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This cyber security foundation course, aligned to competency standards developed by ssc nasscom in collaboration with industry & approved by govt.
This course is aimed at upskilling those who have a basic understanding of programming or information technologies and helping them expand their knowledge & learn the fundamentals of cs at a foundation level.
Gain in-demand skills aligned with industry standards and government approval in our cybersecurity foundation course!
What will you learn in this foundational course in cyber security?
Explain the fundamentals of cyber security and different disciplines covered under cyber security.
Discuss different types of cyber security threats.
Discuss different types of malwares used to trigger cyber security incidents.
Explain different types of cyber security attacks and their applications.
Explain enterprise architecture and different components of enterprise architecture.
Explain the basic concepts of networking and different types of devices that constitute a network (such as modem, hub, NIC, switch, router etc.)
Explain common terminologies related to networking (such as mac address, IP address, domain name system etc.)
Explain different types of networks (such as local area network (LAN), wide area network (wan), virtual private network (VPN) etc.)
Explain fundamentals of network models such as OSI (open system interconnection) and TCP/IP (transmission control protocol/internet protocol)
Explain different types of internet protocols (such as ipv4, ipv6 etc.)
Explain the fundamentals of network firewall.
Explain what security testing is and the different types of security tests.
Explain the fundamentals of identity and access management (IAM)
Discuss common user identification and access management policies.
Discuss different types of security controls, user authorization and encryptions and their applications.
Discuss the fundamentals of incident management, incident response, disaster mitigation and containment.
Define business continuity plan, back-up and recovery plan and disaster recovery plan.
Discuss the fundamentals and applications of security forensics.
Discuss the basic concepts of continuous security monitoring.
Explain the basics of change management and configuration management.
Why should you take this foundational course in cyber security?
This cybersecurity foundation course, developed in collaboration with industry experts and approved by the government, equips individuals with a basic understanding of programming or it to expand their knowledge in cybersecurity fundamentals.
Through this course, participants will gain expertise in various areas such as cybersecurity threats, network architecture, security controls, incident management, and more, preparing them for advanced roles in cybersecurity or related fields.
By taking this course, individuals can enhance their career prospects, contribute effectively to organizational cybersecurity strategies, and stay updated with the latest industry trends and technologies.
Who should take this foundational course in cyber security?
University students enrolled in streams such as engineering, computer science, statistics, physical sciences, or mathematics.
Employed professionals who wish to explore their career options and interests with regards to cyber security
Enthusiasts curious about understanding the hype behind cyber security.
Curriculum
The cyber security foundation program is well curated to impart the basic knowledge about cyber security.
It will skill those who pursue the program and it will explain about the knowledge expansion after the fundamentals are understood by the learner.
The course is well defined in 6 modules, 30 hours of theory with interesting context and 15 hours of practical session of clarity, topics, and sub-topics well defined and interactive for any number of times absorption, the candidate will gain hands-on absolute knowledge about the fundamentals to begin a career path in cyber security.
Tools you will learn in this foundational course in cyber security
Kali Linux
Identify and access management tools on public cloud platform providers (such as aws, azure, google cloud etc.)
Standard software tools and packages (such as MySQL, Linux, Apache)
SIEM tools (such as IBM Qradar, Splunk enterprise security etc.)