Cybersecurity Essentials
This course provides essential knowledge across key cybersecurity domains, including information security, system and network security, ethics and legal considerations, and defense strategies used to protect modern businesses.
With the demand for security professionals at an all-time high, you will gain a strong foundation in cybersecurity principles, cybercrime awareness, core technologies, and the procedures used to defend networks and systems.
By the end of the course, you will be able to:
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Build your cybersecurity foundation – understand threats, risks, and defenses.
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Explore career pathways – discover opportunities in networking and cybersecurity.
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Evaluate your next step – decide if you want to pursue specialized roles in this growing field.
What Will I Learn?
- By the end of this course, you will be able to:
- Understand the fundamentals of cybersecurity and why it matters today.
- Identify common cyber threats such as malware, phishing, ransomware, and social engineering.
- Apply basic defense techniques to protect personal and organizational data.
- Recognize the importance of network, system, and application security.
- Learn core security principles such as the CIA Triad (Confidentiality, Integrity, Availability).
- Practice safe digital habits, including strong password management and multi-factor authentication.
- Explore the basics of cryptography and secure communication.
- Understand legal, ethical, and professional responsibilities in cybersecurity.
- Gain awareness of tools and technologies used in cybersecurity defense.
- Explore potential career paths and certifications in the field of cybersecurity.
Course Content
Session 1: Introduction to Cybersecurity
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What is cybersecurity?
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The CIA Triad (Confidentiality, Integrity, Availability)
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Real-world examples of cyberattacks
Session 2: Cyber Threats & Attacks
Session 3: Network Security Basics
About the instructor
12 Courses
0 students
Material Includes
- — 8 Chapters and 12 practice labs
- — 10 Cisco packet tracer activities
- — 40+ Interactive activities & quizzes
- — 1 Final exam
Requirements
- ASC alignment required: yes
- — Instructor training required: yes
- — Physical equipment required: no
- (uses virtual machines on the
- student’s computer)
- — Discount availability: yes
Audience
- All employees across organisation
- should attend to keep business safe