Are you ready to be a Security Engineer?Free Cybersecurity skill check.
The Cybersecurity skill check is five multiple-choice questions, one each on Credential storage, Access control, Web vulnerabilities, Cryptography and Defensive security. It is free, takes about three minutes, and grades you from Novice to Expert with every answer explained.
- 5 questions
- About 3 minutes
- Free
Choose a course
Every course in the AI Tutor has its own check: five questions, one per topic.
Career tracks 11 courses
For a new role: engineer, scientist, analyst or builder.
Sign up free to start. Your answers are graded when you finish and saved to your record.
The Cybersecurity skill check.Five topics, one question each.
Question 1 is below exactly as the check asks it. The answer, and why it is right, come with your result.
Cybersecurity is no longer a niche specialisation — every organisation needs security engineers. But the field covers an enormous surface area, from cryptography to social engineering to network defence.
This quick diagnostic tests five areas that form the foundation of any security role: credential storage best practices, the principle of least privilege, common web vulnerabilities like XSS, transport-layer security, and practical defensive measures against phishing.
Whether you're transitioning from IT, coming from development, or studying security formally, this 3-minute check will highlight where you're strong and where you need to dig deeper.
- Credential storage
Choosing hashing over encryption for passwords is a fundamental security decision.
- Access control
Least privilege is the most widely applied security principle in enterprise environments.
- Web vulnerabilities
XSS remains in the OWASP Top 10: every security role requires understanding it.
- Cryptography
TLS underpins all secure communication on the internet.
- Defensive security
MFA and user training are the most cost-effective defences against credential theft.
How should a web app store user passwords?
- AEncrypted with a key on the server
- BIn plain text in a locked-down database
- CHashed with a slow, salted algorithm such as bcrypt or Argon2
- DBase64-encoded
“Learn AI” means three things.This check tests one of them.
It is not an AI quiz. It tests the security engineering every shipped AI system needs: credentials, access control, web vulnerabilities and cryptography.
- 01
Machine learning foundations
How models learn from data: the statistics, training and evaluation underneath them.
For you ifyou want to train and judge models, as an ML engineer or data scientist.
Take the Machine Learning check - 02This check
Applied LLM engineering
Building software on models like Claude and GPT: prompts, retrieval, agents, evals and shipping.
For you ifyou write code and want to build AI features, not train models from scratch.
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AI for your job
Using AI tools well in the work you already do: briefing them, checking what comes back, keeping data safe.
For you ifyou do not plan to code and want AI to make the work you do faster and better.
Take the AI for Operations check
Three steps.About three minutes.
It is free and nothing is booked. Save the report to keep it on your account.
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Pick a course
Any of the 21 courses in the AI Tutor, from Generative AI to AI for Teachers. Each check covers five topics.
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Answer five questions
One question per topic, four options each. Nothing is marked until you finish.
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See your readiness
Your readiness out of 10, a skill map, every answer explained, and the path through the course.
Programmes that build on this check.Your result shows where to start.
Each one teaches Cybersecurity by building, and ends in deployed work graded against a rubric you can read.
Before you start.Three quick answers.
What security topics does this cover?
Password hashing vs encryption, principle of least privilege, cross-site scripting (XSS), TLS/encryption in transit, and multi-factor authentication as a defence against phishing.
Is this relevant for SOC analyst roles?
Yes — these fundamentals apply across security roles including SOC analyst, penetration tester, and security engineer.
Do I need a security background?
No — the questions test foundational concepts. If you're considering a career in security, this is a great starting point.
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