Course Outline
Foundations of Cybersecurity
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Recognize core skills and knowledge needed to become a cybersecurity analyst
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Identify how security attacks impact business operations
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Explain security ethics
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Identify common tools used by cybersecurity analysts
Play It Safe: Manage Security Risks
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Identify the primary threats, risks, and vulnerabilities to business operations
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Examine how organizations use security frameworks and controls to protect business operations
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Define commonly used Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) tools
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Use a playbook to respond to threats, risks, and vulnerabilities
Connect and Protect: Networks and Network Security
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Define the types of networks and components of networks
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Illustrate how data is sent and received over a network
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Understand how to secure a network against intrusion tactics
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Describe system hardening techniques
Tools of the Trade: Linux and SQL
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Explain the relationship between operating systems, applications, and hardware
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Compare a graphical user interface to a command line interface
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Navigate and manage the file system using Linux commands via the Bash shell
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Use SQL to retrieve information from a database
Assets, Threats, and Vulnerabilities
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Classify assets
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Analyze an attack surface to find risks and vulnerabilities
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Identify threats, such as social engineering, malware and web-based exploits
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Summarize the threat modeling process
Sound the Alarm: Detection and Response
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Identify the steps to contain, eradicate, and recover from an incident
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Analyze packets to interpret network communications
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Understand basic syntax, components of signatures and logs in Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS) and Network Intrusion Detection Systems (NIDS) tools
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Perform queries in Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) tools to investigate an event
Automate Cybersecurity Tasks with Python
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Explain how the Python programming language is used in cybersecurity
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Create new, user-defined Python functions
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Use regular expressions to extract information from text
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Practice debugging code
Put It to Work: Prepare for Cybersecurity Jobs
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Determine when and how to escalate a security incident
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Engage with the cybersecurity community
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Find and apply for cybersecurity jobs
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Prepare for job interviews
Requirements
- No degree or experience required.
Testimonials (1)
Responses with solutions and practical use.