• Classroom
  • Online, Instructor-Led
  • Online, Self-Paced
Course Description

This course is designed to provide management and other professionals an understanding of the vulnerabilities in information systems, to better prepare them to mitigate attacks.

Learning Objectives

This course is designed to provide management and other professionals an understanding of the vulnerabilities in information systems, to better prepare them to mitigate attacks.

  • Basics of Threats, Vulnerabilities, and Attacks
  • Network security Concerns
  • Network Reconnaissance Attacks
  • Network Access Attacks
  • DoS and DDoS
  • Malware Attacks
  • Viruses

Framework Connections

The materials within this course focus on the NICE Framework Task, Knowledge, and Skill statements identified within the indicated NICE Framework component(s):

Specialty Areas

  • Risk Management
  • Vulnerability Assessment and Management
  • Strategic Planning and Policy

Specialty Areas have been removed from the NICE Framework. With the recent release of the new NICE Framework data, updates to courses are underway. Until this course can be updated, this historical information is provided to give better context as to how it can help you with your cybersecurity goals.