Objectives

• Key concepts in cybersecurity, including information security and network security
• Information security threats, vulnerabilities, and attacks
• The different types of malware
• Identification, authentication, and authorization
• Network security controls
• Network security assessment techniques and tools (threat hunting, threat intelligence, vulnerability
• assessment, ethical hacking, penetration testing, configuration and asset management)
• Application security design and testing techniques
• Fundamentals of virtualization, cloud computing, and cloud security
• Wireless network fundamentals, wireless encryption, and related security measures
• Fundamentals of mobile, IoT, and OT devices and related security measures
• Cryptography and public-key infrastructure
• Data security controls, data backup and retention methods, and data loss prevention techniques
• Network troubleshooting, traffic and log monitoring, and analysis of suspicious traffic
• The incident handling and response process
• Computer forensics and digital evidence fundamentals, including the phases of a forensic investigation
• Concepts in business continuity and disaster recovery
• Risk management concepts, phases, and frameworks

Essential Components

Target Population

• Early-career IT professionals, IT managers, career changers, and career advancers
• Students and recent graduates