AI, Data & Security
Free Cybersecurity Internship (Remote, IT and OT)
The EDWartens Cybersecurity internship is a free 4-week online internship, self-paced with every week open on day 1, that ends with a free AI-assessed certificate after a final exam; an Engineer-verified edition of 4 or 8 weeks, with an engineer's review every week, costs extra.
- 4 weeks
- No fee
- Certificate
- Online
A free online training internship: you learn and practise on simulated work. It is not a job and it is unpaid.
Who it is for: Computer science, IT, electronics and instrumentation students, and career changers. You do not need to know networking first.
Wartens Ltd (UK) runs this remote Cybersecurity internship through EDWartens: fully online, self-paced, no stipend. The Free internship is the first 4 weeks, on a simulated project, and earns a free Internship Completion Certificate (not a regulated qualification). Free software: a spreadsheet and a text editor. Engineer-verified adds an engineer's review each week and signed documents. It is training, not employment. Last reviewed 31 Oct 2026.
4 weeks
Week by week
Week 1
Security basics: CIA, threats and risk
Explain confidentiality, integrity and availability, and score a simple risk.
Week 2
Networks and how attacks travel
Read IP addresses, ports and firewall rules, and follow how an attack can travel.
Week 3
Accounts, passwords and access control
Judge passwords and MFA, apply least privilege and spot account problems.
Week 4
Security operations: logs, alerts and a SOC
Read a log, name key login events, triage an alert and describe a SOC.
Up to 8 weeks are on sale; the first 4 weeks are the Free internship. Read it on a phone, a tablet or a laptop.
Virtual Workplace
A working day, simulated
Once a week you work a simulated day at a company for this role: read the handover, then work through the tickets. The company and the colleagues are simulated, so mistakes are safe.
- Clock inOpen the day from your internship. The 3D workplace and your desk open in the browser, with nothing to install.
- Read the handoverA colleague hands you a note, like a first task on site or in the office.
- Work the ticketsAnswer each ticket with your own work: a fix, a check, a short report or an analysis.
- Hand in and get feedbackAI marks the hand-in and tells you what to improve.
Your proof
A certificate you can verify
Free Free
Issued as you go and when you finish
No card and nothing to buy. These come with every Free internship.
Internship Completion CertificateClaimed when you pass the final exam. It says AI-assessed.
Skills transcriptThe skills of each week you finished, and your check results.
Attendance recordThe days you were active, week by week.
LogbookBuilt for you each week from your entries and Workplace days.
Learning agreementWhat you will do and how it is checked, with lines for your college to sign.
Intern ID cardYour name and a QR code that opens your live record.
Credit letterYour learning as credits, once you add your college. Recognition is your institution's decision.
Paid Document pack
Price shown in your own currencyIssued when you finish
Paid, one price, for a Free internship. It also holds a printable logbook and credit letter.
Offer letterWritten as a training letter, never as employment.
Joining letterWritten as a training letter, for your college file.
Letter of appreciationAn optional add-on, on merit only: it needs a course score of at least 80%.Price shown in your own currency
Paid Engineer-verified
Price shown in your own currencyIssued when you finish
Paid. An engineer reviews your weeks and your project first. Everything in Free and the document pack is included.
Graded Internship CertificateYour grade on the certificate. Signed by Brijin Chacko.
Evaluation reportWritten from the engineer's checks of your weeks.
Project reportWritten from the engineer's review of your project.
Performance reportYour scores and grade on one page, issued with the evaluation report when you finish.- Signed logbookYour logbook, signed off by the engineer each week.
College NOC and template packThe forms colleges ask for, filled in from your record.
15 questions in 60 minutes, multiple choice and marked automatically. Pass at 60%. 3 tries, then a fresh paper after a day.
- No card to start and no fees at any point
- Free: the first 4 weeks. Longer plans (up to 8 weeks) are paid.
- It is a training certificate. Training, not employment: no stipend is paid
- Not a regulated qualification.
Build proof of skills
What you'll be able to show
A line for your CV
Cybersecurity (IT and OT) Internship, Wartens Ltd (UK), online training programme, 4 weeks. Covered: Security basics: CIA, threats and risk; Networks and how attacks travel; Accounts, passwords and access control; Security operations: logs, alerts and a SOC. Passed the final exam (AI-assessed); certificate verifiable by QR code.
A LinkedIn entry
- Section
- Licenses and certifications
- Name
- Internship Completion Certificate: Cybersecurity (IT and OT) Internship
- Issued by
- Wartens Ltd
- Description
- Weeks 1 to 4: Security basics: CIA, threats and risk; Networks and how attacks travel; Accounts, passwords and access control; Security operations: logs, alerts and a SOC. Online training programme, AI-assessed.
Free or Verified
Free and Engineer-verified, side by side
Training programme, not employment. Prices are shown in your own currency.
Questions
Quick answers
What does a cybersecurity intern do?
You review the security of a simulated dairy plant: a risk register, a network drawing and firewall rule review, an access review, and the triage of alerts from a sample log. Later weeks add an OT asset inventory, zones and conduits, an incident timeline, and rules for safe remote access with a recovery plan.
Does the cybersecurity internship cover OT and industrial security?
Yes. Half the weeks are about the plant side: how OT differs from office IT, an asset inventory with Purdue levels, IEC 62443 zones and conduits, incident response where operations must agree, and safe vendor access.
Which tools do I need for cybersecurity practice?
Free tools only: a spreadsheet, a text editor or a free log viewer, and paper. Every task uses made-up notes, logs and lists, so you never scan or test a real network.
Is there a free cybersecurity internship with a certificate?
Yes. The Free internship is 4 weeks: no fee to join, and every note, weekly check, worked exercise and the final exam cost nothing. The exam is multiple choice and marked automatically. Passing it earns a free Internship Completion Certificate with a QR code anyone can scan. Engineer-verified is the optional paid edition: an engineer reviews each week and your project, and Brijin Chacko signs your graded certificate and letters. It runs 4 or 8 weeks, and you see its price in your currency before you pay.
Is the certificate real?
Yes. You get a free Internship Completion Certificate from Wartens Ltd (UK), delivered through EDWartens. It has a number and a QR code, so anyone can check it on edwartens.com/verification. It is a verifiable training certificate, not a degree or a licence.
Can I start free and upgrade later?
Yes. Everything you have done carries over, and anything you already paid for this internship in the same currency is taken off. More in the Help Centre at edwartens.com/support/upgrade-free-to-premium-internship.
What happens after the 4 weeks?
You keep your certificate and your record, and your verification page stays open. Nothing is charged. If you want more, you can upgrade to Engineer-verified, up to 30 days after your end date.
How long can I take?
Free: the first 4 weeks. A plan can run up to 8 weeks, which adds the OT, IEC 62443, incident response and recovery weeks. Free starts today, and all 4 weeks are open from day 1.
What will I actually do?
You read short notes with diagrams, watch a few videos and take an easy check each week. The worked exercises are defensive: scoring risks, reading a provided sample log, sorting alerts, drawing zones and conduits, and writing an incident timeline. You use made-up data, sample files or your own device only.
What do I get at the end?
Finish the Free internship and you get a free Internship Completion Certificate, issued by Wartens Ltd (UK). It has a QR code and a number, so anyone can verify it at edwartens.com/verification. It is AI-assessed: the final quiz and exam are multiple choice and marked automatically by the server, and AI marks your Virtual Workplace hand-ins, with no human reviewer. You also keep the documents you write, such as a risk register, an access review and an incident timeline. The paid Engineer-verified edition adds a human engineer's review.
Last reviewed 31 Oct 2026
A remote workday
A day in this internship
- Check in. Say hello to the simulated team and see what is planned for today.
- Learn. Read a few short lessons on risk, networks, access and logs. Each lesson takes a few minutes.
- Today's practice. Answer a few quick questions on what you read, with the reason shown after each one.
- Worked exercise. Try the week's worked exercise: read a sample log or score a risk on made-up data. A good result is given, so you can check your own.
- End-of-day update. Write two lines on what you did and what is next.
Nothing to buy
Free software you will use
- A spreadsheet
- A text editor
Learn more, free
Free courses that pair with it
- Cybersecurity Fundamentals for Beginners Builds the security basics the first weeks start.
- SOC Analyst Level 2: Threat Hunting with Wazuh Adds threat hunting with the free Wazuh platform.
- Project Management for Engineers Adds planning and reporting for security projects.
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