CYBSEC-FUNDA.AW1 ISBN: 978-1-64459-635-7
Cybersecurity Fundamentals
Tackle crimes of every nature, from financial to technical with your cybersecurity skills backed by our interactive Cybersecurity Fundamentals Course.
What you will be able to do
Beginner Self-paced · 1 year access
15 Hands-On LiveLabs
Practice real IT tasks in guided environments.
- Real environments
- Auto-graded
- No installation
01 / About
About This Course
Trace every step of the invisible criminals on the web with your strong cybersecurity skills. Learn Cybersecurity Fundamentals & win every war against cybercrime.
Analyze and tap the algorithms of attacks and lead to a safe internet ecosystem with security. Build a strong digital infrastructure.
Handle cyber threats with our hands-on training & get access to gamified assessments. Start your secure journey now!
02 / Lessons & labs
See exactly what you will learn and practice
Lessons
7 Interactive Lessons · 71 topics01 Introduction 1 topics +
- How This Course Is Organized
02 Introduction to Cybersecurity 16 topics · 2 LiveLab +
- Data and Information
- Data Communication
- Computer Network
- World Wide Web
- Internet
- W3 Consortium (W3C)
- Networking, W3 and Internet Relationship
- Information Security
- World Wide Web Security
- Network Security
- Cybersecurity
- Information Security to Cybersecurity
- Role of Risk Analysis in Cybersecurity
- Conclusion
- Points to Remember
- Questions
2 LiveLab in this lesson — see the labs panel →
03 Cybersecurity Landscape and Its Challenges 11 topics · 6 LiveLab +
- History of Computers and Cybercrime
- Cybercrime – As a Profession
- Cost of Cybercrime
- Framework for Analysing the Cybercosts
- Various Forms of Cybercrimes
- Challenges in Cybersecurity
- Cybercrime: As a Service
- Cybercrime Underground Black Market
- Conclusion
- Points to Remember
- Questions
6 LiveLab in this lesson — see the labs panel →
04 Information Security and Intrusion Detection System 12 topics · 2 LiveLab +
- Critical National Infrastructure
- Confidentiality-Integrity-Availability Triad
- Defensive Lifecycle
- Intrusion and Its Types
- Intrusion Detection System
- Characteristics of IDS
- Major Types of Intrusion Detection Systems
- Host-Based IDS versus Network-Based IDS
- Intrusion Detection and Prevention Principles
- Conclusion
- Points to Remember
- Questions
2 LiveLab in this lesson — see the labs panel →
05 Cybercrime Source Identification Techniques 13 topics · 2 LiveLab +
- Cyber Forensic
- Intrusion Activities
- Attribution and Traceback
- Why Attribution Is Difficult?
- Assumptions in Traceback
- IP Address and Traceback Mechanism
- Classification of Traceback Schemes
- Evaluation of IP Traceback Schemes
- Active Response Characteristics
- Sleepy Watermark Tracing (SWT)
- Conclusion
- Points to Remember
- Questions
2 LiveLab in this lesson — see the labs panel →
06 Stepping Stone Detection and Tracing System 9 topics · 1 LiveLab +
- The Problem of Accountability
- Stepping Stones
- Timing-Based Stepping Stone Detection Approach
- Brute Force Content-Based Algorithm
- Simple Content-Based Algorithm
- Anomaly Detection Techniques
- Conclusion
- Points to Remember
- Questions
1 LiveLab in this lesson — see the labs panel →
07 Infrastructural Vulnerabilities and DDoS Flooding Attacks 9 topics · 2 LiveLab +
- COTS Software and Internet Security
- Shortfalls in Internet Structure
- Cooperative Intrusion Traceback and Response Architecture (CITRA)
- DDoS Flooding Attacks
- DDoS Attacks on OSI Layers
- Cyberwar
- Conclusion
- Points to Remember
- Questions
2 LiveLab in this lesson — see the labs panel →
Hands-On Labs Our edge
15 LiveLabs- Understanding Data, Information, and Data Communication
- Understanding Cybersecurity Concepts
- Analyzing the WannaCry Ransomware Attack
- Scanning and Classifying the Types of Viruses
- Performing a Phishing Attack
- Confirming the Spoofing Attack in Wireshark
- Simulating a DDoS Attack
- Defending Against a Buffer Overflow Attack
- Implementing an Intrusion Detection System
- Understanding Intrusion Detection and Prevention
- Understanding IP Addresses and Traceback Mechanisms
- Understanding SWT
- Capturing and Analyzing Network Traffic Using Wireshark
- Conducting a DoS Attack Using a Smurf Attack
- Generating and Analyzing a SYN Flood Attack Using a Packet Sniffer
03 / FAQs
Questions before you start
Is Cybersecurity a good career?+
Can I learn cyber security in 3 months?+
What are the best cybersecurity certifications? +
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