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Practical Approach to Cyber Security

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Overview

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The knowledge and implementation of cyber security has become significant today as the number of cyber-attacks has soared as evidenced by high-profile data breaches, ransomware, or distributed denial-of-service (DoS) attacks. This situation calls for developers and managers with skills

to strengthen online systems against cyber-attacks and make systems secure. This course aims to achieve that goal by thoroughly covering the basics of common cyber- attacks, their defences and common security good practices in the real-world. Practical Approach to Cyber Security is a course that helps students to empower and enhance their proficiency in cyber security. It provides guidance on cyber security trends, industry best practices

protective measures against cyber threats, and more.

Intended audience

Information and Security Analyst, Junior Penetration Tester, Network and Computer Systems Administrator

Prerequisites

  • B.E/B.Tech; Applicable across all engineering branches; 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th Semester

Assessment & certification

  • Assessment fee: Included — no extra fee
  • Assessment mode: Online
  • Assessment type: Formative and Summative Assessments
  • Assessment provider: TCS iON
  • Certificate provider: Information and Security Analyst, Junior Penetration Tester, Network and Computer Systems Administrator

NCrF level: 6 (NCrF credit-eligible)

Syllabus

  • Week 1: Need for Cyber Security and Security Mindset
  • Week 2: Threat Modeling and Security Architecture
  • Week 3: Basics of Cryptography
  • Week 4: Web Security: Web Attacks and Defences
  • Week 5: Network Security
  • Week 6: Authentication and Access Control
  • Week 7: Database Encryption
  • Week 8: Usable Security: Design Principles
  • Week 9: Security in Practice

Taught by

Experts from TCS iON

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