Conditional Access, MFA, RBAC); Microsoft Defender suite plus Sentinel for detection and response; GDPR-aligned data protection (classification, Information Protection, DLP, Insider Risk, eDiscovery). Capstone kickoff: scope, posture review, risk register, 1-year roadmap. Architecture design showing how segmentation, IAM, endpoint/cloud controls, logging/SIEM, and IR playbooks fit together.
MODULE 2
Course SC-900T00-A: Microsoft Security, Compliance, and Identity Fundamentals – Training | Microsoft Learn
Key Topics:
Duration: 1 week
Graduation project
MODULE 3
Key Topics:
- Define a real-company security case, map systems and data flows, and gather evidence (assets, identities, logs). Build a risk register aligned to ISO/NIST and SC-900, then design a Zero-Trust-oriented architecture (IAM, endpoint/network, cloud, logging/SIEM, IR) with a one-year, budget-sensible roadmap and concise stakeholder documentation.
Learning Outcomes:
- Complete an end-to-end security architecture project—from scope and risk assessment to design and roadmap—on a practical case. Present a defendable capstone that demonstrates technical skill, business alignment, and data-protection compliance.
Duration: 4 weeks
Janek Saar
An experienced Information Security Manager and certified Information Security Specialist (CISSP). He has trained IT professionals in managing both Microsoft- and Linux-based platforms and services. He has helped companies implement secure cloud solutions. He is active in cybersecurity analytics, security monitoring services, information security auditing, and the implementation of information security management systems.
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Course SC-900T00-A: Microsoft Security, Compliance, and Identity Fundamentals – Training | Microsoft Learn
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ISACA ITCA: Cybersecurity Fundamentals Online Training
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Duration: 4 months
1970€
Cybersecurity Specialist program
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FAQ
According to Glassdoor, the salary range for a Cybersecurity Specialist is between 2500 and 6000 euros per month.
The training is suitable for IT-aware beginners or IT specialists who want to gain knowledge in the field of cybersecurity. No prior cybersecurity-specific knowledge is required. Basic digital skills at the user level are recommended (test your proficiency with the Digital Skills Assessment Tool.
If you enjoy solving puzzles, staying one step ahead of threats, and protecting systems and people, a career in cybersecurity might be the perfect fit for you. It’s a rapidly growing field with high demand, strong salaries, diverse roles, and the opportunity to make a real impact by keeping businesses secure in an increasingly digital world.
This isn’t just another online course.
it crafters is officially accredited with the ESSA Blue Tier Quality Label — the highest level of recognition under the European Software Skills Alliance. That means:
We’ve trained over 200+ new developers, data analysts and cybersecurity specialist — and 92% of them are now working in IT.
it crafters is officially accredited with the ESSA Blue Tier Quality Label — the highest level of recognition under the European Software Skills Alliance. That means:
- The program went through a rigorous EU-level review
- It meets strict quality standards (ESG, EQAVET)
- It’s aligned with the European Qualifications Framework (EQF)
- The curriculum, teaching methods, and outcomes are verified and trusted across Europe
We’ve trained over 200+ new developers, data analysts and cybersecurity specialist — and 92% of them are now working in IT.
A typical day as a Cybersecurity Specialist involves monitoring systems, analyzing security alerts, and investigating potential threats or vulnerabilities. You might review logs, run scripts or queries (e.g. with PowerShell or Python), and use SIEM tools like Microsoft Sentinel or Splunk to detect anomalies.
You’ll often collaborate with IT, compliance, and business teams to assess risks, implement security policies, and respond to incidents. Key activities include updating firewall rules, managing identity access controls, writing reports, and documenting response procedures.
Continuous learning is part of the job — from staying on top of emerging threats to testing new tools, reviewing audit trails, and simulating attack scenarios. Whether you're responding to a phishing attempt or hardening systems against future risks, you're a key part of keeping the organization secure.
You’ll often collaborate with IT, compliance, and business teams to assess risks, implement security policies, and respond to incidents. Key activities include updating firewall rules, managing identity access controls, writing reports, and documenting response procedures.
Continuous learning is part of the job — from staying on top of emerging threats to testing new tools, reviewing audit trails, and simulating attack scenarios. Whether you're responding to a phishing attempt or hardening systems against future risks, you're a key part of keeping the organization secure.
The program is structured with a combination of teamwork and online workshops with a mentor. You one mentor session per week.
We offer the flexibility to pay in installments, up to 3 months without any additional fees, and up to 12 months with added interest. Our financial partner is InBank. We also have a single fixed fee option available.
Our courses are tailored for working adults. Mentor workshops will occur at the same time each week.
You’ll earn a BCS Koolitus certificate, gain foundation‑level cybersecurity knowledge based on the ISACA ITCA and Microsoft SC‑900 materials, complete a hands‑on project (“Enterprise Cybersecurity Architecture Plan”) with real IT‑infrastructure data, and receive post‑course access to all materials.
Unfortunately, it is not possible to finish the program quicker as the program is structured to provide the most effective experience.
We strongly encourage you to participate in at least 80% of all team meetings and workshops with mentors, as this is necessary to receive your certificate. Participation in team meetings and workshops is important because during the study you will gain practical experience that cannot be obtained individually. This experience is also essential for your future position.