Cyber Security Course

8 Weeks 10 – 12 hours of study / week Morning / Evening

Course Brief

Cybersecurity Careers
Training a cybersecurity workforce is a national priority for many countries, and the demand for cybersecurity professionals is projected to rise to six millions job openings globally by 2019. There are many opportunities for career growth in this field. As people become increasingly dependent on networks to store their personal, financial, and business data, there’s greater incentive for cybercriminals to steal or manipulate that data. The world needs people who are trained to proactively mitigate and address these threats. Introduction to Cybersecurity is delivered through the Cisco NetAcad.com learning environment. Students can self-enroll to take the course at your own pace. Instructors can enroll students and teach the course through the same process used for other NetAcad™ courses.

The Need for Cybersecurity

1. Explain the need and importance of cybersecurity.
2. Explain the characteristics and value of personal data, and data within an organization.

Protecting Your Data and Privacy

1. Understand how to protect devices from threats.
2. Master how to safeguard your privacy.

Attacks, Concepts and Techniques

1. Recognize the characteristics and operation of a cyber attack.
2. Interpret the trends in the cyber threat landscape

Protecting the Organization

1. Learn techniques to protect organizations from cyber attacks.
2. Recognize the behavior-based approach to cybersecurity.
3. Explain Cisco’s approach to cybersecurity.

Will Your Future Be in Cybersecurity?

1. Understand legal and ethical issues in cybersecurity.
2. Explain the opportunities for pursuing an education and a career in cybersecurity.

Course Info

Digitization creates business value through digitized assets and expanded connectivity. But it is also increasing exposure to cyber attacks. The exponential growth of networked connections leaves data more vulnerable to attacks, creating a growing need for Cybersecurity skills and professionals.
Be Safe on Cyberspace
The Internet is a staple in many people’s everyday lives. It is a great place fills with lots of information, but it is also full of dangers. Staying safe on Cyberspace is no longer an option as we have much to lose if we do not exercise caution. Introduction to Cybersecurity covers the importance of cybersecurity, awareness, data confidentiality and good practices when using the cyber space and social media. It walks students through every aspects of security in a broad, easy to understand way and explains the value of securing data, both personal and for businesses. The course shows students the great demand for cybersecurity professionals and opportunities in pursuing a career in security. The course modules define cybersecurity, explain why it’s important, the impact of cyber attacks, and introduce the processes used to secure data.

This course can help you prepare for the CompTIA CSA+ certification exam with hands-on, scenario-based training, so you’ll be ready to meet Advanced Persistent Threats (APTs) head on.

Threat Management

Cybersecurity Analysts

Cybersecurity roles and responsibilities
Frameworks and security controls
Risk evaluation
Penetration testing processes

Reconnaissance techniques

The kill chain
Open source intelligence
Social engineering
Topology discovery
Service discovery
OS fingerprinting

Security appliances

Configuring firewalls
Intrusion detection and prevention
Configuring IDS
Malware threats
Configuring anti-virus software
Sysinternals
Enhanced mitigation experience toolkit

Logging and analysis

Packet capture
Packet capture tools
Monitoring tools
Log review and SIEM
SIEM data outputs
SIEM data analysis
Point-in-time data analysis

Vulnerability Management

Managing vulnerabilities

Vulnerability management requirements
Asset inventory
Data classification
Vulnerability management processes
Vulnerability scanners
Microsoft baseline security analyzer
Vulnerability feeds and SCAP
Configuring vulnerability scans
Vulnerability scanning criteria
Exploit frameworks

Remediating vulnerabilities

Analyzing vulnerability scans
Remediation and change control
Remediating host vulnerabilities
Remediating network vulnerabilities
Remediating virtual infrastructure vulnerabilities

Secure software development

Software development life cycle
Software vulnerabilities
Software security testing
Interception proxies
Web application firewalls
Source authenticity
Reverse engineering

Cyber Incident Response

Incident response

Incident response processes
Threat classification
Incident severity and prioritization
Types of data

Forensics tools

Digital forensics investigations
Documentation and forms
Digital forensics crime scenes
Digital forensics kits
Image acquisition
Password cracking
Analysis utilities

Incident analysis and recovery

Analysis and recovery frameworks
Analyzing network symptoms
Analyzing host symptoms
Analyzing data exfiltration
Analyzing application symptoms
Using sysinternals
Containment techniques
Eradication techniques
Validation techniques
Corrective actions

Security Architecture

Secure network design

Network segmentation
Blackholes, sinkholes, and honeypots
System hardening
Group policies and MAC
Endpoint security

Managing identities and access

Network access control
Identity management
Identity security issues
Identity repositories
Context-based authentication
Single sign on and federation
Exploiting identities
Exploiting web browsers and applications

Security frameworks and policies

Frameworks and compliance
Reviewing security architecture
Procedures and compensating controls
Verifications and quality control
Security policies and procedures
Personnel policies and training