Course Description
What You'll Learn
- Understand the history of cybersecurity and how cyberattacks have evolved
- Identify the different types of attackers, including amateurs, organized crime, activists, and hired guns
- Recognize how attackers obtain information and gain access through hacking
- Distinguish between types of malware, including remote access, data extraction and destruction, infiltration, and spyware
- Explain core defenses such as encryption and authentication
- Describe how networks operate and which devices are at risk
Key Takeaways
- Every individual and every device connected to a cellular system or computer network is at risk of being compromised.
- Each of us has a responsibility to understand the risks of using networked devices and how to protect ourselves accordingly.
- The course explains who carries out cyberattacks, how they do it, and what can be done to thwart them.
- Defenses covered in the course include encryption and authentication, alongside information, education, technology, and tools.
- Threats addressed range from various forms of malware to denial of service attacks.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is this course for?
It is for any individual who uses networked devices, since every individual and every device connected to a cellular system or computer network is at risk of being compromised, and each of us has a responsibility to understand the risks and protect ourselves accordingly.
What does this course cover?
It covers the history of cybersecurity and identifies the types of people who carry out cyberattacks, how they do what they do, and what we can do to thwart them. Topics include networks, devices at risk, encryption, authentication, methods of obtaining information, hacking, types of malware, denial of service attacks, and types of attackers.
What types of attackers does the course discuss?
The course discusses types of attackers including amateurs, organized crime and activists, and hired guns.
What types of malware are covered?
The course covers malware for remote access, data extraction and destruction, and infiltration and spyware, as well as denial of service attacks.
What skills does this course help build?
It supports skills in cyber risk, cyber security, cyber security management, cybersecurity compliance, information technology security fundamentals, and network security.
