Course Overview
Learn essential cybersecurity concepts and practices, from threat identification to security testing, opening pathways to careers in this high-growth, remote-friendly field.
Learning Outcomes
By the end of this course, you will be able to:
- Understand security principles and threat landscape
- Apply network security basics
- Grasp ethical hacking concepts
- Perform security testing and vulnerability assessment
- Navigate security compliance standards
- Execute incident response procedures
- Explore cybersecurity career pathways
Topics Covered
- Security principles and the current threat landscape (2 hours)
- Network security basics: firewalls, encryption, VPNs (3 hours)
- Ethical hacking concepts and methodology (3 hours)
- Security testing and vulnerability assessment techniques (4 hours)
- Security compliance standards: ISO 27001 basics (2 hours)
- Incident response procedures and security protocols (2 hours)
- Career pathways in cybersecurity for women (2 hours)