CSF+P Cyber Security Foundation+Practitioner™

What our clients say

• "I'm glad I had Chris Evans facilitating this course, it made a big difference to have someone with his vast experience presenting. Also all the additional references shared left me with a nice library of resources to expand my knowledge post the course. Thanks again to Chris and team. Chris was excellent presenter with a wealth of knowledge on the subject matter. I thoroughly enjoyed the course. it was a great course that covered alot of aspects and certainly provides a good starting point to learn more about the cyber industry. Very informative Teacher, showed clearly that he had great experience and Knowledge on the subject matter."
  | | December 2022
• "Initially I was hesitant that this was online and not in person as I was concerned about my attention span being at home rather than in a classroom but Chris was super engaging and everything ran very smoothly. 10/10 :) Chris was amazing, well presented and deep dived into a lot of technical and managerial aspects of cyber security."
  | | November 2022
• "Fantastic course! I highly recommend both the course and trainer Chris Evans. The course was quite demanding with a lot of information covered, but Chris was engaging, entertaining and encouraged conversation and participation."
  | | October 2022
• "Having Chris as a trainer really made the course enjoyable, he has a wealth of practical and theory knowledge that he is willing to share with students. It is good to challenge him with some real world experience scenarios/events to get his view and opinion. really enjoyed the course even though I did it a second time, and I would highly recommend undertaking the course with Chris to other collegues. Chris spent considerable time taking us through other materials/discussions as well, much more inclusive that just presenting the slides, much appreciated"
  | | June 2022
• "Fantastic communications and resource package."
  | | May 2022
• "Chris - very informative and experienceD guy, love his energy and sharing throughout. Everything was GREAT, the pace of delivery, the content (not too heavy). Overall, happy and satisfied!"
  | | March 2022
• "This course was most enjoyable and informative when interactions between students and the instructor were encouraged. The instructor had excellent industry knowledge and experience, which could flow seamlessly into the course material. Chris Evans was very knowledgeable and helpful. I have learnt quite a lot this week and feel like this course will continue to help me in my current career in Cyber Security. Was great, I've never done a course virtually before and it was run very well. With the understanding that this is usually an on site course, the translation to an online environment (breakout rooms etc.) was handled exceptionally well."
  | | February 2022
• "It was very well conducted and Gary had put so much effort to make the training sessions very interesting and shared lots of personal experience which was very helpful and engaging."
  | | February 2022
• "Very knowledge instructor with great examples and practical knowledge. Great foundation to start building on."
  | | January 2022
• "Such a great overall experience, especially being online. I loved the stationery and treats as well. Thank you."
  | | January 2022
• "Chris was absolutely terrific! Highly engaged over the whole week providing lots of examples and references. It made my introduction to the industry highly enjoyable and super interesting. Thanks Chris!"
  | | January 2022
• "The course syllabus was well thought out and comprehensive enough to provide a strong foundation of Cyber Security for those uninitiated in Cyber Security."
  | | October 2021
• "Chris presented the course content in an engaging and knowledgeable way, which primarily enabled me to understand and appreciate the subject matter. I would be happy to attend another course facilitated by him."
  | | October 2021
• "The course syllabus was well thought out and comprehensive enough to provide a strong foundation of Cyber Security for those uninitiated in Cyber Security."
  | | October 2021
• "This is my third training course with ALC and the quality of their content and training is why they are my recommended source for certs and technical content. By far, Chris has been the best trainer I have learnt from. He managed to keep the class engaged and excited about every cyber aspect in the course for five days. That really does speak a lot to his extensive experience in the cyber field, his dedication and hard work into preparing content, his interesting stories for the class and his overall personality. Take a bow Chris and once you're done, take another!"
  | | October 2021
• "Chris presented the course content in an engaging and knowledgeable way, which primarily enabled me to understand and appreciate the subject matter. I would be happy to attend another course facilitated by him."
  | | October 2021
• "This is my third training course with ALC and the quality of their content and training is why they are my recommended source for certs and technical content. By far, Chris has been the best trainer I have learnt from. He managed to keep the class engaged and excited about every cyber aspect in the course for five days. That really does speak a lot to his extensive experience in the cyber field, his dedication and hard work into preparing content, his interesting stories for the class and his overall personality. Take a bow Chris and once you're done, take another!"
  | | October 2021
• "This is my third training course with ALC and the quality of their content and training is why they are my recommended source for certs and technical content. By far, Chris has been the best trainer I have learnt from. He managed to keep the class engaged and excited about every cyber aspect in the course for five days. That really does speak a lot to his extensive experience in the cyber field, his dedication and hard work into preparing content, his interesting stories for the class and his overall personality. Take a bow Chris and once you're done, take another!"
  | | October 2021
• "Chris presented the course content in an engaging and knowledgeable way, which primarily enabled me to understand and appreciate the subject matter. I would be happy to attend another course facilitated by him."
  | | October 2021
• "The course syllabus was well thought out and comprehensive enough to provide a strong foundation of Cyber Security for those uninitiated in Cyber Security."
  | | October 2021
• "Chris Evans is a professional trainer and always ensures that his class understands the topic at hand. Chris provides the opportunity for the class to ask questions and he always makes sure that it is understood. It has been a while since I have come across a trainer so professional and I look forward to crossing paths with Chris on another training course in the not to distant future."
  | | September 2021
• "Thank you to the reception staff as well, they are very helpful and professional at all times. Thank you"
  | | September 2021
• "Thank you to the reception staff as well, they are very helpful and professional at all times. Thank you"
  | | September 2021
• "Chris Evans is a professional trainer and always ensures that his class understands the topic at hand. Chris provides the opportunity for the class to ask questions and he always makes sure that it is understood. It has been a while since I have come across a trainer so professional and I look forward to crossing paths with Chris on another training course in the not to distant future."
  | | September 2021
• "Thank you to the reception staff as well, they are very helpful and professional at all times. Thank you"
  | | September 2021
• "Chris Evans is a professional trainer and always ensures that his class understands the topic at hand. Chris provides the opportunity for the class to ask questions and he always makes sure that it is understood. It has been a while since I have come across a trainer so professional and I look forward to crossing paths with Chris on another training course in the not to distant future."
  | | September 2021
• "Chris was very passionate and engaging - he was also very clear as to what was in the exam, which made it a lot easier on the day. His examples and understanding of overall cybersecurity also made the content easier to fathom and more interesting."
  | | August 2021
• "Chris was very passionate and engaging - he was also very clear as to what was in the exam, which made it a lot easier on the day. His examples and understanding of overall cybersecurity also made the content easier to fathom and more interesting."
  | | August 2021
• "Chris was very passionate and engaging - he was also very clear as to what was in the exam, which made it a lot easier on the day. His examples and understanding of overall cybersecurity also made the content easier to fathom and more interesting."
  | | August 2021
• "Chris has been an excellent trainer. The extensive theory & practical knowledge he holds is very impressive. Chris has gone beyond in terms of explaining concepts with really good examples and ensuring that everyone understands it. Would definitely pursue any future certification courses with Chris. :)"
  | | August 2021
• "Chris has been an excellent trainer. The extensive theory & practical knowledge he holds is very impressive. Chris has gone beyond in terms of explaining concepts with really good examples and ensuring that everyone understands it. Would definitely pursue any future certification courses with Chris. :)"
  | | August 2021
• "Chris has been an excellent trainer. The extensive theory & practical knowledge he holds is very impressive. Chris has gone beyond in terms of explaining concepts with really good examples and ensuring that everyone understands it. Would definitely pursue any future certification courses with Chris. :)"
  | | August 2021
• "Chris did a fantastic job. It wouldn't have been easy to chat to a screen for 8 hours a day for 5 days, but he did a great job. He obviously has a vast amount of experience, with a good mix of course content and personal experience within the industry. I can be contacted if you want further clarification, if not, i'm happy to leave my thoughts within this feedback"
  | | August 2021
• "Chris did a fantastic job. It wouldn't have been easy to chat to a screen for 8 hours a day for 5 days, but he did a great job. He obviously has a vast amount of experience, with a good mix of course content and personal experience within the industry. I can be contacted if you want further clarification, if not, i'm happy to leave my thoughts within this feedback"
  | | August 2021
• "Chris did a fantastic job. It wouldn't have been easy to chat to a screen for 8 hours a day for 5 days, but he did a great job. He obviously has a vast amount of experience, with a good mix of course content and personal experience within the industry. I can be contacted if you want further clarification, if not, i'm happy to leave my thoughts within this feedback"
  | | August 2021
• "Generally this has been a valuable course. Grant is a good trainer, especially when he explains the concepts in his own words, as he clearly has a wealth of expertise."
  N/A | | Wellington March 2021
• "Great course, learnt a lot and enjoyed it. Grant helped us through everything super well."
  N/A | | Wellington March 2021
• "Well ran course. There is a lot of benefit in undertaking Virtual Online Training. I found the experience better than in face to face interaction, personally. I wasn't distracted by my peers which allowed me to focus on the topics and conversation which were taking place during the course. Chris was a very good trainer and helped guide the study for the exam very well. One of the better trainers ALC has had over the last several years."
  | | December 2020
• "The Zoom experience was done very well and I would recommend any person wanting to do a course of similar content size to complete it via this method. The structure was almost perfect and couldn't fault it, Chris had a great routine and timed breaks perfectly with the content being delivered evenly and not to saturated on different days. The exam was also well done and I didn't feel disadvantaged at all. Keep up the great work, I understand the team had to pivot the course structures and methods due to covid however that didn't compromise the quality of the content and its delivery."
  Security Analyst | | November 2020
• "Chris was very knowledgeable a took the time to thoroughly answer any questions. Overall, it was a great course and I feel I picked up a lot of very useful knowledge and skills."
  Senior Audio Visual Technician | | November 2020
• "I was a first time user of Zoom and found it an easy to use application. Chris is an excellent instructor, with his wealth of knowledge and life experience in the IT fields I sure he is a valuable asset to ALC. Course materials and per-course communication was excellent. Great course, I'm glad a college suggested I check it out!"
  IT Officer | | September 2020
• "Everything was stable and worked well. Was kept engaged and having most with their cameras on helped to make the scene like we were in a classroom. Chris is a brilliant teacher. A great mix of theory and life examples. I was kept engaged which is very hard to do and the flow was good also."
  IT Manager | | September 2020
• "Coming from training systems in the past it was completely new to me in the way of experience, the organisation and the clear day to day goals was extremely reassuring. Really enjoyed the course, Chris was a fantastic teacher and really engaged the entire class with his knowledge and could really see his passion for teach Cyber Security. Pre Course instructions and student guide was well set out."
  Security Architect | | September 2020
• "Breakout rooms well implemented. As good as face to face training Well done to Peter for a great course."
  | | July 2020
• "The overall environment was good? It was good to get a hard copy of the course documentation as this made it easier to follow the slides."
  | | July 2020
• "Thanks Peter, very enjoyable course, well presented"
  Security Manager | | July 2020
• "Peter did a great job with the resources provided via the electronic"
  | | July 2020
• "I really enjoyed the course and learning about cyber from Chris and Peter, who clearly knew what they were talking about. It was a great crash course on cyber for someone who comes from a non-technical background."
  Senior Security Consultant | | Sydney March 2020
• "Course was very well run with very knowledgeable instructors."
  Systems Engineer | | Sydney March 2020
• "Course was great! Learned lots!"
  Information Security Senior Consultant | | Sydney March 2020
• "Great training course. It provided me with great insight into Cyber security. I would highly recommend this course to people wanting to pursue a career in the field. Chris has wonderful knowledge on all modules and amazing real-life examples on some concepts."
  | | Canberra February 2020
• "Overall a very satisfying course. Well-paced with concise and interesting material. Gave a good insight into the elements of cyber security. Chris was an excellent and knowledgeable presenter. The course has elevated my interest in cyber security and would love to know which course to do next."
  Delivery Lead | | Canberra February 2020
• "Instructor was great, really enjoyed course."
  Project Manager | | Canberra February 2020
• "Training was consistently engaging and well informed."
  Senior Associate | | Brisbane February 2020
• "It was good 5 days learning cyber security fundamentals. Enjoyed the course, especially hearing about peters vast experience in this field."
  Associate | | Brisbane February 2020
• "Great instructor who is very knowledgeable in the content. Provides good direction for exam prep."
  Associate | | Brisbane February 2020
• "Very well constructed course. Sufficient level of detail provided on each topic. Appreciate the points of focus for the exam."
  Manager | | Brisbane February 2020
• "Thank you for sharing practical examples from your experience, in addition to theory! I really enjoyed the course."
  Senior Associate | | Brisbane February 2020
• "Good case studies, real life examples and entertaining, course was not dull."
  Senior Associate | | Brisbane February 2020
• "I thoroughly enjoyed this course. Peter and Chris told interesting stories which really showcased their experience and knowledge of the industry."
  Associate | | Brisbane February 2020
• "Learnt a lot, peter provide lots of examples and anecdotes form his experience. He was super engaging, and I really enjoyed the training."
  Associate | | Brisbane February 2020
• "I have learnt a lot from this course and would like to do more courses."
  Associate | | Brisbane February 2020
• "Gary was an excellent instructor. Casual yet knowledgeable. His (anonymised) stories from his real-world background were very helpful!"
  IT Manager | | Sydney July 2019
• "Peter is an excellent instructor - one that keeps you engaged during the course!"
  Associate | | Melbourne July 2019
• "Gary was just an excellent person, he did not make ys feel he is above the rest. All given opportunity to discuss and wherever there were doubts always stood beside us. Gary handled the show extremely well being a one man army. I have learnt new concepts of cyber security and would like to go one step further. Of course under Gary's tutelage!"
  Electrical Engineer | | Sydney July 2019
• "Peter is very knowledgeable and his passion shines through. Even the more ''dry'' topics were made interesting and relevant with his anectdotes"
  Associate | | Melbourne July 2019
• "Peter is very interactive and provides real life and relative examples that makes learning a new area of IT easier to get familiarised with."
  Associate | | Melbourne July 2019
• "The course provided an excellent foundation for understanding the varying aspects of cyber security."
  Associate | | Melbourne July 2019
• "Great trainer with in-depth knowledge about cyber incidents"
  Associate | | Melbourne July 2019
• "Overall very well thought out in such a timeframe. I appreciated the trainers ability to real life exemplify a lot of theories and bring in his humour to the class."
  Associate | | Melbourne July 2019
• "Peter was amazing. His knowledge in the area and examples he used were brilliant"
  Associate | | Melbourne July 2019
• "Very well informed trainer, good story sharing and a well structured course"
  Associate | | Melbourne July 2019
• "Mike has been a fantastic trainer. He is very knowledgeable in this field and has a good way to simplify and deliver content. I was quite worried up aroudn the content but Mike made it a breeze. Thanks!"
  Security Manager | | Wellington July 2019
• "Mike explained things in a logical and cincise way and was patient with my questions. Mike injected humour. Very knowledgeable. A great instructor"
  Tutor and Research Assistant | | Wellington July 2019
• "Great style by Mike - relaxed, friendly and approachable"
  | | Wellington July 2019
• "Excellent Course, well layed out, open discussion encouraged and presnter was very knowledgable."
  Control systems coordinatior | | Brisbane June 2019
• "Valuable material! Peter presented vast amounto f examples with every topic which made the course very interested and enagaging."
  Budget ICT Analyst | | Brisbane June 2019
• "Great real life stories to bring the theory of life"
  Cyber Security Interegator | | Brisbane June 2019
• "Great combo of things, I don't want to know but should, refresher on some content and new as well as interesting components in the security analysis space."
  Principal technical analyst | | Brisbane June 2019
• "Outstanding use of real world examples. Trainer has incredible communication skills and his knowledge was beyond impressive."
  Chief Operating Officer | | Melbourne June 2019
• "The course was excellent. Peter is very knowledgeable in cyber security and is happy to share his knowledge with good examples."
  Service Desk Consultant | | Melbourne June 2019
• "Wenzel was an awesome instructor and provided a great range of examples to support his wealth of knowledge"
  | | Auckland May 2019
• "Great broad overview of a wide range of cyber security topics. Delivered in a way that is engaging, uses real world examples to cover concepts and good discussions."
  Service Delivery Manager | | Auckland May 2019
• "Great trainer, easy to follow and relate to."
  Systems and Cyber Security Administrator | | Auckland May 2019
• "Excellent and informative course."
  IT Technical Officer, Clincal Engineer | | Melbourne May 2019
• "Instructor is knowledgable, has good ense os humour and easily approachable, and course met my expectations"
  | | Canberra May 2019
• "Arya was excellent at lsitening to our needs, questions and contaxt while providing relevant examples and adapting the treating to our context. I had limited knowledge to Cyber Security prior to the training and limited technical knowledge but I was still able to keep up/grasp the concepts!"
  N/A | | Melbourne May 2019
• "Great experience, Peter made it fun and engaging"
  | | Canberra May 2019
• "Trainer was incredibly knowledgable and knows the content inside-out course gave me a good overview of the cyber seucirty area."
  IT Technical Officer, Clinical Engineer | | Melbourne May 2019
• "Good course and wel targeted to my role in tech BA. Diverse group makes it hard to pitch the level, but Arya did a great job catering to the range of abilities and skill groups"
  Technical Business Analyst | | Melbourne May 2019
• "Great Presenter"
  Project Manager Clinical Systems | | Melbourne May 2019
• "A really good cyber course to cut my teeth on in the Cyber Security world"
  Principal Operations Advisor | | Wellington February 2019
• "Enjoyed the course and the format"
  Sales Account Manager | | Wellington February 2019
• "Peter presents as having a huge range of knowledge that can be recalled and referenced in a heartbeat."
  System Consultant | | Wellington February 2019
• "Excellent course, very well taught with great real life examples. Peter was happy to answer any question raised and took his time to explain things as the course went on. The course provisions were excellent. A very well run course."
  Engagement Manager | | Wellington February 2019
• "Really enjoyed the course - great to have a trainer who is an expert in his field!"
  Infrastructure Architect | | Wellington February 2019
• "Garry provided a very sounds and informative course that was enjoyable. His knowledge and skills are outstanding and the delivery of the subject matter was very good."
  Systems Analyst | | Sydney February 2019
• "Garry Gaskell is an excellent instructor. He is very knowledgable and charasmatic. Always giving real life examples and making sure we got it. A pleasure working with him."
  Security and GRC Consultant | | Sydney February 2019
• "Content was great - really good overall, the pace was great and concepts were explained well."
  Principal Manager | | Sydney February 2019
• "Garry's experience brought a lot of real-life experiences to the examples making them relevant. Overall, the course was run professionally with enough breaks and good food"
  Project Manager | | Sydney February 2019
• "Gary is gentle and has a nurturing style to his studnets. He is generous with his time too. Enjoyed the course despite not having a computer or networking background"
  N/A | | Sydney February 2019
• "Excellent training. Peter clearly knows the content back to front and made it approachable and often entertaining. The practical sections really helped in the learning process."
  Senior Consultant | Advisory Firm | CyberSec F+P, Sydney May 2018
• "This course fully met my expectations. I will definitely be applying what I have learned to devising questions for the Board to ask management (and have knowledge of whether to pursue the answer or accept it)."
  Director | Hospitality Business | CyberSec F+P, Wellington November 2017
• "Excellent course, excellent trainer."
  Information Security Consultant | Information Technology Services | CyberSec F+P, Wellington November 2017
• "Even before the exam was presented I know I have learnt heaps this week. Presenter was cognisant of all attendees needs and learning abilities."
  Information Insurance Advisor | Police Department | CyberSec F+P, Wellington November 2017
• "Very happy with the course materials. Will definitely recommend to my workmates."
  System Engineer | Life Insurance Company | CyberSec F+P, Wellington November 2017
• "The course was a real eye opener. I feel confident that even though I may have not retained bits and pieces I am aware of it and have reference material. At least I know what I need to implement from a security perspective. Hands on exercises were extremely beneficial."
  ICT Info Security Compliance Officer | Government Department | CyberSec F+P, Sydney November 2017
• "Excellent training. Peter clearly knows the content back to front and made it approachable and often entertaining. The practical sections really helped in the learning process."
  Senior Consultant | Advisory Firm | Cyber Security F+P, Sydney November 2017
• "I liked how the training covered broad topics for management, process, and technical. The training was delivered well. Peter knew his stuff and the stories put things into perspective."
  Senior Systems Engineer | Medical Clinic | CyberSec F+P, Sydney November 2017
• "Great introductory course covering a good perspective of the overall cyber security space."
  Project Manager | Private Consultant | Cyber Security F+P, Melbourne June 2017
• "I thought the course was excellent. I think the interaction between instructor and students is a large part of being able to learn and understand concepts/ ideas especially with relevant examples. I think Peter did this well working with the class."
  Analyst | Banking | Cyber Security F+P, Sydney March 2017
• "Peter is an extremely knowledgeable instructor and exhibited the right personality for effective learning for students across a broad skill set. My thanks and appreciation to Peter for his time and effort during the course."
  Director | Dept Defence | Cyber Security F+P, Canberra March 2017
• "A very interesting course and has provided an excellent foundation for helping improve security practices at my company. It's also given me insights into future career paths."
  IT Portfolio Manager | International Charity | Cyber Security F+P, Sydney March 2017
• "Enjoyable and interesting"
  Senior Business Analyst | Major Bank | CyberSec F+P, Sydney May 2018
• "

  It is a lot to cover in 5 days but the course was well paced - having the exercises and quiz helps inbed the info.

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  IT Project Manager | Major Humanitarian Aid Organisation | CyberSec F+P, Sydney May 2018
• "The course was excellent - content, process, style etc all very good."
  Assistant Director IT Systems | Govt Dept | Cyber Security F+P, Canberra June 2017
• "Thank you very much Peter, excellent material, very well presented."
  IT Officer | Govt Agency | Cyber Security F+P, Canberra June 2017
• "Some topics were a refresher for me which is great. I wish I did this course much earlier in my role, I was able to understand majority of the topics as I had the experience. Course was a good speed for me and Peter took care to bring a lot of worldly experiences and analogies and examples."
  Information Security Governance Officer | Engineering and Infrastructure Services | Cyber Security F+P, Canberra June 2017
• "Trainer is very experienced. The examples Peter showed were very interesting and relevant."
  Manager, Business Services Support Team | Australian Bank | Cyber Security F+P, Sydney March 2017
• "Great course & lots of content. Peter was very good & made course content very relevant."
  Security Analyst | International Bank | Cyber Security F+P, Sydney March 2017
• "Peter is very experienced and I am very impressed how he communicated on a very digestible and clear format."
  CEO | Technology Services Provider | Cyber Security F+P, Brisbane March 2017