Cybersecurity Foundations

In this cybersecurity course, you will gain a global perspective of the challenges of designing a secure system, touching on all the cyber roles needed to provide a cohesive security solution. Through lecture, labs, and breakout discussion groups, you will learn about current threat trends across the Internet and their impact on organizational security. You will review standard cybersecurity terminology and compliance requirements, examine sample exploits, and gain hands-on experience mitigating controls. In a contained lab environment, you will work with live viruses, including botnets, worms, and Trojans.

I just took the Cybersecurity Foundations course through a virtual offering and it was fantastic. The instructor Brett Hanson was wonderful and really made the course super interesting, engaging, and personable. Even as someone who entered the course with a pretty well-rounded understanding of many of the topics covered, he still made the course worth while and a valuable investment of my time. He catered to students of all skill-levels which is not an easy thing to do! The week flew by I honestly forgot I was in class most of the time because the discussions were so interesting and consistent. This was my first time taking a Global Knowledge course and I was very impressed with the overall experience as well as the feasibility of navigating through the online learning platform and being able to easily access the virtual classroom environment. 5 stars for sure I highly recommend! I can't wait to take more courses if presented the opportunity.

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Current cyber threats and cybersecurity site references
Government-mandated directives and compliance requirements
Cyber roles required to successfully design secure systems
The attack cycle perpetrated by malicious hackers
Enterprise policy requirements
Best strategies for securing the enterprise with layered defenses
How security zones and detailed logging augment information assurance
Forensic challenges and incident response planning
Risk management process
Goals achievable with auditing, scanning, and testing systems
Industry recommendations for maintaining secure access control
Standards-based cryptographic solutions for securing communications

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1. 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
Module review

2. Network Discovery

Networking review
Discovery, footprinting, and scanning
Common vulnerabilities and exposures
Security policies
Vulnerabilities
Module review

3. 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
Module review

4. Security Architecture

Security architecture
Network devices
Network zones
Network segmentation
Network Address Translation
Network Access Control
Module review

5. Data Security

Cryptography
Principles of permissions
Steganography
Module review

6. Public Key Infrastructure

Public key infrastructure
Certification authorities
Enabling trust
Certificates
CA management
Module review

7. 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
Module review

8. 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
Module review

9. Malware

What is malware?
Infection methods
Types of malware
Backdoors
Countermeasures
Protection tools
Module review

10. 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
Module review

11. Software Security

Software engineering
Security guidelines
Software vulnerabilities
Module review

12. Environment Monitoring

Monitoring
Monitoring vs. logging
Monitoring/logging benefits
Logging
Metrics
Module review

13. Physical Security

What is physical security?
Defense in depth
Types of physical security controls
Device security
Human security
Security policies
Equipment tracking
Module review

14. Incident Response

Disaster types
Incident investigation tips
Business continuity planning
Disaster recovery plan
Forensic incident response
Module review

15. Legal Considerations

Regulatory compliance
Cybercrime
Module review

16. 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

17. Course Look Around

Looking back
Looking forward
Planning your journey

1. 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
Module review

2. Network Discovery

Networking review
Discovery, footprinting, and scanning
Common vulnerabilities and exposures
Security policies
Vulnerabilities
Module review

3. 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
Module review

4. Security Architecture

Security architecture
Network devices
Network zones
Network segmentation
Network Address Translation
Network Access Control
Module review

5. Data Security

Cryptography
Principles of permissions
Steganography
Module review

6. Public Key Infrastructure

Public key infrastructure
Certification authorities
Enabling trust
Certificates
CA management
Module review

7. 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
Module review

8. 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
Module review

9. Malware

What is malware?
Infection methods
Types of malware
Backdoors
Countermeasures
Protection tools
Module review

10. 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
Module review

11. Software Security

Software engineering
Security guidelines
Software vulnerabilities
Module review

12. Environment Monitoring

Monitoring
Monitoring vs. logging
Monitoring/logging benefits
Logging
Metrics
Module review

13. Physical Security

What is physical security?
Defense in depth
Types of physical security controls
Device security
Human security
Security policies
Equipment tracking
Module review

14. Incident Response

Disaster types
Incident investigation tips
Business continuity planning
Disaster recovery plan
Forensic incident response
Module review

15. Legal Considerations

Regulatory compliance
Cybercrime
Module review

16. 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

17. Course Look Around

Looking back
Looking forward
Planning your journey

1. 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
Module review

2. Network Discovery

Networking review
Discovery, footprinting, and scanning
Common vulnerabilities and exposures
Security policies
Vulnerabilities
Module review

3. 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
Module review

4. Security Architecture

Security architecture
Network devices
Network zones
Network segmentation
Network Address Translation
Network Access Control
Module review

5. Data Security

Cryptography
Principles of permissions
Steganography
Module review

6. Public Key Infrastructure

Public key infrastructure
Certification authorities
Enabling trust
Certificates
CA management
Module review

7. 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
Module review

8. 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
Module review

9. Malware

What is malware?
Infection methods
Types of malware
Backdoors
Countermeasures
Protection tools
Module review

10. 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
Module review

11. Software Security

Software engineering
Security guidelines
Software vulnerabilities
Module review

12. Environment Monitoring

Monitoring
Monitoring vs. logging
Monitoring/logging benefits
Logging
Metrics
Module review

13. Physical Security

What is physical security?
Defense in depth
Types of physical security controls
Device security
Human security
Security policies
Equipment tracking
Module review

14. Incident Response

Disaster types
Incident investigation tips
Business continuity planning
Disaster recovery plan
Forensic incident response
Module review

15. Legal Considerations

Regulatory compliance
Cybercrime
Module review

16. 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

17. Course Look Around

Looking back
Looking forward
Planning your journey

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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Classroom Live Labs

Lab 1: Explore HR Security
Lab 2: Interpret Scanning Results
Lab 3: Harden Servers and Workstations
Lab:4 Security Architecture
Lab 5: Protect Data
Lab 6: Configure a PKI
Lab 7: Manage Passwords
Lab 8: Explore Hardening Recommendations and Known Vulnerabilities
Lab 9: Detect Malware
Lab 10: Social Engineering
Lab 11: Privilege Escalation
Lab 12: Monitor a System
Lab 13: Implement Physical Security
Lab 14: Incident Response
Lab 15: Review Legal Considerations

TCP/IP Networking or equivalent knowledge

Network professionals looking to advance their knowledge and explore cybersecurity as a career path.
Executives and managers looking to increase their ability to communicate with security professionals and implement a robust security solution at the organizational level.
Individuals wants to improve their understanding of cybersecurity fundamentals, including threats, mitigating controls, and organizational responsibilities.

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Cybersecurity Foundations

Course Overview

Schedule

What You'll Learn

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Classroom Live Outline

Week 1 – Kick-off and introduction to Cybersecurity

Week 2 – Governance, Risk, Compliance

Week 3 – Secure Architecture and DevSecOps

Week 4 – Identity Access Management

Week 5 – Penetration Testing and Secure Software Development

Week 6 – Data Loss Prevention and Incident Response

Labs

Classroom Live Labs

Prerequisites

Who Should Attend

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