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Cybersecurity Internship
Support an organisation's security: assess risks, harden accounts and devices, raise awareness and respond to incidents.
Work with an IT or security team on defensive tasks only: asset inventories, account and device hardening, phishing awareness and incident-response documentation, within written authorisation.
Entry requirements
- Completion of the Rescue Academy Cybersecurity program (Beginner level or above), or a skills check
- Completion of the Workplace Readiness level
- A signed authorisation and confidentiality agreement with the host
Prerequisite skills
- Explain MFA, phishing and malware basics
- Configure device security settings
- Follow an incident checklist
Learning objectives
- Build an asset and risk inventory
- Harden accounts and devices against common threats
- Deliver security awareness to staff
- Document and practise incident response
Competencies you will develop
Asset inventoryRisk assessmentAccount and device hardeningSecurity awarenessIncident responsePolicy writingEthics and authorisation
Internship modules
Weekly plan
| Week | Module | Focus |
|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | Assets, Risks and Rules of Engagement | Authorisation and inventory |
| Week 2 | Assets, Risks and Rules of Engagement | Risk assessment |
| Week 3 | Account and Device Hardening | Accounts |
| Week 4 | Account and Device Hardening | Devices |
| Week 5 | Security Awareness | Materials |
| Week 6 | Security Awareness | Delivery |
| Week 7 | Incident Response Readiness | Playbooks |
| Week 8 | Incident Response Readiness | Exercise |
Final internship project
Security Improvement Report
Deliver a documented security improvement for the host: risk register, hardening evidence, awareness materials and an incident playbook.
Deliverables
- Asset inventory and risk register
- Hardening log
- Awareness materials and session feedback
- Incident playbook and exercise report
How you are evaluated
| Criterion | Weight |
|---|---|
| Risk assessment quality | 20% |
| Hardening carried out correctly | 25% |
| Awareness delivery | 15% |
| Ethics, authorisation and confidentiality | 20% |
| Internship report and reflection | 20% |
Internship report
8–12 pages plus appendices, submitted as PDF within one week of the placement ending.
- Summary
- The host organisation and your role
- Work completed, with evidence
- Risks found and actions taken (no sensitive details)
- Challenges and how you handled them
- Skills developed and reflection
- Recommendations to the host organisation
Portfolio evidence
- Sanitised risk register template
- Awareness guide
- Incident playbook template
- Supervisor's evaluation
Expected professional outcomes
- Work as an IT security assistant on defensive tasks
- Improve security practices in small organisations
Outcomes describe skills practised during the internship. Rescue Academy does not guarantee employment.
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