Cybersecurity Training & Mentoring

Clear, practical instruction grounded in real-world experience.

Many professionals need targeted supportβ€” whether preparing for certification, strengthening weak areas, or building a clearer understanding of core concepts. I have 45 years experience in IT Security, including 10 years as an Internal Auditor. I have the CISSP and CISA certificates, and a wealth of real-world experience.

What This Includes

This list of topics is not all the material related to these certifications. Contact me if you want to enroll in the full course for any of these certifications.

Outcome

Stronger understanding, clearer thinking, and greater confidence in applying cybersecurity principles in challenging certification exams and real-world scenarios.

Access

If you attended a course that I have previously delivered, please enter the credentials (username and password) that I gave you in the course, to access that course information on the Members page.

Experience

At Algonquin College I developed and led five courses, including SQL and Programming. Over the past six years I have delivered over 150 training sessions on certificate courses such as those mentioned below, plus 10 other sessions on non-certificate courses. The About page illustrates my deep reservoir of technical knowledge and my rich tapestry of industry experiences.

 

Courses

Legend: β—† Key Topic    β—‡ Overview    β€” Not Applicable
Status: β˜‘ Available    ☐ Pending   

Topics Status CISSP CISA CISM CCSP CCNA
ITAF & IPPDβ˜β€”β—†β—†β€”β€”
COBIT & DTEFβ˜β€”β—†β—†β€”β€”
Cisco Packet Tracerβ˜β€”β€”β€”β€”β—†
Architecture & Design Status CISSP CISA CISM CCSP CCNA
Secure System Design Principlesβ˜β—†β—†β—†β—†β€”
Defense in Depthβ˜β—†β—†β—†β—†β—‡
Zero Trust Architectureβ˜β—†β—†β—†β—†β—‡
Security Modelsβ˜β—†β—†β—†β—†β€”
Trusted Computing Baseβ˜β—†β—‡β—‡β—‡β€”
Hardware Security (TPM, HSM)β˜β—†β—‡β—‡β—†β€”
Embedded / IoT Securityβ˜β—†β—‡β—‡β—†β—‡
Secure Boot / Firmwareβ˜β—†β—‡β—‡β—†β€”
Network & Infrastructure Status CISSP CISA CISM CCSP CCNA
Network Segmentationβ˜β—†β—‡β—‡β—†β—†
VLANs and Trunkingβ˜β—‡β€”β€”β—‡β—†
Network Access Controlβ˜β—†β—†β—†β—†β—‡
VPN Technologiesβ˜β—†β—‡β—‡β—†β—†
Wireless Securityβ˜β—†β—‡β—‡β—†β—†
Firewallsβ˜β—†β—†β—†β—†β—†
IDS / IPSβ˜β—†β—†β—†β—†β—‡
Network Monitoringβ˜β—†β—†β—†β—†β—†
DNS Securityβ˜β—†β—‡β—‡β—†β—‡
DDoS Mitigationβ˜β—†β—†β—†β—†β—‡
Cryptography Status CISSP CISA CISM CCSP CCNA
Symmetricβ˜β—†β—†β—†β—†β€”
Key Managementβ˜β—†β—‡β—†β—†β€”
Hashing / Saltingβ˜β—†β—†β—‡β—†β€”
Asymmetricβ˜β—†β—†β—†β—†β€”
Digital Certificatesβ˜β—†β—†β—‡β—†β—‡
Public Key Infrastructureβ˜β—†β—†β—‡β—†β—‡
Cryptographic Attacksβ˜β—†β—†β—‡β—†β€”
Quantum Impactβ˜β—‡β—‡β—‡β—‡β€”
Identity & Access Status CISSP CISA CISM CCSP CCNA
Identity Governanceβ˜β—†β—†β—†β—†β€”
Single Sign-Onβ˜β—†β—‡β—†β—†β—‡
Federation, Delegatedβ˜β—†β—‡β—†β—†β—‡
Adaptive Authenticationβ˜β—†β—‡β—†β—†β€”
Privileged Access Managementβ˜β—†β—†β—†β—†β€”
Security Operations Status CISSP CISA CISM CCSP CCNA
SIEMβ˜β—†β—†β—†β—†β—‡
SOARβ˜β—‡β—‡β—†β—†β€”
Threat Intelligenceβ˜β—†β—‡β—†β—†β€”
Threat Huntingβ˜β—‡β—‡β—†β—‡β€”
Logging & Monitoringβ˜β—†β—†β—†β—†β—‡
Digital Forensicsβ˜β—†β—†β—‡β—‡β€”
Governance & Risk Status CISSP CISA CISM CCSP CCNA
Governance vs Managementβ˜β—†β—†β—†β—‡β€”
Policies & Standardsβ˜β—†β—†β—†β—†β—‡
Regulatory Frameworksβ˜β—†β—†β—†β—†β€”
Business Impact Analysisβ˜β—†β—†β—†β—‡β€”
Control Typesβ˜β—†β—†β—†β—‡β€”
Assurance vs Auditβ˜β—†β—†β—†β—‡β€”
Vendor Risk Managementβ˜β—†β—†β—†β—†β€”
Cloud Security Status CISSP CISA CISM CCSP CCNA
Shared Responsibility Modelβ˜β—‡β—‡β—‡β—†β€”
Cloud Service Modelsβ˜β—‡β—‡β—‡β—†β€”
Cloud Deployment Modelsβ˜β—‡β—‡β—‡β—†β€”
Cloud Data Securityβ˜β—†β—‡β—†β—†β€”
Cloud IAMβ˜β—†β—‡β—†β—†β€”
Containers & Kubernetesβ˜β—‡β€”β—‡β—†β€”
Cloud Loggingβ˜β—†β—‡β—†β—†β€”
Application Security Status CISSP CISA CISM CCSP CCNA
Secure SDLCβ˜β—†β—‡β—†β—†β€”