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Cisco Networking Academy

Cybersecurity Essentials

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Learn from cybersecurity experts what a typical day in a cybersecurity career might look like and discover how modern threats drive more cybersecurity jobs.

Syllabus

  • My Knowledge Check
  • Course Introduction
  • Module 1: Cybersecurity Threats, Vulnerabilities, and Attacks
  • Module 2: Securing Networks
  • Module 3: Attacking the Foundation
  • Module 4: Attacking What We Do
  • Module 5: Wireless Network Communication
  • Module 6: Network Security Infrastructure
  • Checkpoint Exam: Network Security
  • Module 7: The Windows Operating System
  • Module 8: Linux Overview
  • Module 9: System and Endpoint Protection
  • Module 10: Cybersecurity Principles, Practices, and Processes
  • Checkpoint Exam: OS and Endpoint Security
  • Module 11: Understanding Defense
  • Module 12: System and Network Defense
  • Module 13: Access Control
  • Checkpoint Exam: Principles, Practices, and Processes of Network Defense
  • Module 14: Access Control Lists
  • Module 15: Firewall Technologies
  • Module 16: Zone-Based Policy Firewalls
  • Module 17: Cloud Security
  • Module 18: Cryptography
  • Checkpoint Exam: Firewalls, Cryptography, and Cloud Security.
  • Module 19: Technologies and Protocols
  • Module 20: Network Security Data
  • Module 21: Evaluating Alerts
  • Checkpoint Exam: Evaluating Security Alerts
  • Module 22: Governance and Compliance
  • Module 23: Network Security Testing
  • Module 24: Threat Intelligence
  • Module 25: Endpoint Vulnerability Assessment
  • Module 26: Risk Management and Security Controls
  • Checkpoint Exam: Vulnerability Assessment and Risk Management
  • Module 27: Digital Forensics and Incident Analysis and Response
  • Checkpoint Exam: Incident Response
  • Cybersecurity Essentials Course Final Exam

Reviews

4.8 rating, based on 4 Class Central reviews

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  • Profile image for Weerayut
    Weerayut @Weerayut
    21
    Cybersecurity Course is excellently for your career if you want to be working with IT cybersecurity.

    The course including Introduction to cybersecurity (For Beginner Knowledge) and this course is Advanced, continuing from introduction to Cybersecurity. Both Courses is free From Cisco Networks Academy (Free Certificated and Digital Badges verified by Cisco)
  • Profile image for Jacques Mahoudeaux
    Jacques Mahoudeaux @BlackCat
    10
    Very good training with wonderful virtual labs (The Packet tracer software and a linux Virtual Machine to download and use with Virtualbox). Good introduction to Cyber principles which are put in practice during Labs.
  • Profile image for Jawad Khan
    Jawad Khan
    6
    I really appreciate the owner of this course Thanks a lot!
    It was a good quality content & very informative
  • Profile image for Chandrakanth V G
    Chandrakanth V G
    1
    it is a very good course and I have learned many things about Cyber Seurity by this course and I have some knowledge about Cyber Security now.
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