Course 1 · Cyber literacy
Cybersecurity Fundamentals: Core Concepts and Threats
Demystify cybersecurity from first principles: master the threats, terminology, and core defences behind a secure digital world.
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Cybersecurity Learning Track
Born in a garage. Hardened in the shed. A three-course, self-paced journey from cyber literacy to cyber leadership — threats and core principles, hands-on defence, then governance, risk and national resilience. No coding required.
Every connected device is a door. HP CyberShed teaches you who is knocking, and how to keep it shut. The track mirrors the HP AI Foundry arc — foundations → practice → leadership — so each course builds naturally on the last. It sits within the HP AI Academy alongside HP AI Foundry and HP Gaming Garage.
Students, professionals and public-sector learners. No coding or technical background required at any stage.
Learn at your own pace through 24 bite-sized modules, with video lessons, real-world case studies, simulated scenarios and hands-on exercises.
Industry practitioners with decades of experience in enterprise technology and security — drawing on HP's experience securing devices and print for enterprises and governments.
An HP certificate on completion of each course, recognising your progress from cyber literacy to cyber leadership.
Three self-paced courses. Foundations first, then practice, then leadership.
Course 1 · Cyber literacy
Demystify cybersecurity from first principles: master the threats, terminology, and core defences behind a secure digital world.
Course 2 · Applied practice
Move from cyber awareness to cyber action: practical defences, incident response and AI-era security for practitioners at every level.
Course 3 · Leadership and policy
Lead cyber resilience, not just understand it: risk, governance and crisis leadership to protect your organisation and the systems society depends on.
Enrolment opens soon. Email HP Education to be notified at launch.
24 modules across three courses — from the first computer worm to national cyber resilience.
Meet our faculty
Two instructors from enterprise technology and frontline security. Select either to read their background.
“Security isn’t a product you buy — it’s a habit you build. I’ll show you how it works in the real world.”
Over 20 years of experience in technology and enterprise architecture at organisations including Accenture and Emirates, with a focus on Predictive AI and customer experience transformation.
Currently Founder and CEO of Veehive, a generative AI platform company. Previously Co-Founder and CTO of Hubun and Mindandmom.
Guest speaker, presenter, and hackathon judge at institutions including UC Berkeley, Carnegie Mellon, Menlo College, Hult International Business School, Heriot-Watt University, Bharathiar University and Nehru College.
“I break — and rebuild — AI so attackers can’t.”
Chief Information Security Officer at Gnani.ai, leading security, privacy and trust for a voice-first agentic AI platform handling 30M+ enterprise conversations a day across banking, healthcare and government. Previously led security for platforms serving 10M+ daily users at PwC, eBay/PayPal and Walmart Labs.
Founder of DeTaSECURE, an AI and Web3 security company supported by In5 Dubai and the Dubai Future Foundation, and of neoEYED, a behavioural-biometrics start-up named a Top 6 startup by the Monetary Authority of Singapore.
Black Hat trainer and published researcher on adversarial AI; speaker at OWASP, Nullcon, c0c0n, GITEX and ETHDenver. Mentor on Stanford’s cybersecurity programmes and SANS SEC504, and trainer of 1,000+ professionals including military and law enforcement. OSCP, GCIH, CEH and ECSA certified.
Your next step
Cybersecurity is now a basic life skill and a leadership responsibility. HP CyberShed gives you the language, the practical defences and the governance know-how to protect yourself, your organisation and the systems society depends on — and opens pathways into one of the most in-demand fields in the world.
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A three-course, self-paced cybersecurity track that takes learners from cyber literacy to cyber leadership: Cybersecurity Fundamentals, Cyber Defence in Practice, and Cyber Leadership — 24 modules in total. It sits within the HP AI Academy alongside HP AI Foundry and HP Gaming Garage. No coding is required at any stage.
Students, professionals and public-sector learners. Course 1 suits anyone new to cyber; Course 2 is built for professionals, IT generalists and educators; Course 3 is designed for managers, institutional leaders and government officials.
No. There are no coding or technical prerequisites at any stage — just curiosity. Each course builds on the last: foundations first, then practice, then leadership.
The courses mirror the HP AI Foundry arc — foundations, practice, leadership — and Course 2 connects directly to HP AI Foundry through its module on AI and cybersecurity.
The courses are launching soon. Email HP Education to be notified when enrolment opens.
Use the “Become an instructor” button on this page to contact HP Education at education@hp.com. Instructors receive Train-the-Trainer onboarding, facilitation resources and a community of fellow instructors, and can lead cohorts in a classroom or remotely.
Be the first to know when HP CyberShed opens for enrolment — or join us as an instructor.