Cyber Security

  • In a digital world, we are more vulnerable to malicious attacks, cyber frauds, invasions of privacy, and other such bad activities.
  • This course offers detailed understanding of Cyber Security knowledge which is helpful to everyone now a day to keep safe in the online world.
Cyber Security
Course Features:
  • Language: English
  • list-box-outline Track: IT Hardware, Networking & Cyber Security
  • Duration: 60 hours
  • layers-outline Level: Foundation
  • Learning Mode: Learn at ALC or Learn at Home
  • Jurisdiction: Maharashtra
  • Certificate of Completion
Eligibility
  • Learner should preferably a std. 10th Pass student (Not Compulsory)
  • It is desirable that Learner should have done MS-CIT Course (Not Compulsory)
List of ALCs

Introduction

Cybersecurity i.e., Security in cyberspace is about technologies, processes, and policies that help to prevent as well as reduce the negative impact of events such as cyber-crimes and cyber terrorism in cyberspace.

  • It keeps us safe from online frauds, banking frauds, hacking, etc.
  • In this course the emphasis is not only about learning Cyber Security awareness but is to provide the aspirant hands-on practical knowledge
  • Cyber Security course is designed for the young aspirants who want to shape their careers in the IT Security field.

Who Should Join

  • Beginners or IT professionals interested in ethical hacking and penetration testing who want to learn tools like Kali Linux, Nmap, and Wireshark.
  • Cybersecurity Enthusiasts interested in understanding the basics of cybersecurity, ethical hacking tools, and methods to protect data and information.
  • System administrators, network engineers, and IT support personnel seeking to improve their cybersecurity knowledge and learn to secure networks, devices, and operating systems.
  • General Users who want to learn about protecting their personal devices, secure their home or office networks, and prevent cyber threats.
  • Individuals studying information security or related fields looking for practical exposure to cybersecurity tools and techniques.

What you'll learn ?

In this course, you will get an overview of the cyber security, various types of viruses and malware, how to protect our system from viruses, types of cyber-attacks, various tools used for cyber-attacks, how to secure system from cyber-attacks.

The course covers vividly the below given elements:

  • Securing Personal Devices and Operating Systems
  • Securing Wi-Fi, LAN Networks
  • Tools used for Ethical Hacking
  • Data and Information security
  • Cyber Attacks and their Types

Software/Tools covered:

  • Avast antivirus
  • Comodo firewall
  • Angry IP scanner
  • Kali Linux OS
  • Virtual box software to install Kali Linux on VM
  • Nmap tool
  • Wireshark tool

Objectives of the syllabus:

  • To aware the learner about online frauds and best practices to keep safe
  • Provide good understanding of daily life cyber security skills with examples
  • Learner should able to implement security skills practically

Syllabus

The course covers vividly the below given elements:

  • Securing Personal Devices and Operating Systems
  • Securing Wi-Fi, LAN Networks
  • Tools used for Ethical Hacking
  • Data and Information security
  • Cyber Attacks and their Types
  • Overview of Computer Viruses
  • Downloading and Installing Good Antivirus Software
  • Rootkits
  • Botnets
  • Ransomware
  • Securing Personal computers and Operating Systems
  • Patch Management
  • Patch Deployment and verification
  • Installing and configuring Open Source Firewall
  • Network Intrusion Detection and Prevention System
  • Network Load Balancers
  • Setting LAB environment
  • VPN Configuration
  • Types of Cyber Attacks
  • Phishing and Spoofing attacks
  • Social Engineering
  • Using Network Packet Analyzers
  • Ethical Hacking
  • Foot printing
  • Open Source Security Scanning tools like NMAP
  • Using Kali Linux for exploring various Ethical Hacking Tools

Certificate

  • MKCL provides certificate (for 30/60/90 hours courses) to the KLiC learner after his/her successful course completion.

Academic Approach

The Academic Approach of the course focuses on the “work centric” education i.e. begin with work (and not from a book !), derive knowledge from work and apply that knowledge to make the work more wholesome, useful and delightful. The ultimate objective is to empower the Learner to engage in socially useful and productive work. It aims at leading the learner to his/her rewarding career as well as development of the society.

Learning methodology

  • Learners are given an overview of the course and its connection to life and work.
  • Learners are then exposed to the specific tool(s) used in the course through the various real-life applications of the tool(s).
  • Learners are then acquainted with the careers and the hierarchy of roles they can perform at workplaces after attaining increasing levels of mastery over the tool(s).
  • Learners are then acquainted with the architecture of the tool or Tool Map so as to appreciate various parts of the tool, their functions and their inter-relations.
  • Learners are then exposed to simple application development methodology by using the tool at the beginner’s level
  • Learners then perform the differential skills related to the use of the tool to improve the given ready-made outputs.
  • Learners are then engaged in appreciation of real-life case studies developed by the experts.
  • Learners are then encouraged to proceed from appreciation to imitation of the experts.
  • After imitation experience, they are required to improve the expert’s outputs so that they proceed from mere imitation to emulation.
  • Finally, they develop the integral skills involving optimal methods and best practices to produce useful outputs right from scratch, publish them in their ePortfolio and thereby proceed from emulation to self-expression.

Evaluation Pattern

Evaluation Pattern of KLiC Courses consists of 4 Sections as per below table:

Section No. Section Name Total Marks Minimum Passing Marks
1 Learning Progression 25 10
2 Internal Assessment 25 10
3 Final Online Examination 50 20
Total 100 40
4 SUPWs (Socially Useful and Productive Work in form of Assignments) 5 Assignments 2 Assignments to be Completed & Uploaded

MKCL’s KLiC Certificate will be provided to the learner who will satisfy the below criteria:

  1. Learners who have successfully completed above mentioned 3 Sections i.e. Section 1, Section 2 and Section 3
  2. Additionally, learner should have completed Section 4 (i.e. Section 4 will comprise of SUPWs i.e. Socially Useful and Productive Work in form of Assignments)
    • Learner has to complete and upload minimum 2 out of 5 Assignments

Courses Fee Structure from 01 July, 2025 Onwards

KLiC 60 hour course fee applicable from 01 July, 2025 all over Maharashtra
KLiC Course Duration MFO: MKCL Share
(Including 18% GST)		 ALC Share
(Service Charges to be collected by ALC)
60 hours Rs. 500/- Rs. 2,500/-
Important Points:
* Above mentioned fee is applicable for all Modes of KLiC Courses offered at Authorised Learning Center (ALC) and at Satellite Center
* Total fee is including of Course fees, Examination fees and Certification fees
* MKCL reserves the right to modify the Fee anytime without any prior notice

KLiC Courses Fee Structure upto 30 June, 2025

Region Total Fee (Rupees)
MMRDA, PMRDA and Rest of Maharashtra 3000/-
Important Points:
* Above mentioned fee is applicable for all Modes of KLiC Courses offered at Authorised Learning Center (ALC) and at Satellite Center
* Total fee is including of Course fees, Examination fees and Certification fees
* MKCL reserves the right to modify the Fee anytime without any prior notice
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