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Cybersecurity Essentials Micro-Certificate
Learn the logic, code basics and risk concepts behind security in short, clear lessons.
Built for short-form learners: 16 lessons of about 30 seconds each, in order.
Free to learn. Pay only if you want the credential.
What you'll learn
- Boolean logic3 lessons
- Variables2 lessons
- Algorithms2 lessons
- Ethics of security3 lessons
- Basic risk concepts6 lessons
Why Cybersecurity Essentials matters
Security depends on people understanding the systems they use. This micro-certificate gives you a structured, verifiable foundation: the logic and code basics systems run on, the ethics of security work, and the basic risk concepts behind threats like malware and ransomware.
Who this micro-certificate is for
- Students preparing for tech careers
- Professionals who handle data or accounts at work
- Managers responsible for security decisions
- Anyone who wants to understand online risk
Time to complete
- in all, at your own pace
- ~25 min
- of lessons (16 lessons, measured)
- ~8 min
- for the 10-question test
- 15 min
What you receive
- Cybersecurity Essentials Micro-CertificatePrint it or save it as a PDF. It lists the lessons it covers.
- Cybersecurity Essentials digital badgeA 600-pixel badge image you can download and post.
- Verification numberIts own number and a public page that anyone can check.
- Add to LinkedInAdd it to your profile, or share it, in one click from your certificate page.
The lessons
Boolean logic
- Truth Table: Negation · Logic
- Truth Table: Conjunction · Logic
- Truth Table: Disjunction · Logic
Variables
- The Primitive Type · Computer Science
- The Variable as Name-Value Pair · Computer Science
Algorithms
- Cryptography's Cast · Computer Science
- Public and Private Keys · Computer Science
Ethics of security
- The Security Policy's Assets · Computer Science
- Nonrepudiation · Computer Science
- The Insider Threat · Computer Science
Basic risk concepts
- The Protection Triad · Computer Science
- Authentication · Computer Science
- Two-Factor Authentication · Computer Science
- Malware · Computer Science
- Ransomware · Computer Science
- Phishing · Computer Science
The test
- 10 questions drawn fresh each attempt from 48, spread across the modules; 15 minutes.
- 7 of 10 correct passes. Retakes are free and unlimited.
- After a pass, the micro-certificate is $5. It carries your name, your score, the lessons covered, a public verify page and your badge.
Why this micro-certificate is different
- Short lessons, in orderAbout 30 seconds each, each one building on the last.
- Nothing in the wayNo ads, no account to learn, no subscription. You pay only for the credential.
- Every question cites a lessonMiss one and you see the lesson to review.
- Anyone can check itYour certificate has its own number and a public verify page.
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Stack this micro-certificate
Order each credential with the same email and they link up.
- Cybersecurity Essentials Micro-Certificate · $5This page. About 25 minutes.
- Full Certificate in Computer Science · $20The full certificate the AI Foundations Pathway requires.
- AI Foundations Pathway · $35This and the four other micro-certificates, plus Computer Science, completed as a set.
Want to go deeper? These lessons come from 2 full courses: Logic and Computer Science, each with its own full certificate.
AI Foundations Pathway
Five micro-certificates (AI Literacy, Data Literacy, Critical Thinking, Cybersecurity Essentials and STEM Foundations) plus the Full Certificate in Computer Science. Hold all six and claim the pathway certificate, the badge and a verification number.
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| Feature | Micro-Certificate$5 | Full Certificate$20 | Pathway Badge$35 |
|---|---|---|---|
| What it covers | 15 to 18 lessons on one skill | A whole subject, 9 to 40 learning hours | Five micro-certificates plus the Full Certificate in Computer Science |
| How you earn it | Pass a 10-question, 15-minute test (7 of 10 to pass) | Pass the course final | Hold all six, then claim it |
| Time | ~25 minutes | A 45–98 minute final, after the course | ~14 hours |
| What it shows | The lessons it covers | Your scaled score and learning hours | The six credentials it rests on |
| Badge image | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Verify page and Add to LinkedIn | Yes | Yes | Yes |
This StudyWalks micro-certificate covers 16 lessons from StudyWalks courses, and every question cites one of them. Scores are StudyWalks scores, not college credit.