LEARNCYBER ACADEMY · INTERMEDIATE

Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC)

Move into the fastest-growing, highest-paid non-technical cybersecurity niche — governance, risk, and compliance.

10 Weeks
Intermediate
Online · In-person · Hybrid
₦500,000₦750,000

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CAREER EDGE

Why this course pays off

Governance, Risk and Compliance is where cybersecurity meets the business. Over 10 weeks you'll learn how to build security programs, run risk assessments, prepare organisations for audits, and translate technical risk into board-level decisions — no coding required.

  • Qualify for GRC Analyst, Compliance Officer and Risk Analyst roles
  • Lead ISO 27001, SOC 2 and NDPR readiness programs
  • Bridge the gap between security teams and executive leadership
  • Earn ₦600k–₦1.5M/month in Nigeria, $80k–$130k/year internationally
Duration
10 Weeks
Level
Intermediate
Format
Online · In-person · Hybrid
Certificate
Included
CURRICULUM

Course Outline

10 modules · designed and taught by working pentesters.

HANDS-ON LABS & TOOLS

Tools you'll master

Vanta (concepts)Drata (concepts)Excel risk registersNotion / Confluence policy librariesJira for audit trackingOneTrust (intro)
WHO IT'S FOR

Who should take this course

Career Switchers

You're coming from audit, law, finance or ops and want to break into cybersecurity through GRC.

IT & Security Practitioners

You want to grow beyond technical work into strategy, program and audit leadership.

Compliance & Risk Officers

You already work in compliance and want to specialise in information security frameworks.

WHAT YOU'LL GET

Everything included in your enrollment

Hackrowd Academy Certificate of Completion
ISO 27001 & SOC 2 readiness templates
Risk register and policy library starter pack
Capstone readiness plan (portfolio piece)
1:1 mentorship with practising GRC leads
Recruiter introductions on completion
YOUR INSTRUCTORS

Practising offensive security engineers

Every Hackrowd Academy course is taught by working penetration testers from our own consulting practice. They bring real engagements, fresh CVEs, and current attacker tradecraft into every session.

OSCP
CEH
CompTIA Security+
eJPT
CREST-aligned
STUDENT VOICES

What graduates say

The hands-on labs at Hackrowd Academy got me job-ready in months — not years. I landed my first security role two weeks after graduation.

Adaeze O.
SOC Analyst, Lagos

I've taken several online courses. Hackrowd is the only one where the instructors are practising pentesters who teach how things actually work.

Tunde A.
Penetration Tester

The capstone project alone is worth the tuition. It became the centrepiece of my portfolio and got me three interviews in a month.

Chioma E.
AppSec Engineer
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