Cybersecurity Foundations

Course details

Set a rock-solid foundation for your network, users, and data by learning about the basics of cybersecurity. Join security expert Malcolm Shore as he describes how to assess and mitigate risks using various cybersecurity frameworks and control standards, such as NIST and COBIT.

Malcolm details pertinent cyber threats and how they operate, including how cyber criminals hide their attacks, how advanced persistent threats work, and even how to determine what's real and what's merely cyber fear, uncertainty, and doubt (FUD). He also covers the way in which cyber risk is managed and the lifecycle of cybersecurity—from managing defense through to preparing for and responding to an incident. And since cybersecurity has taken on an increasingly visible global dimension, Malcolm concludes the course with a discussion of international cyber norms and protocols.

Concepts

0. Introduction

01 - Understanding the cybersecurity frameworks and standards
02 - What you should know

1. Cyber Threats

03 - Understanding the Cyber Kill Chain
04 - Pre-cyber threats
05 - The emergence of the cyber threats
06 - Botnets and the cybercrime industry
07 - Cloaking and alternate data streams
08 - Hiding using processes
09 - Controlling the target through a rootkit
10 - Phishing and watering holes
11 - Understanding advanced persistent threats
12 - Ransomware - A modern form of extortion
13 - Hardware implants and other cyber FUD

2. Frameworks for Protection against Cyber Threats

14 - The Orange Book - Early concepts in computer security
15 - Understanding the NIST Cybersecurity Framework
16 - Adopting the NIST Cybersecurity Framework
17 - Understanding the basics of cyber risk
18 - Analyzing cyber threats and controls
19 - Recording, reporting, and the risk context
20 - An advanced risk framework
21 - Managing security with COBIT
22 - COBIT for operational security
23 - Introduction to cybersecurity controls
24 - Cybersecurity control framework
25 - Cybersecurity standards of good practice

3. Making Cybersecurity Effective

26 - Architecting for security
27 - Protecting payment card data
28 - Clouding the issues
29 - Securing things on the internet
30 - Making sure security is effective

4. Detecting and Managing Cyber Incidents

31 - Incident management basics
32 - Measuring incident management maturity
33 - Detecting an attack
34 - Hunting for threats
35 - Responding to an incident

5. Cyber Diplomacy

36 - Cybersecurity goes global
37 - Understanding cyber norms
38 - Cybil and the Global Forum on Cyber Expertise
39 - The Traffic Light Protocol

Conclusion

40 - What's next

Cybersecurity Foundations

Authors

Malcolm Shore