Course Outline

Introduction to Cybersecurity - Course Outline

Welcome to "Introduction to Cybersecurity." This course has the following lessons:

1. What is Cybersecurity: this lesson will go over some security trends and how to take the first step to set a career in the field.
2. Maintaining a Secure Infrastructure: this lesson will cover important security regulations, laws, and frameworks you need to know to maintain a secure infrastructure.
3. Thinking like a Hacker: this lesson will give you a high-level introduction to the hacking lifecycle, risk, vulnerability, and threat.
4. Security Defenses: this lesson will cover some skills to keep your computer and network safe.
5. Applying Cybersecurity: this lesson will give you an opportunity to apply the fundamental skills you have learned.

The first three lessons cover many conceptual topics that will help you set a foundation for cybersecurity and for the final project. In the last two lessons, you will have more hands-on opportunities to practice how to secure a system. Throughout the course, you will be provided with many exercises. Some of them introduce you to useful websites and documents that you may use in your future career, some of them will let you apply what you have learned from the course and prepare you for the final project. Hope you will enjoy the course!