No prior cyber security experience is required. This Specialization starts with the essentials and progressively builds into management, governance, and incident response. A general familiarity with workplace processes or leadership responsibilities is helpful but not essential, everything you need is introduced step by step.

No, the courses can be taken in any order. However, we recommend starting with Cyber Security: Essentials to build a strong foundation before progressing to Cyber Security: Essentials for Managers and Leaders and then Cyber Security: Incident Response (Theory to Practice). This sequence ensures you move from core concepts to leadership skills and finally to applied incident response.

You will be able to design and implement cyber governance strategies, apply global risk and compliance frameworks, and lead your organisation through incident response and recovery. By combining technical fluency with leadership capability, you’ll be prepared to safeguard organisational assets, ensure regulatory compliance, and build a resilient cyber security culture.