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Long-form practitioner guides across the standards and cybersecurity skills in the catalogue. Each covers the certification process, real costs in AUD, exam formats, the Australian regulatory context, and how the course fits a broader certification program.

22 long-form practitioner guides across the standards and cybersecurity skills in the Aegentra Academy catalogue. Each covers the certification process, real costs in AUD, exam formats, the Australian regulatory context, and how the course fits a broader certification program. Browse the courses.

• ISO 27001 — Information Security Management. How ISO 27001 certification works in Australia — the step-by-step process, a realistic 12-week timeline, what the audits cost, and how a personal PECB credential differs from JAS-ANZ company certification.
• ISO 9001 — Quality Management Systems. Tender requirements, 10–14 week timeline, audit costs, PECB vs JAS-ANZ.
• ISO 42001 — AI Management Systems. The new AI governance standard, EU AI Act alignment, real costs.
• ISO 22301 — Business Continuity Management. CPS 230 and SOCI Act context, BIA to Stage 2, course tiers, exam format, real AUD costs.
• SOC 2 — Trust Services Criteria. Type I vs Type II, AICPA attestation, SOC 2 vs ISO 27001.
• Ethical Hacking — Lead Ethical Hacker. Penetration testing, the 6-hour practical exam, PTES/OSSTMM, real AUD cost.
• ISO 27701 — Privacy Information Management. Controller vs Processor, GDPR + Australian Privacy Act mapping.
• ISO 31000 — Risk Management. Guidance, not certification — the framework and PECB pathways.
• NIST — NIST Cybersecurity Lead Implementer. Design and run a NIST-aligned cybersecurity program across the CSF, SP 800-53, the RMF and SP 800-171.
• Incident Response — PECB Certified Incident Responder. Hands-on incident response — ransomware, malware, perimeter threats, persistence, and digital forensics.
• Threat Hunting — PECB Certified Cyber Threat Analyst. Hunt threats before they become breaches — threat intelligence, attack frameworks, and a full hunt program.
• Linux — Certified Linux Foundations. Hands-on Linux administration and security — the entry step of a cybersecurity career.
• ISO 27005 — Information Security Risk Management. The risk engine inside ISO 27001, Risk Manager vs Lead Risk Manager, open-book exams, CPS 234 and SOCI context.
• ISO 14001 — Environmental Management Systems. AASB S2 and NGER context, 12–16 week timeline, audit costs, three PECB tiers from $800.
• ISO 45001 — Occupational Health & Safety. WHS Act due diligence, industrial manslaughter exposure, audit costs, three PECB course tiers.
• ISO 50001 — Energy Management Systems. EnMS build, energy baselines and EnPIs, NGER and NABERS context, exam formats, course tiers from $780.
• ISO 37001 — Anti-Bribery Management Systems. Failure-to-prevent offence, adequate procedures defence, NACC scrutiny, three PECB tiers from $730.
• ISO 37301 — Compliance Management Systems. Post-Royal-Commission compliance, obligations register, 12–16 week timeline, Lead Implementer vs Lead Auditor.
• ISO 22361 — Crisis Management. Crisis vs continuity, the four framework elements, CPS 230 context, the four-domain exam.
• PECB CDFE — Digital Forensics. Chain of custody, 5-day lab agenda, Wireshark-Ghidra-YARA tooling, exam domains, $1,499 cost.
• CCSA — Cloud Security Analyst. Shared responsibility, AWS/Azure/GCP labs, Kubernetes hardening, the 3-hour exam, $1,250 AUD cost.
• PECB AI — Artificial Intelligence Certifications. CAIP vs CAIM, AUD pricing, 3-hour exams, hands-on labs, and the ISO 42001 pathway.