Course curriculum

  1. 1
  2. 2

    • Module 1: Overview

    • Defining Cybersecurity

    • CIA Triad and Real-World Scenarios

    • Risk, Threat, Vulnerability and Exploit

    • Identifying Threat Actors

    • Primary Cybersecurity Career Paths

    • Scenario

    • Quiz
  3. 3

    • Module 2: Overview

    • OSI Model and its Security Relevance

    • TCP/IP Model and Common Protocols

    • IP Addressing: IPv4, IPv6, and Subnetting

    • Network Topologies and Hardware

    • Scenarios

    • Quiz
  4. 4

    • Module 3: Overview

    • Windows Security Features

    • Linux Security Basics

    • System Hardening and the Principle of Least Privilege

    • Logging and Auditing

    • Scenarios

    • Quiz
  5. 5

    • Module 4: Overview

    • Symmetric vs Asymmetric Encryption

    • Hashing

    • Digital Signatures and PKI

    • Cryptographic Attacks

    • Scenarios

    • Quiz
  6. 6

    • Module 5: Overview

    • Authentication, Authorization and Accounting

    • Password Best Practices and Password Managers

    • Single Sign-On, LDAP, and Active Directory

    • Access Control Models

    • Zero Trust Model

    • Scenarios

    • Quiz
  7. 7

    • Module 6: Overview

    • OWASP Top 10 and Web Application Vulnerabilities

    • Network-Level Attacks

    • Buffer Overflow, Privilege Escalation and Zero-Day Vulnerabilities

    • Scenarios

    • Quiz
  8. 8

    • Module 7: Overview

    • Types of Malware

    • Social Engineering Attacks

    • Business Email Compromise and Defense

    • Scenarios

    • Quiz
  9. 9

    • Module 8: Overview

    • Firewalls

    • IDS and IPS

    • SIEM: Security Information and Event Management

    • VPNs, WAF, EDR, and Other Tools

    • Scenarios

    • Quiz
  10. 10

    • Module 9: Overview

    • NIST Incident Response Lifecycle

    • Digital Forensics: Chain of Custody and Order of Volatility

    • Business Continuity, Disaster Recovery, RTO and RPO

    • Scenarios

    • Quiz
  11. 11

    • Module 10: Overview

    • Cloud Service Models

    • Deployment Models and the Shared Responsibility Model

    • Cloud Security Threats and Controls

    • CASB and Major Cloud Provider's Security Tools

    • Scenarios

    • Quiz
  12. 12

    • Exam