Hands On Training

IBM: Cybersecurity Basics: Tools and Cyberattacks

IBM

via

edX

Course Features

Duration

4 weeks

Delivery Method

Online

Available on

Limited Access

Accessibility

Mobile, Desktop, Laptop

Language

English

Subtitles

English

Level

Beginner

Effort

8 hours per week

Teaching Type

Self Paced

Course Description

This course gives you the background needed to understand basic Cybersecurity. You will learn the history of Cybersecurity exploring motives of cyber attacks to further your knowledge of current cyber threats to organizations and individuals. Key terminology, basic system concepts and tools will be examined as an introduction to the Cybersecurity field.

You will learn about critical thinking and its importance to anyone looking to pursue a career in Cybersecurity.

Finally, you will begin to learn about organizations and resources to further research cybersecurity issues in the Modern era.

Course Overview

International Faculty

Post Course Interactions

Instructor-Moderated Discussions

Skills You Will Gain

Prerequisites/Requirements

No Prerequisites Required

What You Will Learn

How penetration testing is used in cybersecurity

Explain the role of cryptography in cybersecurity and how it is used.

Describe the purpose, function and types of firewalls

Describe the CIA triad and what is meant by confidentiality, integrity and availability.

Describe social engineering and how it is used in phishing and vishing attacks.

Describe the different types of cybersecurity attack models.

Describe why critical thinking is such an important skill for a cybersecurity professional.

Course Content

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Module 1: History of Cybersecurity

Module 2: Types of Actors and Their Motives

Module 3: Key Security Concepts

Module 4: Key Security Tools

Course Instructors

IBM

International Business Machines at IBM

Instructor at EdX