This delivery format includes both instructor-led sessions and On-Demand sessions.
Week 1 – Kick-off and introduction to Cybersecurity
Class session:
- Introduction to course, review course schedule, expectations, etc.
- Introduction to Governance, Risk, Compliance module
On-Demand modules to complete by next week’s class:
Cybersecurity Awareness
- What is security?
- Confidentiality, integrity, and availability
- Security baselining
- Security concerns: Humans
- Types of threats
- Security controls
- What is hacking?
- Risk management
- Data in motion vs. data at rest
Legal Considerations
- Regulatory compliance
- Cybercrime
Reminder: To maximize your time and participation in next week's lab exercises, please complete the above modules prior to class.
Week 2 – Governance, Risk, Compliance
Class session:
- Challenge lab: Research and analyze internal security policies
- Introduction to Secure Architecture and DevSecOps modules
On-Demand modules to complete by next week’s class:
Security Architecture
- Security architecture
- Network devices
- Network zones
- Network segmentation
- Network Address Translation
- Network Access Control
Data Security
- Cryptography
- Principles of permissions
- Steganography
Network Discovery
- Networking review
- Discovery, footprinting, and scanning
- Common vulnerabilities and exposures
- Security policies
- Vulnerabilities
Systems Hardening
- What is hardening?
- Types of systems that can be hardened
- Security baselines
- How to harden systems
- Hardening systems by role
- Mobile devices
- Hardening on the network
- Analysis tools
- Authentication, authorization, and accounting
- Physical security
Network Hardening
- Limiting remote admin access
- AAA: Administrative access
- Simple Network Management Protocol
- Network segmentation
- Limiting physical access
- Establishing secure access
- Network devices
- Fundamental device protection summary
- Traffic filtering best practices
Reminder: To maximize your time and participation in next week's lab exercises, please complete the above modules prior to class.
Week 3 – Secure Architecture and DevSecOps
Class session:
- Challenge lab: Outline a security architecture
- Validate security using network tools
- Introduction to Identity Access Management modules
On-Demand modules to complete by next week’s class:
Public Key Infrastructure
- Public key infrastructure
- Certification authorities
- Enabling trust
- Certificates
- CA management
Identity Management
- What is identity management?
- Personally identifiable information
- Authentication factors
- Directory services
- Kerberos
- Windows NT LAN Manager
- Password policies
- Cracking passwords
- Password assessment tools
- Password managers
- Group accounts
- Service accounts
- Federated identities
- Identity as a Service
Reminder: To maximize your time and participation in next week's lab exercises, please complete the above modules prior to class.
Week 4 – Identity Access Management
Class session:
Challenge lab: Recommend an identity and access management solution
Introduction to Penetration Testing and Secure Software Development modules
On-Demand modules to complete by next week’s class:
Social Engineering
- What is social engineering?
- Social engineering targets
- Social engineering attacks
- Statistical data
- Information harvesting
- Preventing social engineering
- Cyber awareness: Policies and procedures
- Social media
Physical Security
- What is physical security?
- Defense in depth
- Types of physical security controls
- Device security
- Human security
- Security policies
- Equipment tracking
Software Security
- Software engineering
- Security guidelines
- Software vulnerabilities
Reminder: To maximize your time and participation in next week's lab exercises, please complete the above modules prior to class.
Week 5 – Penetration Testing and Secure Software Development
Class session:
- Challenge lab: Recommend controls to prevent or control social engineering tactics
- Analyze notable software security vulnerabilities
- Introduction to Data Loss Prevention and Incident Response modules
On-Demand modules to complete by next week’s class:
Environment Monitoring
- Monitoring
- Monitoring vs. logging
- Monitoring/logging benefits
- Logging
- Metrics
Malware
- What is malware?
- Infection methods
- Types of malware
- Backdoors
- Countermeasures
- Protection tools
Incident Response
- Disaster types
- Incident investigation tips
- Business continuity planning
- Disaster recovery plan
- Forensic incident response
Trends in Cybersecurity
- Cybersecurity design constraints
- Cyber driving forces
- How connected are you?
- How reliant on connectivity are you?
- Identity management
- Cybersecurity standards
- Cybersecurity training
Reminder: To maximize your time and participation in next week's lab exercises, please complete the above modules prior to class.
Week 6 – Data Loss Prevention and Incident Response
Class session:
- Challenge lab: Analyze data loss vulnerabilities
- Create an incident response strategy
- Course review and wrap-up
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