Cybersecurity Fundamentals - A Practical Course

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Audience

• IT professionals

Cybersecurity is the practice of protecting digital systems, devices, networks, and data against cyber attacks and threats. By implementing security controls, enterprise organizations or individuals can eliminate exposure to potential risks and vulnerabilities.

This instructor-led, live training (online or onsite) is aimed at IT professionals who wish to learn and apply the fundamentals of Cybersecurity practices, processes, and tools in their organization.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Understand the Cybersecurity concepts, definitions, architecture, and principles.
• Learn how to secure and protect digital assets (networks, systems, applications, and data).
• Implement security models, frameworks, operational techniques, and incident handling.
• Evaluate and mitigate the impact of cyber attacks, risks, threats, and vulnerabilities.
• Gain insights on cybersecurity challenges with emerging technologies.

Format of the Course

• Interactive lecture and discussion.
• Lots of exercises and practice.
• Hands-on implementation in a live-lab environment.

Course Customization Options

• To request a customized training for this course, please contact us to arrange.

Introduction

• Overview of Cybersecurity concepts and definitions
• Information security vs Cybersecurity

Security Architecture and Frameworks

• Enterprise architecture framework
• OSI model and definitions
• Defense in depth
• Information flow control
• Isolation and segmentation
• Logging, monitoring, and detection
• Encryption techniques and tools

Security of Assets (Networks, Systems, Applications, and Data)

• Identity management
• Risk assessment
• Vulnerability management
• Penetration testing
• Network security
• Operating system security
• Application security
• Data security

Security Operations and Responses

• Event vs Incident
• Legal and regulatory compliance
• Digital forensics
• Incident categories
• Business continuity and disaster recovery
• Incident response and handling

Common Challenges with Emerging Technologies

• Threat landscape
• Advanced persistent threats
• Mobile technology risks
• Consumerization of IT (IoT, Big Data, and AI)
• Risks of Cloud Computing

Summary and Next Steps