Information System Security Training in Christchurch

This instructor-led, live training in Christchurch (online or onsite) is aimed at intermediate-level network administrators who wish to gain the essential skills to manage, administer, monitor, and maintain Fortinet security systems.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Configure and manage FortiGate firewalls.
• Monitor network traffic and manage incidents with FortiAnalyzer.
• Automate tasks and manage policies through FortiManager.
• Apply preventive maintenance strategies and troubleshoot network issues.

This instructor-led, live training in Christchurch (online or on-site) is designed for beginner-level network administrators who wish to effectively manage and secure their network environments using the FortiGate 1100E.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Understand the fundamental architecture and key features of the FortiGate 1100E.
• Learn how to deploy the FortiGate 1100E across various network environments.
• Gain hands-on experience with essential configuration and management tasks.
• Comprehend security policies, NAT, and VPNs.
• Acquire skills to monitor and maintain the FortiGate 1100E.

This instructor-led, live training in Christchurch (online or on-site) is aimed at intermediate-level network administrators who wish to manage and secure their networks using FortiGate firewalls.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Understand FortiGate features and functionalities, particularly those introduced or enhanced in version 7.4.
• Configure and manage FortiGate devices and implement advanced security features.
• Deploy and manage advanced security measures such as IPS, antivirus, web filtering, and threat management.
• Monitor network activities, analyse logs, and generate reports for auditing and compliance.

This instructor-led, live training in Christchurch (online or on-site) is aimed at intermediate-level technical professionals who wish to delve deeper into the technical aspects and functionalities of Fortinet's product line to effectively recommend, sell, and implement Fortinet security solutions.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Gain in-depth knowledge of Fortinet's advanced security solutions and products.
• Understand the technical features, benefits, and deployment scenarios for each core Fortinet product.
• Configure, manage, and troubleshoot Fortinet solutions in diverse environments.
• Apply Fortinet products to address complex security challenges and requirements.

This instructor-led, live training in Christchurch (online or on-site) is aimed at beginner-level technical professionals who wish to learn the concept of the Security Fabric and how it has evolved to meet the cybersecurity needs of organisations.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Understand the evolution of cybersecurity and how it has shaped current security technologies.
• Use Fortinet products to protect against specific types of cyber threats and attacks.
• Grasp the integration and automation capabilities of Fortinet solutions in delivering a coordinated response to cyber incidents.

This instructor-led, live training in Christchurch (available online or on-site) is designed for security professionals seeking to master the troubleshooting of Palo Alto Networks' next-generation firewalls.

By the conclusion of this training, participants will be able to:

• Grasp the architecture underpinning the next-generation firewall.
• Investigate and resolve networking issues using dedicated firewall tools.
• Analyse advanced logs to address real-world scenarios.

This instructor-led, live training in Christchurch (delivered online or on-site) is aimed at beginner-level network security professionals who wish to learn the concepts of cybersecurity and understand the current global threat landscape.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Understand the current global threat landscape and identify the main types of cyber adversaries.
• Recognise the primary types of malware and the mechanics of cyber attacks.
• Understand the basics of network security and the importance of a layered security approach.
• Learn about Fortinet's Security Fabric and how it addresses modern cybersecurity challenges.

This instructor-led, live training in Christchurch (available online or on-site) is designed for intermediate-level network and security professionals who aim to effectively implement, manage, and secure SD-WAN solutions.

By the conclusion of this training, participants will be able to:

• Grasp the fundamental concepts, benefits, and challenges associated with SD-WAN technologies.
• Design an SD-WAN architecture tailored to organisational needs and deploy SD-WAN solutions effectively.
• Implement and manage security features within an SD-WAN environment.
• Monitor, manage, and troubleshoot SD-WAN deployments.

This instructor-led, live training in Christchurch (online or on-site) is designed for intermediate-level network and security professionals seeking to effectively manage and secure networks using Fortigate 600E equipment, with a particular emphasis on High Availability (HA) configurations to ensure enhanced reliability and performance.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Understand the features, specifications, and operating principles of the Fortigate 600E firewall.
• Perform the initial setup of the Fortigate 600E, including essential configuration tasks such as configuring interfaces, routing, and initial firewall policies.
• Configure and manage advanced security capabilities including SSL VPN, user authentication, antivirus, IPS, web filtering, and anti-malware to protect against a wide range of network threats.
• Troubleshoot common issues in HA setups and effectively manage HA environments.

This instructor-led, live training in Christchurch (online or on-site) is designed for service technicians, system administrators, or anyone seeking to master the proper installation, usage, and management of Honeywell security systems.

By the conclusion of this training, participants will be able to:

• Understand the core concepts of Honeywell security systems and their components.
• Correctly install and maintain a Honeywell security system.
• Leverage Honeywell's maintenance tools and management suite to effectively control security systems.

This instructor-led, live training in Christchurch (available online or onsite) is designed for intermediate-level IT professionals who wish to effectively use and manage Sophos XG Firewall to strengthen the security posture of their organisations or clients.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Understand the features and capabilities of Sophos XG Firewall.
• Perform initial setup, configure network interfaces, and create and manage firewall policies and rules.
• Understand how to integrate with various authentication services.
• Utilise Sophos XG Firewall's monitoring and reporting tools to maintain oversight of network security.

This instructor-led, live training in Christchurch (online or onsite) is aimed at intermediate-level to advanced-level developers who wish to understand and apply secure coding practices, identify security risks in software, and implement defenses against cyber threats.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Understand common security vulnerabilities in web and software applications.
• Analyse security threats and exploit techniques used by attackers.
• Implement secure coding practices to mitigate security risks.
• Use security testing tools to identify and fix vulnerabilities.

The EC-Council Certified DevSecOps Engineer (ECDE) is a practical course designed to equip professionals with the skills needed to embed security throughout the DevOps lifecycle, enabling secure software development from initial planning through to deployment.

This instructor-led, live training (available online or on-site) is tailored for intermediate-level software and DevOps professionals who aim to integrate security practices into CI/CD pipelines, ensuring secure and compliant code delivery.

By the conclusion of this training, participants will be able to:

• Grasp the core principles and practices of DevSecOps.
• Secure each stage of the CI/CD pipeline using automated tools.
• Implement secure coding standards and conduct vulnerability scanning.
• Prepare for the ECDE certification through hands-on labs and review sessions.

Course Format

• Interactive lectures and group discussions.
• Practical application of DevSecOps tools within simulated pipelines.
• Guided exercises focused on secure development and deployment.

Course Customisation Options

• To request a customised training session for this course based on your team's workflows or toolchain, please contact us to make arrangements.

This instructor-led, live training in Christchurch (available online or on-site) is designed for security professionals seeking to master the fundamentals of managing Palo Alto Networks' next-generation firewalls.

By the conclusion of this training, participants will be able to:

• Configure and manage the essential features of Palo Alto Networks' firewalls.
• Administer security and NAT policies.
• Implement threat prevention strategies.
• Monitor network threats and traffic patterns.

This instructor-led, live training in Christchurch (online or on-site) is designed for engineers who wish to safeguard connected vehicles from cyber attacks.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Implement cyber security measures within automotive systems.
• Select the most appropriate technologies, tools, and approaches.

Building a secure networked application can be challenging, even for developers who have previously worked with various cryptographic components such as encryption and digital signatures. To help participants grasp the role and application of these cryptographic primitives, the course first establishes a solid foundation covering the core requirements of secure communication—secure acknowledgment, integrity, confidentiality, remote identification, and anonymity. It also explores typical issues that can compromise these requirements, along with real-world solutions.

As cryptography is a critical pillar of network security, the course examines key algorithms in symmetric cryptography, hashing, asymmetric cryptography, and key agreement. Rather than delving into complex mathematical theory, these topics are presented from a developer's perspective, featuring practical use cases and considerations such as the implementation of public key infrastructures. The course introduces security protocols across various domains of secure communication, with in-depth coverage of widely used protocol families like IPSEC and SSL/TLS.

Common cryptographic vulnerabilities are examined, including those affecting specific algorithms and protocols such as BEAST, CRIME, TIME, BREACH, FREAK, Logjam, Padding Oracle, Lucky Thirteen, POODLE, and the RSA timing attack. For each vulnerability, practical implications and potential consequences are outlined, again avoiding deep mathematical detail.

Finally, as XML plays a central role in data exchange for networked applications, the course addresses XML security. This includes the use of XML in web services and SOAP messages, along with protective measures such as XML signature and XML encryption. It also highlights weaknesses in these protections and XML-specific security threats, including XML injection, XML External Entity (XXE) attacks, XML bombs, and XPath injection.

Participants attending this course will

• Understand basic concepts of security, IT security and secure coding
• Understand the requirements of secure communication
• Learn about network attacks and defenses at different OSI layers
• Have a practical understanding of cryptography
• Understand essential security protocols
• Understand some recent attacks against cryptosystems
• Get information about some recent related vulnerabilities
• Understand security concepts of Web services
• Get sources and further readings on secure coding practices

Audience

Developers, Professionals

Developing secure C and C++ applications demands stringent defences against malicious exploitation, memory corruption, and the bypass of input validation. This course explores common vulnerability patterns, such as buffer overflows, use-after-free errors, integer overflows, and type confusion. Participants will implement secure coding guidelines, utilise static analysis tools, and apply defensive programming techniques to mitigate weaknesses, enforce rigorous input sanitization, and produce robust software that withstands cyberattacks.

Even seasoned Java programmers often don't fully grasp the full range of security services provided by Java, nor are they always aware of the various vulnerabilities that affect web applications written in Java.

Alongside introducing the security components of Standard Java Edition, this course addresses security issues within Java Enterprise Edition (JEE) and web services. The discussion of specific services is grounded in the fundamentals of cryptography and secure communication. Through a variety of exercises, participants explore declarative and programmatic security techniques in JEE, while also covering both transport-layer and end-to-end security for web services. The practical application of all these components is demonstrated through several hands-on exercises, allowing participants to test the discussed APIs and tools themselves.

The course also examines and explains the most common and severe programming flaws in the Java language and platform, as well as web-related vulnerabilities. Beyond typical bugs made by Java programmers, the security vulnerabilities covered include both language-specific issues and problems arising from the runtime environment. All vulnerabilities and their corresponding attacks are demonstrated through easy-to-understand exercises, followed by recommended coding guidelines and possible mitigation techniques.

Participants attending this course will

• Understand the basic concepts of security, IT security, and secure coding
• Learn about web vulnerabilities beyond the OWASP Top Ten and know how to avoid them
• Understand the security concepts of web services
• Learn to utilise various security features of the Java development environment
• Develop a practical understanding of cryptography
• Understand the security solutions offered by Java EE
• Learn about typical coding mistakes and how to avoid them
• Gain information about some recent vulnerabilities in the Java framework
• Acquire practical knowledge in using security testing tools
• Receive sources and further reading recommendations on secure coding practices

Audience

Developers

Today, a variety of programming languages can compile code to the .NET and ASP.NET frameworks. This environment offers robust tools for security development, yet developers must understand how to apply architecture- and coding-level programming techniques to implement desired security functions, avoid vulnerabilities, and limit their exploitation.

The aim of this course is to equip developers with the ability to prevent untrusted code from performing privileged actions, protect resources via strong authentication and authorization, provide remote procedure calls, handle sessions, introduce different implementations for certain functionality, and more, through numerous hands-on exercises.

The introduction to various vulnerabilities begins by presenting typical programming problems encountered when using .NET, while the discussion on ASP.NET vulnerabilities covers various environment settings and their impacts. Finally, the topic of ASP.NET-specific vulnerabilities addresses not only general web application security challenges but also special issues and attack methods, such as ViewState attacks and string termination attacks.

Participants attending this course will

• Understand fundamental concepts of security, IT security, and secure coding
• Learn about web vulnerabilities beyond the OWASP Top Ten and how to avoid them
• Learn to utilise various security features within the .NET development environment
• Gain practical knowledge in using security testing tools
• Learn about typical coding mistakes and how to avoid them
• Receive information regarding recent vulnerabilities in .NET and ASP.NET
• Access sources and further reading materials on secure coding practices

Audience

Developers

This course equips PHP developers with essential skills to build applications resilient against modern internet-based attacks. Web vulnerabilities are explored through PHP-focused examples that extend beyond the OWASP Top Ten, covering a range of injection attacks, script injections, session handling exploits in PHP, insecure direct object references, file upload issues, and more. PHP-specific vulnerabilities are introduced and categorised under standard vulnerability types such as missing or improper input validation, incorrect error and exception handling, misuse of security features, and time- and state-related issues. For the latter, we examine attacks like open_basedir circumvention, denial-of-service via magic floats, and hash table collision attacks. In each scenario, participants will become familiar with the most critical techniques and functions needed to mitigate these risks.

Special attention is given to client-side security, addressing security concerns related to JavaScript, Ajax, and HTML5. A variety of PHP security-related extensions are introduced, including hash, mcrypt, and OpenSSL for cryptography, as well as Ctype, ext/filter, and HTML Purifier for input validation. Best practices for hardening are presented in the context of PHP configuration (setting php.ini), Apache, and server-level settings. Finally, an overview is provided of various security testing tools and techniques available to developers and testers, including security scanners, penetration testing frameworks, exploit packs, sniffers, proxy servers, fuzzing tools, and static source code analyzers.

Both the introduction of vulnerabilities and the configuration practices are reinforced through numerous hands-on exercises. These demonstrate the real-world impact of successful attacks, illustrate how to apply mitigation techniques, and introduce the use of various extensions and tools.

Participants attending this course will

• Understand fundamental concepts of security, IT security, and secure coding
• Learn about web vulnerabilities beyond the OWASP Top Ten and how to prevent them
• Gain knowledge of client-side vulnerabilities and secure coding practices
• Develop a practical understanding of cryptography
• Learn how to utilise various PHP security features
• Identify typical coding mistakes and learn how to avoid them
• Stay informed about recent vulnerabilities in the PHP framework
• Gain hands-on experience with security testing tools
• Access resources and further reading materials on secure coding practices

Audience

Developers

The Combined SDL core training offers insight into secure software design, development and testing through the Microsoft Secure Development Lifecycle (SDL). It provides a Level 100 overview of the fundamental building blocks of SDL, followed by design techniques to detect and rectify flaws in the early stages of the development process.

Focusing on the development phase, the course gives an overview of typical security-relevant programming bugs in both managed and native code. Attack methods are presented for the discussed vulnerabilities, along with associated mitigation techniques, all explained through a series of hands-on exercises that provide live hacking experiences for participants. An introduction to different security testing methods is followed by demonstrations of the effectiveness of various testing tools. Participants can understand how these tools operate through practical exercises, applying them to the vulnerable code previously discussed.

Participants attending this course will

Understand basic concepts of security, IT security and secure coding

Become familiar with the essential steps of the Microsoft Secure Development Lifecycle

Learn secure design and development practices

Learn about secure implementation principles

Understand security testing methodology

• Gain access to sources and further reading on secure coding practices

Audience

Developers, Managers

This instructor-led, live training (online or onsite) is tailored for technical professionals looking to deploy and manage open source collaboration platforms that uphold data sovereignty whilst delivering modern team communication capabilities.

By the conclusion of this training, participants will be able to evaluate platforms, deploy self-hosted solutions, configure security and integrations, migrate from existing platforms, and establish operational procedures.

In this instructor-led, live course in Christchurch, participants will learn how to formulate the appropriate security strategy to address the DevOps security challenge.

This instructor-led, live training in Christchurch explores the system architectures, operating systems, networking, storage, and cryptographic issues that need to be considered when designing secure embedded systems.

By the end of this course, participants will have a thorough grasp of security principles, concerns, and technologies. More importantly, participants will gain the skills required to develop safe and secure embedded software.

This instructor-led, live training in Christchurch (online or onsite) is aimed at security engineers and compliance officers who wish to harden EXO deployments, control model access, and govern AI workloads running entirely on-premise.

Target Audience:

This course is designed for individuals keen to understand information security and explore potential career pathways within the field. It is suitable for people from diverse backgrounds, including those with limited prior technical knowledge.

Course Objectives:

By the end of this course, participants should:

• Gain a broad understanding of key information security concepts and principles.
• Be able to identify major threats and vulnerabilities.
• Explore various career options and specialisations within information security.
• Build a solid foundation for further learning and exploration in the field.

Course Format:

• Interactive lectures and group discussions.
• Practical exercises and feedback sessions.
• Participants are encouraged to bring questions and engage actively in discussions.

This agenda is flexible and can be adapted based on time constraints and audience interests. Customised versions may include interactive elements such as quizzes, polls, and group discussions.

The course will provide resources and information on further learning opportunities, professional organisations, and career development tools.

Course Customisation Options

• To request a customised training session for this course, please contact us to arrange.

This instructor-led, live training in Christchurch (online or onsite) is aimed at system administrators and IT professionals who wish to use RSPAMD, SpamAssassin, and DMARC to secure self-hosted email servers.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to configure anti-spam solutions, implement email authentication protocols, and maintain secure sovereign mail infrastructure.

This course will equip attendees with the skills to scan, test, exploit, and secure their own systems, providing in-depth knowledge and hands-on experience with current essential security technologies. Participants will gain a clear understanding of how perimeter defences operate and will then proceed to scan and attack their own networks in a safe, controlled environment—ensuring no real network is harmed. Attendees will learn how intruders escalate privileges and discover the steps required to secure systems effectively. Key topics include Intrusion Detection, Policy Creation, Social Engineering, DDoS Attacks, Buffer Overflows, and Virus Creation.

This instructor-led, live training in Christchurch (online or onsite) is aimed at network engineers and infrastructure professionals who wish to use SONiC and ONL to deploy and manage open network infrastructure on white-box switches.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to: understand SONiC and ONL architecture, deploy open-source NOS on white-box hardware, configure networking features, and implement monitoring and automation.

This instructor-led, live training in Christchurch (available online or on-site) is designed for individuals who wish to conduct research on third parties while safeguarding themselves against similar scrutiny.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Install and configure advanced tools for conducting OSINT operations.
• Apply advanced techniques to collect publicly available data pertinent to an investigation.
• Efficiently analyse large volumes of data.
• Produce intelligence reports based on findings.
• Leverage AI tools for facial recognition and sentiment analysis.
• Develop a strategic approach to define objectives and direct efforts toward the most relevant and actionable data.

This Introduction to Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) course equips delegates with the skills needed to locate critical intelligence more efficiently and effectively across the Internet and World Wide Web. The course is highly practical, giving participants ample opportunity to explore and understand hundreds of available tools and websites.
It progresses to advanced levels, focusing on in-depth use of sophisticated tools essential for covert internet investigations and intelligence gathering. Again, the course remains highly practical, allowing delegates the time to explore and master the tools and resources covered.

This course in Christchurch aims to support the following: 

1. Help developers master secure coding techniques
2. Assist software testers in evaluating application security before deployment to the production environment
3. Enable software architects to understand the risks associated with applications
4. Support team leaders in establishing security baselines for developers
5. Aid web administrators in configuring servers to prevent misconfigurations

This course covers secure coding concepts and principles in Java through the Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP) methodology of testing. The Open Web Application Security Project is an online community that produces freely available articles, methodologies, documentation, tools, and technologies in the field of web application security.

This course covers secure coding concepts and principles using ASP.NET through the Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP) testing methodology. OWASP is an online community that produces freely available articles, methodologies, documentation, tools, and technologies in the field of web application security.

This course explores the .NET Framework security features and how to secure web applications.