Cyber Security
- What is cybersecurity
- Why is cybersecurity important
- Different types of cybersecurity threats
- Introduction to networks and their components
- Understanding IP addresses and subnets
- Types of networks: LAN, WAN, VPN, etc
- Basics of operating systems (Windows, Linux, macOS)
- Security features of operating systems
- Vulnerabilities in operating systems
- Basics of cryptography and encryption
- Symmetric vs asymmetric encryption
- Common encryption algorithms
- Understanding web vulnerabilities (XSS, CSRF, SQL injection)
- Introduction to secure coding practices
- Implementing HTTPS on websites
- Different types of malware (viruses, worms, Trojans)
- How malware infects systems
- Common malware detection and removal techniques
- Types of firewalls (packet-filtering, stateful, application-level)
- Intrusion detection vs intrusion prevention systems
- Configuring firewalls and IDS
- What is penetration testing
- Types of penetration testing (black-box, white-box, grey-box)
- Tools and techniques used in penetration testing
- What is incident response
- The incident response process
- Developing an incident response plan
- Creating and enforcing security policies
- Overview of compliance frameworks (PCI DSS, HIPAA, GDPR)
- Risk assessment and management
- Public key infrastructure (PKI)
- Blockchain and cryptocurrencies
- Advanced encryption schemes
- Secure coding practices for web applications
- Web application firewalls
- Web security testing tools
- Dynamic vs static analysis of malware
- Reverse engineering malware
- Using sandbox environments for malware analysis
- Virtual private networks (VPNs)
- Secure protocols (SSL, TLS)
- Network access control (NAC)
- Advanced penetration testing tools and techniques
- Exploiting vulnerabilities in network and web applications
- Reporting and remediation of findings
- Forensic analysis techniques
- Incident response team roles and responsibilities
- Handling advanced incidents (APT, ransomware)
- Security governance and risk management
- Auditing and monitoring compliance
- Incident response exercises and simulations
- Introduction to cloud computing
- Cloud security challenges
- Securing cloud infrastructure and applications
- Mobile device management (MDM)
- Securing mobile applications
- Mobile security best practices
- Introduction to IoT devices and protocols
- IoT security challenges
- Securing IoT devices and networks
- Wireless networking basics
- Securing Wi-Fi networks
- Wireless security protocols (WPA, WPA2, WEP)
- Types of social engineering attacks
- Phishing techniques and prevention
- Reducing the risk of social engineering attacks
- Introduction to threat intelligence
- Threat intelligence sources and feeds
- Using threat intelligence to enhance cybersecurity defenses
- Endpoint detection and response (EDR)
- Application whitelisting and blacklisting
- Endpoint security best practices
- Role-based access control (RBAC)
- Multi-factor authentication (MFA)
- Privileged access management (PAM)
- Security information and event management (SIEM)
- Security analytics and machine learning
- Security orchestration and automation
- Automated security testing tools
- Continuous security testing
- Security testing in DevOps environments
- Secure network design principles
- Building a resilient security architecture
- Securing cloud-native applications
- Developing a disaster recovery plan
- Business continuity planning
- Testing and improving disaster recovery and business continuity plans
- Internet of Things (IoT) security challenges
- Artificial intelligence and machine learning in cybersecurity
- Zero-trust security models