Cybersecurity Essentials

Towson University

Description

Cybersecurity Essentials covers foundational knowledge and essential skills for all cybersecurity domains including information security, systems security, network security, ethics and laws, and defense and mitigation techniques used in protecting businesses.

This course introduces students to characteristics of cyber-crime, security principles, technologies, and procedures to defend networks. Through interactive, multimedia content, lab activities, and multi-industry case studies, students build technical and professional skills to pursue careers in cybersecurity.

• Learn procedures to implement data confidentiality, integrity, availability and security controls on networks, servers and applications.
• Understand security principles and how to develop security policies that comply with cybersecurity laws.
• Apply skills through practice, using labs and Cisco Packet Tracer activities.
• Get immediate feedback on your work through built-in quizzes and tests.
• Connect with the global Cisco Networking Academy community.