Introduction to Cyber security

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About Course

With advanced technologies, the attack vectors increase, hence the need to have skilled and qualified individuals who will be at the forefront in ensuring the safety of our online presence. In this course, the learners will be equipped with the necessary knowledge and skills required for the advanced levels in cybersecurity.

The course is beginner-friendly but would recommend the following prerequisites:

  • Networking Essentials  
  •  Operating Systems, specifically GNU/Linux

 

What Will You Learn?

  • Differences between cyber security and Information Security
  • How to protect networks and systems
  • Choose a career path in the security field

Course Content

Introduction
To be successful and credible as a security professional, you should understand security in business starting from the ground up. You should know the key security terms and ideas used by security experts in technical documents and trade publications. Security implementations are constructed from fundamental building blocks, just like a large building is built from individual bricks. This topic will help you understand those building blocks so that you can use them as the foundation for your security career.

  • 2. Terminologies
  • 3. Importance of cyber security
  • 4. Cybersec vs Infosec

Cyber Security Threats
A cybersecurity threat is any potential action or event that could negatively impact the confidentiality, integrity, or availability of your data, systems, or networks. It's anything that could put your digital information and resources at risk. Unlike vulnerabilities (weaknesses in your systems), threats involve malicious intent. Threats come in many forms, from malware and phishing attacks to social engineering and insider threats which we shall get to discuss.

Attack Vectors and Entry points for attacks

Principles and Framworks

Legal and Ethical Considerations

Cyber Securtiy Concepts and Technologies 1

Cyber Security Concepts and Technologies 2

Cyber security Tools and Techniques

Incidence Response and Blue Teaming

Cyber security Best Practices

Careers and Trends
With advancement in technology, cybersecurity is becoming wider in safeguarding the different platforms and technologies, hence a wider market scope for the same. The introduction of Big data and AI is crucial when talking about the safety of such information

Practical Labs

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