Step into the world of cybersecurity. This Nanodegree equips you with the practical skills and strategic know-how to tackle threats, assess vulnerabilities, and defend complex systems effectively.
Overview
Syllabus
- Welcome to the Security Analyst Nanodegree Program
- Fundamentals of Defending Systems
- This course introduces the fundamentals of defending systems. Learn to effectively apply physical, logical, and administrative controls, and design resilient, secure network architectures to protect organizations.
- Analyzing Security Threats
- Refine your ability to identify and mitigate security risks. Study the cyber landscape, mitigate OWASP Top 10 risks, and create actionable threat models to protect organizations from critical security challenges.
- Assessing Vulnerabilities and Reducing Risk
- In this course, you will learn how security analysts address system vulnerabilities in order to reduce organizational risk. You will first learn about vulnerabilities, their characteristics, as well as their dynamic lifecycle. You will then explore the ways analysts assess vulnerabilities, including reviewing and administering scanning tools and utilities. You will learn how to measure the risks associated with discovered vulnerabilities. Lastly, you will review ways to communicate risk in order to plan remediation and mitigation activities.
- Monitoring, Logging and Responding to Incidents
- Monitor and analyze cybersecurity incidents using Snort, Wireshark, tcpdump, and Splunk. Implement logging, detection, and remediation processes to protect networks and maintain resilient digital systems.
- Congratulations!
- Congratulations on finishing your program!
Taught by
Richard Phung, Milind Adari and Chris Herdt
