EXIN Cyber Security Foundation study materials
EXIN Cyber Security Foundation study resources

EXIN Cyber Security Foundation case studies

EXIN Cyber Security Foundation · Put your knowledge to work in context.

The EXIN Cyber Security Foundation is an entry-level certification offered by EXIN, an independent certification and examination institute. It is designed for professionals who need a working understanding of cyber security without necessarily holding a technical engineering role: IT and business staff, project and product managers, compliance and risk personnel, and anyone whose work touches information systems and digital risk. Candidates typically use it to establish a shared vocabulary with security teams and to demonstrate baseline competence to employers. On this page we organise preparation around four equally weighted domains: Cyber Security Fundamentals, Cyber Security Threats and Attacks, Cyber Security Controls and Measures, and Cyber Security Governance and Awareness. The EXIN Cyber Security Foundation case studies are 5 cases and about 3,707 words.

1

Ticket sales under pressure: naming the risk correctly

Kaartlijn is a Dutch online ticket platform with 120 staff and €48 million annual sales. On Saturday at 10:00, when 38,000 customers were queued for a concert sale, a botnet sent 2.1 million requests per minute for 14 minutes.

711 words, about 4 min
2

The invoice that changed bank details

Van Dijk Bouw is a 260-person construction firm. A finance administrator receives an email that appears to continue a long-running order thread from a regular steel supplier, with a PDF invoice and a new IBAN.

771 words, about 4 min
3

A legacy MRI and a ransomware crew

Sint-Lucas is a 600-bed regional hospital. Its radiology department depends on an MRI scanner running Windows 7 Embedded.

743 words, about 4 min
4

The 31% click rate on the board dashboard

NordWest Logistiek is a 900-employee logistics company with 14 depots. Its security policy was last revised in 2019 and names no owner.

727 words, about 4 min
5

When the backup is on the same domain

PayFlow is a SaaS payroll provider with 400 client companies and 1.2 million employee records. On Monday morning staff find file-extension ransomware notes on the VMware estate.

755 words, about 4 min