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Nick Riley
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Cybersecurity Essentials Pathway
Completion date
14 Apr 2025
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About Cybersecurity Essentials Pathway
6 Video modules
2 hours of learning
4.6 rating
Foundational level
In this ever-changing digital landscape, we are facing more and more cybersecurity risks. These risks affect anyone and everyone - ranging from individuals, financial institutions, large corporates and national governments. It’s crucial to be aware of the vulnerabilities we are exposed to. In this pathway on cybersecurity, Ciarán Rooney explores some of the main types of cybersecurity risks and then outlines protection measures that we can deploy, as well as information on recovery in the event of a cyberattack
In this pathway
Understand cybersecurity risks
Identify and manage cybersecurity risks
Deploy protection measures
Pathway experts

Ciaran Rooney
20 years: technology, cybersecurity & operations
Ciarán is the Chief Technology Officer of Finance Unlocked Ltd, the company behind the learning platforms Finance Unlocked and Sustainability Unlocked. He has over 20 years of experience in technology, cybersecurity and operations. Ciarán has held the role of CTO of several successful startups, including; busuu, one of the world's largest language learning platforms; the ad tech company Skimlinks, a content monetisation platform for some of the world's largest online publishers; and Swoon, a leading direct to consumer furniture brand. He has also been a technical consultant, a startup mentor, a conference speaker, and the Chair of the PHP UK Conference.