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CCAS Curriculum Catalog • 2025/2026

Career-Focused IT & Cyber Security Courses

Designed for beginners, career changers, and practicing cybersecurity professionals. Acquire hands-on defensive posture, live SIEM threat hunting, and rigorous ISACA/NIST accreditation skills in Calgary and online.

1,100+ Trained Alumni
100% Hands-on Labs
15+ Specialised Tracks

Active Academic Tracks

Real-world simulations, defensive telemetry, and lab-first pedagogy

Showing 15 courses Calgary In-Person & Hybrid
SOC & Blue Team Popular

SOC Analyst (L1, L2, L3) Training

End-to-end blue team mastery covering triage, alert escalation, rule authoring, and forensic handoff across live telemetry environments.

3 Weeks Live SIEM Labs
  • Tier 1 alert triage, PCAP dissection, and root-cause analysis
  • Tier 2/3 threat hunting, Sigma rules, and automation runbooks
  • Includes CV review & Calgary clinic portfolio simulation
SOC & Blue Team

Cyber Security Analyst

Our comprehensive 6-week career immersion transforming non-technical professionals into operational defenders with verified competencies.

6 Weeks Career Transition
  • Enterprise network mapping, firewalls, and active defense
  • Vulnerability lifecycle management and executive reporting
  • Job placement preparation & mock technical interviews
SOC & Blue Team

SIEM & Security Monitoring

Deep-dive into event collection, ingestion pipelines, correlation rules, and custom dashboard design in Splunk and enterprise SIEM platforms.

2 Weeks Real-time Ingest
  • Syslog, Windows Event Forwarding (WEF), and cloud telemetry
  • Building high-fidelity correlation rules & reducing false positives
  • Incident escalation workflows & ticketing integration
SOC & Blue Team

Cyber Security Fundamentals

The ideal launchpad for newcomers. Ground yourself in TCP/IP, core crypto, authentication, attack vectors, and basic defensive controls.

2 Weeks Zero Pre-requisites
  • CIA Triad, defense-in-depth, and modern threat landscapes
  • Core networking concepts: Subnetting, DNS, ports & protocols
  • Password policies, multi-factor auth, and endpoint hygiene
GRC & Audit

ISO 27001 ISMS & GRC

Multi-framework compliance masterclass covering NIST, PCI-DSS, HIPAA, SOC 2, and Sarbanes-Oxley audit readiness.

2 Weeks Multi-Framework
  • Statement of Applicability (SoA) and Risk Assessment creation
  • PCI-DSS 4.0, HIPAA Security Rule, and SOC 2 Type II audit kits
  • Third-party vendor risk management & remediation tracking
Incident Response

Digital Forensics & IR (DFIR)

Investigate real breach artifacts. Execute memory dumps, disk preservation, volatile artifact extraction, and legal chain of custody.

2 Weeks Autopsy & Volatility
  • Live RAM extraction, malware analysis, and sandbox detonation
  • Disk image acquisition and file carving using FTK/Autopsy
  • Incident timeline reconstruction and post-mortem reporting
Cloud Security

Cloud Computing (AWS, Azure, GCP)

Tri-cloud foundational architecture and defense. Take individual 1-week provider modules or complete all 3 for multi-cloud competence.

3 Weeks (1 Wk Each) Multi-Cloud
  • Week 1: AWS VPC, IAM policies, GuardDuty, and S3 hardening
  • Week 2: Azure Entra ID, Sentinel integration, and NSG setups
  • Week 3: GCP Cloud Armor, IAM hierarchy, and bucket security
Tuition $300 CAD per stream
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Endpoint Defense

EDR Solutions

Hands-on endpoint defense utilizing industry tools: CrowdStrike Falcon, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, and SentinelOne.

7 Days Host Isolation
  • Endpoint sensor deployment, policy enforcement, and exclusions
  • Live process tree inspection and behavioral anomaly detection
  • Host network isolation and remediation script execution
GRC & Audit Popular

NIST-CSF (Theory & Lab)

Master the 5 core functions (Identify, Protect, Detect, Respond, Recover) plus NIST 2.0 Governance in practical scenarios.

2 Days NIST 2.0 Aligned
  • Framework implementation tiers and organizational profiling
  • Gap analysis workbook: Baseline vs. Target scorecards
  • Executive briefing deck creation for Board presentations
GRC & Audit

Cyber Security Audits

Develop technical audit fieldwork skills. Plan audit scopes, sample evidence, document non-conformities, and run closing meetings.

7 Days Fieldwork Labs
  • Internal and external audit execution methodologies
  • Workpaper management, sampling, and evidence validation
  • CAPA (Corrective and Preventive Action) planning
SOC & Blue Team

VAPT Crash Course

Concentrated live offensive warfare lab. Execute reconnaissance, Nessus vulnerability scans, OWASP Top 10 exploits, and Burp Suite tests.

4 Hours Intensive Live Target Range
  • Port mapping, banner grabbing, and Nmap NSE automation
  • Automated CVE scanners vs manual verification tactics
  • Remediation guidelines and developer-ready vulnerability tickets
Enterprise Workshop

Corporate Security Awareness

Bespoke half-day training for corporate staff, medical clinics, and legal teams to eliminate human-vector risk and phishing susceptibility.

9:00 AM – 12:00 PM Team Custom
  • Phishing, vishing, and business email compromise (BEC) simulations
  • Healthcare & Clinic privacy safeguards (HIA/HIPAA compliance)
  • Includes corporate audit certificate & post-session employee scorecard
GRC & Audit

CRISC Certification Prep

Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control. 7 days of structured domain drills, question banks, and enterprise risk appetite mapping.

7 Days ISACA Domains
  • Governance, IT Risk Assessment, and Response & Reporting
  • Information Technology & Security controls architecture
  • Timed mock exams with detailed answer rationales
Corporate Bootcamp

CISM Certification Prep

Certified Information Security Manager. Fast-track leadership certification prep focused on strategic security program management.

7 Days Leadership Focus
  • Information Security Governance & Incident Management
  • Program development, budget justification, and KPI matrices
  • Instructor-guided problem solving & test elimination strategies
GRC & Audit

CISA Certification Prep

Certified Information Systems Auditor. Master all 5 auditing domains to excel in external regulatory compliance reviews and banking certifications.

7 Days 5 Audit Domains
  • Information System Auditing Process & IT Governance
  • IT Operations, Maintenance, and Asset Protection drills
  • ISACA exam-day psychological preparation & test analytics
On-demand Syllabus • Corporate Workshops

Need a Bespoke Training Track for Your Enterprise?

Any specific cyber security course is provided on demand. Curriculum development for IT & cyber security services is actively delivered to Calgary healthcare, municipal, and commercial organizations.

Tailored to Your Tech Stack Delivered On-site or Remote Verifiable Completion Records

Visual Laboratory & Academic Assurance

Every cohort works the same cloud-hosted environment — the same telemetry, the same tooling, whether you are in the Calgary room or joining remotely.

Cloud-hosted SIEM & EDR
100% hands-on assessment
Live instructor troubleshooting
Verifiable completion records
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From Enquiry to Employable in Four Steps

Get trained in weeks, not years, through our focused high-yield operational curriculum.

  1. Select Your Track

    Browse our certified tracks above or schedule a 15-minute diagnostic call with an academy career advisor.

  2. Lab Provisioning

    Receive your virtual lab credentials, syllabus access, and direct invitation to our active Calgary student community.

  3. Hands-on Sprints

    Attend live interactive sessions (weekday evenings or weekends) with dedicated instructor lab troubleshooting.

  4. Career Packaging

    Graduate with verifiable portfolio repos, optimized LinkedIn/CV presence, and referral introductions to Canadian hiring managers.

Course Enrolment Questions

Ready to transition into cyber defense?

Tell us where you are starting from and an academy advisor will map the shortest route to an operational role.