GJ-CYBR-0101 - Cybersecurity Fundamentals

Course Description

This course covers the importance of cybersecurity in today's business operations and explores the job responsibilities and skills of an entry-level cybersecurity analyst. There is an emphasis on how cybersecurity professionals use frameworks and controls to protect business operations. Additionally, Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) data and the use of a playbook to respond to identified threats, risks, and vulnerabilities is also covered.

Learner Outcomes

- Identify how security attacks impact business operations.

- Explore the job responsibilities and core skills of an entry-level cybersecurity analyst.

- Explore and explain the fields in digital forensics and cyber policy analysis.

- Recognize how past and present attacks on organizations led to the development of the cybersecurity field.

- Explain the landscape, key terms, and concepts related to the many layers of information systems security.

- Learn the CISSP eight security domains.

- Identify security domains, frameworks, and controls.

- Explain security ethics.

- Recognize common tools used by cybersecurity analysts.

- Use risk management principles to identify the common threats, risks, and vulnerabilities to business operations.

- Understand the threats, risks, and vulnerabilities that entry-level cybersecurity analysts are most focused on.

- Comprehend the purpose of security frameworks and controls.

- Describe the confidentiality, integrity, and availability (CIA) triad.

- Explain the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) framework.

- Explore and practice conducting a security audit.

- Use a playbook to respond to threats, risks, and vulnerabilities.