Security is embedded in all we do online and is a critical job skill and career field. This foundations course explains security fundamentals including core principles, critical security controls, and cybersecurity best practices. Students will also evaluate specific security techniques used to administer a system that meets industry standards and core controls, assess high-level risks, vulnerabilities, and attack vectors of a sample system, and explain ways to establish and maintain the security of different types of computer systems.
Overview
Syllabus
- Welcome to Cybersecurity Fundamentals
- In this lesson, you will be given an overview of the course.
- What is Cybersecurity
- In this lesson, you will learn the security trend and how to develop a career in cybersecurity.
- Maintain a Secure Infrastructure
- In this lesson, you will learn some cybersecurity laws and some basics about security governance, compliance, and regulations.
- Think Like a Hacker
- In this lesson, you will learn the hacking lifecycle and the basics of vulnerability, threat, and attack.
- Security Defenses
- In this lesson, you will learn some basic methods to keep your computer and network safe.
- Applying Cybersecurity
- In this lesson, you will practice applying cybersecurity to many situations.
- Project: Securing a Business Network
- In this project, you will apply the skills you have learned in this course to secure a business network.
Taught by
Ron Woerner
