Overview

Updated in May 2025. This course now features Coursera Coach! A smarter way to learn with interactive, real-time conversations that help you test your knowledge, challenge assumptions, and deepen your understanding as you progress through the course. In an era of evolving cyber threats, mastering incident response, risk management, and compliance is essential for protecting organizations. This course provides an in-depth exploration of cybersecurity governance, attack detection, and security frameworks, preparing you to manage incidents, assess risks, and ensure regulatory compliance. You'll gain hands-on insights into secure coding, digital forensics, and vulnerability assessments to build a proactive security posture. Your learning journey begins with application security, covering DNS security, secure file transfers, and advanced coding techniques to mitigate vulnerabilities. You'll then explore incident response strategies, including threat identification, forensic investigations, and post-incident recovery. Through real-world scenarios, you'll learn to analyze malware threats, privilege escalation tactics, and injection-based attacks. Next, the course delves into risk management, governance, and compliance frameworks. You'll explore ISO standards, security policies, and audit processes to maintain security and regulatory adherence. Additionally, you'll gain expertise in penetration testing, business impact analysis, and third-party risk management to fortify your organization against evolving threats. Ideal for cybersecurity professionals, IT auditors, and compliance officers, this course requires a foundational understanding of networking and security principles. It’s perfect for those looking to enhance their expertise in incident response, risk mitigation, and regulatory compliance.

Syllabus

Part 11 - Enhance Application Security Capabilities

In this module, we will explore critical strategies for enhancing application security. Topics include securing DNS and directory services, implementing best practices for file transfer and communication security, and adopting secure coding techniques to mitigate risks.

Part 12 - Explain Incident Response and Monitoring Concepts

In this module, we will dive into the fundamentals of incident response and monitoring. We will cover incident identification techniques, the role of cyber incident response teams, forensic evidence acquisition, and recovery policies to ensure effective incident management.

Part 13 - Analyze Indicators of Malicious Activity

In this module, we will examine how to detect and analyze malicious activity. We will explore malware types, attack techniques, and security mechanisms to defend against cyber threats, from password attacks to injection vulnerabilities.

Part 14 - Summarize Security Governance Concepts

In this module, we will cover essential security governance principles. We will explore regulatory frameworks, governance structures, and management processes such as change control, configuration management, and security automation.

Part 15 - Explain Risk Management

In this module, we will discuss risk management methodologies and their application in cybersecurity. Topics include risk assessment, business impact analysis, security agreements, and penetration testing as a proactive risk mitigation approach.

Part 16 - Summarize Data Protection and Compliance Concepts

In this module, we will explore data protection concepts and compliance obligations. We will cover privacy laws, data security measures, compliance monitoring, and the role of personnel policies in safeguarding sensitive information.

Conclusion

In this closing module, we will summarize the course’s key takeaways and reinforce the importance of cybersecurity best practices. You will receive final insights, guidance on certification preparation, and an invitation to continue expanding your cybersecurity knowledge.