WORK 
01
Networking fundamentals
IP addressing, subnets, DNS, DHCP, routing. The notions without which everything else is guesswork.
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Course 01
Networks and cybersecurity
A company network is not a black box. By the end of this course you know how it is built, where it is weak, and what to do the day it goes down. Online or in person in Yaoundé.
Practical details
- Duration
- 6 months3 h a day, 4 days a week
- Format
- Online & in personOne to one or in a group
- Level required
- No technical prerequisiteBeing comfortable with a computer is enough
- Price
- 200 000 FCFAFor the complete course
- Certificate
- YesWork Smart certificate of completion
Syllabus
What the course covers
02
Hardware and cabling
Switch, router, access point, patch panel. How a clean network is built and how it is documented.
03
Firewall, VPN and segmentation
Writing filtering rules that hold, opening remote access without opening the door to everyone, isolating what must be isolated.
04
Windows Server and Active Directory
Accounts, groups, group policies, shares. Administering a whole team's machines from one place.
05
Security hygiene
Passwords, updates, least privilege, phishing, ransomware. The attacks that actually hit SMEs, not movie scenarios.
06
Backup and recovery
Building a backup that genuinely restores, and writing the procedure to follow the day the server will not boot.
What you will be able to do
- ✓Read a network diagram and rebuild it yourself
- ✓Configure a firewall and VPN access for your team
- ✓Create and administer the user accounts of an organisation
- ✓Diagnose a network fault instead of rebooting at random
- ✓Set up a backup and verify that it works
- ✓Recognise an attack attempt and respond without panicking
Who it is for
- →Technicians and IT staff who want to structure hands-on knowledge
- →SME managers running IT without ever being trained for it
- →Students who want an immediately sellable skill
- →Teams who have just been hit by an incident and do not want a second one
Before you start
Prerequisites and equipment
A laptop, 8 GB of memory recommended
Windows, macOS or Linux
A stable internet connection for the online format
No networking knowledge required to start
Network hardware is provided during in-person sessions
Your trainer
Before you enrol
Talk to the trainer
A question about the level required, the pace or the price? It goes straight to the person who runs the course, not to a sales desk.
Or book a meeting
A thirty minute conversation to place your level and check this is the right path. No obligation.
Reserve your seat
Tell me your level and your availability. I will confirm the format, the dates and the price, with no obligation.