Browse by Competency
Find resources organised by competency domain, frontier technologies, cyber security disciplines, and foundation skills.
Frontier Technologies
UK Government strategic technology priorities per the Integrated Review and DSIT strategies.
Advanced Connectivity Technologies (ACT)
Future telecoms, satellite communications, 6G research, and connected infrastructure.
Artificial Intelligence
Concepts, techniques, and applications of AI/ML including supervised/unsupervised learning, neural networks, LLMs, and practical deployment.
Cyber Security
Cyber Security has its own track below, covering defensive, offensive, identity, governance and more.
Engineering Biology
Synthetic biology, biofoundries, fermentation technology, and design of biological systems.
Quantum Technologies
Quantum computing, communications, sensing, and implications for cryptographic and security standards.
Semiconductors
Chip architecture, embedded systems, firmware security, supply chain resilience.
Cyber Security
Action-oriented cyber security competency domains aligned with NICE, DCWF, UK CSC, and GSP frameworks.
Govern & Assure
Risk management, compliance, policy, awareness, and leadership.
Cyber Security Fundamentals
Core concepts, CIA triad, common attack types, basic defensive measures, digital hygiene.
Governance, Risk & Compliance
ISO 27001, NIST, Cyber Essentials, GDPR, board-level security governance.
Data Protection & Privacy
UK GDPR, Data Protection Act 2018, privacy-enhancing technologies.
Ethics, Law & Policy
Responsible disclosure, ethics of offensive security, technology regulation, national cyber strategy.
Cyber Security Leadership & Management
Security culture, workforce development, stakeholder communication, CISO role.
Security Awareness & Culture
Awareness programmes, human factors, social engineering, behavioural science.
AI Security & Assurance
Risks, vulnerabilities, and assurance challenges specific to AI systems — adversarial attacks, model poisoning, bias, AI governance.
Build & Engineer
Architecture, development, cryptography, and systems engineering.
Security Architecture & Design
Threat modelling, zero trust, secure by design, defence in depth.
Secure Software Development
Secure coding, OWASP, DevSecOps, code review.
Cryptography & Communications Security
Encryption algorithms, PKI, secure protocols, post-quantum cryptography.
Protect & Defend
Defensive operations, vulnerability management, and resilience.
Defensive Security & Threat Detection
SIEM, EDR, network monitoring, SOC practice.
Vulnerability Management
Scanning, CVE management, patch management, risk-based prioritisation.
Offensive Security & Penetration Testing
Pen testing frameworks, red teaming, bug bounty, legal/ethical responsibilities.
Cloud Security
Shared responsibility models, cloud-native security, IAM in cloud, multi-cloud.
Operational Technology & ICS Security
ICS/SCADA security, IT/OT convergence, CNI vulnerabilities.
Investigate & Respond
Incident response, forensics, threat intelligence, and cyber law.
Incident Response & Digital Forensics
Identification, containment, eradication, recovery, and forensic evidence preservation.
Threat Intelligence
Threat actor profiling, indicator management, intelligence sharing frameworks.
Digital Investigations & Cyber Law
Cybercrime law, digital evidence handling, court procedures, law enforcement roles.
Operate & Enable
Identity management, operations, and enabling services.
Foundation Disciplines
Bedrock skills underpinning both cyber security and frontier technology work.
Software Engineering
Software architecture, agile/DevOps, testing, version control.
Data Science & Analytics
Statistical analysis, data visualisation, Python/R, data science methods.
Networks & Infrastructure
TCP/IP, routing/switching, wireless, virtualisation, SDN.