Course Description
This course focuses on the cyber threats landscape. It covers common cyber-attacks and what can be done to prevent them. The course utilizes virtual labs that allow students to examine and apply proper security controls to prevent common cyber-attacks. Students then apply knowledge gained to analyze and audit the result of a typical cyber-attack.
Learning Objectives
By the end of this course, the student will be able to: Identify current cyber threats/attacks. Understand how to mitigate a basic attack. Analyze common attacks via analysis of data. Carry out an attack to understand the anatomy.
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