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Toolkit for Cybersecurity Professionals: Cybersecurity Fundamentals

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Toolkit for Cybersecurity Professionals: Cybersecurity Fundamentals

Cybersecurity Foundations you will embark on a transformative journey into the core principles and strategies

updated on icon Updated on Apr, 2025

language icon Language - English

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category icon IT and Software ,Network and Security,Cyber Security

Lectures -30

Duration -2.5 hours

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Course Description

Welcome to the "Cybersecurity Fundamentals Mastery" course, the first of our in-depth Cybersecurity Toolkit series carefully designed for both cybersecurity professionals and organizations. In this foundational course, you'll be on a revolutionizing journey into the fundamental principles and strategies that constitute the backbone of effective cybersecurity practices. It's not just protecting information; it's building your cyber forts stronger against perpetually changing threats.

Module 1: Cybersecurity Foundations: On the first 4 topics of this module, licensed to us by LinCademy, you will discover the basics by learning about cybersecurity frameworks, gaining an understanding of the deep influence of cybersecurity on business, and acquiring essential terminologies. From combating malware to protecting against phishing, the aim of this module is to equip professionals and businesses with the knowledge needed to have a solid cybersecurity stance. Next, the course will expand your understanding with professional emphasis on password and denial-of-service (DoS) attacks. Discover how to effectively secure passwords and protect against DoS attacks. Explore the world of tech support scams, ransomware, and man-in-the-middle (MitM) attacks with knowledge of detection and mitigation techniques. Conclude with network security evaluation, e.g., firewall and IDPS implementation, network design, VLAN implementation, and network access controls, which are important to organizations requiring strong cybersecurity infrastructure.

Goals

  • Define the basic concepts of cybersecurity and remember key cybersecurity vocabulary.
  • Recognize a number of cyber threats to companies.
  • Describe fundamental principles of cybersecurity framework.
  • Enumerate a number of malware types and features
  • Classify malware types and detection
  • Compare rogue programs, drive-by downloads, and crypto jacking.
  • Describe password security practices and describe ways to avoid denial-of-service attacks.
  • Recognize and avoid tech support scams and describe operational strategies behind ransomware.
  • Recognize man-in-the-middle (MitM) attack situations.
  • Describe deploying firewalls.
  • Evaluate the effectiveness of intrusion detection and prevention systems (IDPS).Explain network architectures, including the implementation of Virtual Local Area Networks (VLANs).

Prerequisites

  • Basic Understanding of Computer Systems
  •  Familiarity with General IT Terminology

Toolkit for Cybersecurity Professionals: Cybersecurity Fundamentals

Curriculum

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Getting Started

2 Lectures
  • play icon Lecture 1: The Course Prerequisites 00:46 00:46
  • play icon Lecture 2: The Course Manual 01:33 01:33

Introduction To Cybersecurity

4 Lectures
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Malware and Phishing

5 Lectures
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Rogue software, drive-by downloads and cryptojacking

5 Lectures
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Password and dos attacks

4 Lectures
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Tech support, ransomware and mitM atttacks

4 Lectures
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Network security

5 Lectures
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Conclusion

1 Lectures
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