Master Cybersecurity with the Essential Eight Essentials Course
In today's complex digital landscape, protecting your organisation from cyber threats is paramount. The Essential Eight Essentials Course developed by TAFEcyber offers a vital deep dive into the Australian Signals Directorate's (ASD) renowned Essential Eight Maturity Model, equipping you with the knowledge and practical skills to significantly enhance your cybersecurity posture.
This comprehensive 18-hour face-to-face or virtual course goes beyond theory, providing an indepth understanding of the Essential Eight's history, context, and purpose.
You'll gain crucial insights into each mitigation strategy and learn how to apply them effectively within your own organisation. Our practical, lab-based exercises will reinforce your learning, ensuring you're ready to tackle real-world challenges.
Gain these skills
- Deep understanding - grasp the history, purpose, and key requirements of each Essential Eight mitigation.
- Practical skills - hands-on lab exercises in PowerShell, Windows security, and network hardening.
- Real-world application - learn to contribute effectively to your organisation's Essential Eight implementation.
- Future ready - prepare for the Essential Eight Assessment Course, if you choose to advance your expertise.
Informed choices - is this course right for me?
This course is ideal for IT professionals, cybersecurity enthusiasts, managers and boards who have oversite of an organisations Cyber maturity, and anyone looking to understand and implement the Essential Eight Maturity Model within their organisation.
It is recommended that you possess:
- Sufficient literacy, numeracy, and digital literacy to be able to navigate and utilise the various learning and assessment resources provided in the course, plus
- A minimum Certificate IV in Information Technology course, or higher, or equivalent experience e.g. two years previous industry experience in an IT, GRC, cyber security or generalist management/administrative role may serve as an appropriate proxy for meeting the admission recommendations.
Introduction to Essential Eight - understand the model's framework and the practice of compliance-based assessment.
PowerShell Scripting - learn how to leverage this powerful scripting language for cybersecurity tasks.
Windows Security Policies and Settings - Explore critical configurations relevant to the Essential Eight.
Application Control and Hardening - discover strategies to secure your applications and systems.
Authentication, Privilege Escalation, and Active Directory Networks - gain insights into these crucial areas of network security.
Essential Eight Assessment Report Requirements - learn what it takes to create a comprehensive assessment report.
This course is delivered on campus at East Perth 1 day per week for 3 weeks - classes run on Tuesdays, 9:30am - 4:30pm.
2025 course dates
- 16 September to 7 October
- 4 November to 18 November
As well as your scheduled classes, you will need to complete additional study each week, including private study, assignment preparation, and research.
Please note this course will be run subject to enrolment numbers.
This timetable information is indicative only and subject to change.
$2000.00 per person
*Fee disclaimers
The fees quoted are estimates only and are for the entire course for students enrolling on a full-time basis in 2023. Please view the full list of Fee disclaimers.
Please note fees listed include all units required to gain this qualification. If you're a continuing student and have successfully completed a lower-level qualification that is a prerequisite for this course, you'll only pay for the units that you need to enrol in, to complete this course.
Enquiries regarding fees can be made by calling us.
You'll need to provide via email:
- Preferred course dates
- Your mobile number
- CV/Resume
- A statement indicating you are an Australian Citizen or a Permanent Resident of Australia
Once we have your expression of interest, we'll keep your information on file and contact you with further instructions for enrolment when minimum course numbers have been reached.