Security Analyst Nanodegree Program

Be able to use Python as scripting language and SQL in order to run queries from Log data

Be familiar with security fundamentals including core security principles, critical security controls and best practices for securing information

Be knowledgeable in database design, large database systems, networking and operating systems

Have a basic understanding of client-server architecture

Have experience using Unix or Linux command line

Have familiarity with reading and creating simple network architecture diagrams

About the OWASP Top 10 and that they pose a critical threat to organizations

All of the ways to mitigate threats, including the OWASP Top 10

Analyze automated alerts for false positives and determine if they represent a real security threat

Apply security concepts to create defensible, resilient network architecture

Core principles and philosophy that drive work in the security field

Exploring the current threat landscape and identifying both threats and threat actors that organizations face

How to measure the risks associated with discovered vulnerabilities

Learn about vulnerabilities, their characteristics and their dynamic lifecycle

Learn what threat modeling is and build your own threat models

Physical, logical and administrative controls, their industry recognized frameworks, and how to apply them to secure a network, system or application

Cyber security Analysts

Developers who already use SQL and Python and have a basic understanding of network infrastructure

Security Analysts

Security Engineers