Cyber threats are rising.
Are you certified to stop them?
In 100 days from the day you start, earn 5 globally recognized cybersecurity certifications, two of them from Cisco, and build a CV that proves you didn’t just read about cyber attacks. You’re trained to detect, respond and defend.
$675 if bought separately · Retake voucher on every exam · Unlocks SkillUp Pro · See the four gates
Cyber
Cisco CCST
Cybersecurity
The core cert
Cyber
ITS
Cybersecurity
Second issuer
IT
Cisco CCST
IT Support
Hireability pair
Py
ITS
Python
Security automation
900
Microsoft
SC-900
Identity & compliance
Here’s what nobody tells you about cyber and jobs.
Every organization is a target. Not enough people can defend them.
Every business, from a small shop running Microsoft 365 to a bank running in the cloud, faces ransomware, phishing, identity theft and supply-chain attacks. Organizations need people who can defend them, and they need a way to tell who actually can.
Skill you can’t prove is skill an employer can’t hire. Certification turns what you know into proof of skill anyone can verify.
When employers screen candidates for cyber roles, recognized credentials are one of the first things they look for. Names like Cisco and Microsoft carry weight because employers already know what they test.
The trap most learners fall into.
You spend months on a single certificate from a name few employers recognize. You apply for a junior security role and never hear back. Why?
- The certificate isn’t one employers recognize. They look for names they trust, like Cisco and Microsoft.
- One certification proves knowledge in one area. Employers hire profiles, not single skills: cyber plus IT support, automation and identity.
- Buying certifications one at a time adds up fast, and many people stop after the first exam fee.
- Without a structured path, you study the wrong domains, fail expensive exams and burn through money instead of earning certifications.
Five problems graduates face. One answer: proof of skill.
A qualification says you studied. Five cybersecurity certifications prove you can spot an attack, contain it and keep an organization’s systems and identities safe, and that changes what happens after graduation.
“I have a qualification, but no job.”
Security roles screen CVs by certification before a person reads them. Two Cisco credentials, one Microsoft and two from Certiport put you through that filter, and an employer can verify every one online in minutes.
“I need experience to get experience.”
Interns who can already triage an alert, harden a laptop, reset MFA in Microsoft Entra and script a log check in Python get trusted with real work from week one, and that turns a placement into a job offer.
“I want to build something of my own.”
Small businesses, schools and clinics are easy targets and rarely have a security person. Certified cyber skills let you sell security checks, account hardening and staff awareness sessions, with credentials a client can check.
“Watching tutorials isn’t the same as knowing it.”
The challenge stacks the fundamentals behind every defense: security principles, network and endpoint security, incident handling, identity and Zero Trust, and Python for automation. Two vendor views of the same discipline make the understanding stick.
“My qualification doesn’t travel.”
Security teams hire across borders and remote SOCs recruit worldwide. Cisco, Microsoft and Certiport credentials mean the same thing in Harare, Johannesburg, Dubai or London, and anyone can verify them online.
So we built the shortcut we wish existed.
Five carefully sequenced cybersecurity certifications. Two carry the Cisco name. One carries Microsoft’s. Every voucher, every practice test, every retake, bundled into a single 100-day challenge that starts the day you do. Priced so a determined high-school student or a career-switching 40-year-old can both afford it.
Introducing The Cybersecurity Challenge
A structured 100-day certification pathway through 5 cybersecurity certifications, built and supported by Commsgate, a Certiport Authorized Partner. Your challenge also unlocks SkillUp Pro.
Core Cyber Certifications
Bonus Certifications
Retake Vouchers Included
Every certification, every objective domain, laid out so you know exactly what you’re earning.
Each certification below shows the issuer, the exam code, the official domain breakdown with weighting, what’s included, and a preview of the credential you’ll walk away with.
Cybersecurity
Why this is the cert that anchors the stack
Cisco is one of the best-known names in networking and security. The CCST Cybersecurity is Cisco’s entry-level cyber certification: designed for beginners, with the Cisco name behind it.
It gives you a recognized starting point when you apply for your first security role.
A starting point for SOC Analyst Tier 1, Junior Cybersecurity Analyst and IT Security Support roles, and a step toward Cisco’s next certifications, such as CyberOps Associate.
Official Objective Domains
- Essential Security Principles15–20%
- Basic Network Security Concepts20–25%
- Endpoint Security Concepts20–25%
- Vulnerability Assessment & Risk Management15–20%
- Incident Handling20–25%
- LearnKey video tutorials
- GMetrix practice test
- Official exam voucher + retake
Why a second issuer matters
Where Cisco’s exam tests you against Cisco’s frameworks, the ITS Cybersecurity exam covers broader industry fundamentals: OS hardening, security policies, common attack patterns, and the everyday hygiene that keeps real networks safe.
Two vendor perspectives on the same discipline make your foundation noticeably deeper and show you’re not a one-vendor specialist.
Reinforces your cybersecurity profile with a certification delivered through Certiport and Pearson VUE. Valid for 5 years.
Official Objective Domains
- Security Layers & Threat Models15–20%
- Authentication, Authorization & Identity20–25%
- Network Security & Firewalls15–20%
- OS Hardening & Secure Configuration15–20%
- Malware, Social Engineering & Defense15–20%
- Backup, Recovery & Business Continuity10–15%
- LearnKey video tutorials
- GMetrix practice test
- Official exam voucher + retake
IT Support
Why this is the hireability pair
Cybersecurity skills alone rarely land a first role. Cybersecurity + IT Support often does. The two are paired on many help-desk and Level 1 security-support job descriptions.
Employers want security awareness in someone who can also fix a stuck VPN, reset MFA and triage tickets. That’s exactly what this pairing signals.
A strong dual credential for Level 1 IT roles with security responsibilities, with the Cisco name behind both.
Official Objective Domains
- Essential IT Concepts & Terminology15–20%
- Hardware & Peripherals15–20%
- Operating Systems & Mobile Devices20–25%
- Networking & Connectivity15–20%
- Applications, Software & Troubleshooting15–20%
- Security & Customer Service10–15%
- LearnKey video tutorials
- GMetrix practice test
- Official exam voucher + retake
Why Python shows up on so many cyber job descriptions
Modern cybersecurity isn’t all manual. Log analysis, threat detection, alert triage and indicator checks often run on Python scripts, and Python appears on many security job descriptions.
This certification proves you can write the kind of automation scripts security teams use, not just talk about them in an interview.
A foundation for security automation and scripting, and for the next tier of roles in detection and response.
Official Objective Domains
- Operations Using Data Types & Operators20–25%
- Flow Control with Decisions & Loops20–25%
- Input/Output Operations & File Handling20–25%
- Code Documentation & Structure15–20%
- Troubleshooting, Debugging & Error Handling5–10%
- Operations Using Modules & Tools10–15%
- LearnKey video tutorials
- GMetrix practice test
- Official exam voucher + retake
Fundamentals
Why the two-vendor story stands out
Cisco protects the network. Microsoft protects much of what runs on it: Entra ID identity, Defender endpoint security, Purview compliance and Sentinel. SC-900 completes the story: you understand how two of the biggest names in security fit together.
Few entry-level applicants hold certifications from both, and it shows on your CV.
A step toward Microsoft’s next security certifications, such as SC-200 (Security Operations Analyst) and SC-300 (Identity and Access Administrator).
Official Objective Domains
- Concepts of Security, Compliance & Identity (Zero Trust)10–15%
- Capabilities of Microsoft Entra (Identity & Access)25–30%
- Microsoft Security Solutions (Defender, Sentinel)35–40%
- Microsoft Compliance Solutions (Purview, DLP)20–25%
- LearnKey video tutorials
- GMetrix practice test
- Official exam voucher + retake
Aiming for Cyber Security at WorldSkills 2028? Build the depth now.
This challenge stands on its own. If you want to go further, it’s the strongest certification pathway we offer toward EPCON’s Cybersecurity track and the Road to Aichi, Japan 2028, where WorldSkills Cyber Security tests how you protect an organization’s systems and networks. A place at WorldSkills 2028 isn’t guaranteed: it depends on Zimbabwe becoming a WorldSkills International member and on selection at the Trials.
One certification gets you in. Depth gets you picked.
Any one of Cisco CCST Cybersecurity, IT Specialist Cybersecurity or Microsoft SC-900 qualifies you for the EPCON Cybersecurity track. This challenge gives you all three, plus IT support and Python.
Five retake vouchers, included with the bundle.
Studying for 5 cybersecurity certifications is hard. We know. So we removed the single biggest fear that stops people from trying: paying for an exam and not passing it.
- 5 retake vouchers, one for each exam you don’t pass on the first attempt.
- 30-day re-attempt window after your first attempt.
- No extra fees: the retake is already paid for.
- Sit at a test center, or online where there’s none nearby.
- Less financial pressure, so you can focus on learning, not on passing perfectly.
Retake Voucher
Included with The Cybersecurity Challenge
A standalone retake costs $45
The full value stack
Each certification priced at the OneCertificationAway full-bundle price (voucher, retake, video tutorials and practice test), then all five bundled at one challenge price.
You’re one certification away from a different future.
100 days from now you can be exactly where you are, watching cyber threats from the sidelines, or five certifications deeper, with Cisco and Microsoft credentials an employer can verify online. The certification pathway is built. The vouchers are paid for. All you have to do is start.
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