Cybersecurity Foundations

Investigate cybersecurity threats and master techniques needed to protect your network.

In this cybersecurity course, you will gain a global perspective of the challenges of designing a secure system, touching on all the cyber roles needed to provide a cohesive security solution. Through lecture, labs, and breakout discussion groups, you will learn about current threat trends across the Internet and their impact on organizational security. You will review standard cybersecurity terminology and compliance requirements, examine sample exploits, and gain hands-on experience mitigating controls. In a contained lab environment, you will work with live viruses, including botnets, worms, and Trojans.

In addition to technical cybersecurity components, you will learn and explore the non-technical aspects of cybersecurity necessary to mitigate risk and lessen exposure, including risk management, threat determination, disaster recovery, security policy management, and business continuity planning. This course provides an excellent foundation for those proceeding to CISSP, CEH, CISA, or CISM training.

WHAT YOU'LL LEARN

Current cyber threats and cybersecurity site references
Government-mandated directives and compliance requirements
Cyber roles required to successfully design secure systems
The attack cycle perpetrated by malicious hackers
Enterprise policy requirements
Best strategies for securing the enterprise with layered defenses
How security zones and detailed logging augment information assurance
Forensic challenges and incident response planning
Risk management process
Goals achievable with auditing, scanning, and testing systems
Industry recommendations for maintaining secure access control
Standards-based cryptographic solutions for securing communications

WHO NEEDS TO ATTEND

Cybersecurity professionals, including security analysts, intel analysts, policy analysts, security operations personnel, network administrators, system integrators, VARS, and security consultants

PREREQUISITES

TCP/IP Networking or equivalent knowledge

COURSE OUTLINE

1. The Cyber Battlefield
2. The Structure of the Internet and TCP/IP
3. Vulnerability Assessment and Tools
4. Cyber Awareness
5. Cyber Attacks: Footprinting and Scanning
6. Cyber Attacks: Breaking and Entering
7. Cyber Attacks: Backdoors and Trojans
8. Cyber Assessment and Risk Management
9. Security Policy Management
10. Securing Hosts and Servers
11. Securing Communications
12. Authentication and Cryptographic Solutions
13. Firewalls and Edge Devices
14. Forensic Analysis
15. Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity
16. Cyber Evolution

LABS

Lab 1: Lab Setup
Lab 2: Understanding TCP/IP
Lab 3: Vulnerability Assessment
Lab 4: Cyber Awareness
Lab 5: Cyber Scanning
Lab 6: Cyber Attacks and Passwords
Lab 7: Cyber Attacks and Backdoors
Lab 8: Risk Assessment
Lab 9: Security Policies
Lab 10: Host Security
Lab 11: Covert Communications
Lab 12: Authentication and Cryptography
Lab 13: Snort IDS
Lab 14: Forensic Analysis
Lab 15: Business Continuity Plan