ISC2 Certified in Cybersecurity (CC) Cert Prep

Course details

Considering a career in cybersecurity? The good news is that almost every company today has a need for more cybersecurity staff, and the (ISC)² Certificate in Cybersecurity is an excellent starting point for a career in cybersecurity. In this course, instructor Mike Chapple shares all the cybersecurity knowledge you need to know to pass the exam, gives you an insider’s view of the test, and covers topics like the value of the certification and career tracks in cybersecurity.

Concepts

0. Introduction

01 - Cybersecurity
02 - What you should know

1. Certified in Cybersecurity (CC) Certification

03 - The CC exam
04 - Careers in information security
05 - The value of certification
06 - (ISC)2 code of ethics

2. Security Concepts

07 - Confidentiality
08 - Integrity
09 - Availability
10 - Authentication and authorization
11 - Password security
12 - Multifactor authentication
13 - Non-repudiation
14 - Privacy

3. Risk Management

15 - Understanding risks
16 - Risk assessment
17 - Risk treatment
18 - Selecting security controls
19 - Configuration management

4. Security Governance

20 - Regulations and laws
21 - Security policy framework
22 - Best practice security policies

5. Business Continuity

23 - Business continuity planning
24 - Business continuity controls
25 - High availability and fault tolerance

6. Incident Response

26 - Build an incident response program
27 - Create an incident response team
28 - Incident communications plan
29 - Incident identification

7. Disaster Recovery

30 - Disaster recovery planning
31 - Backups
32 - Disaster recovery sites
33 - Test BC DR plans

8. Physical Access Controls

34 - Control physical access
35 - Design for physical security
36 - Visitor management
37 - Physical security personnel

9. Logical Access Controls

38 - Account and privilege management
39 - Account monitoring
40 - Provisioning and deprovisioning
41 - Authorization

10. Computer Networking

42 - Network types
43 - Introducing TCP IP
44 - IP addresses and DHCP
45 - Network ports
46 - Securing wireless networks
47 - Wireless encryption
48 - Ping and traceroute

11. Network Threats

49 - Viruses, worms, and trojans
50 - Botnets
51 - Eavesdropping attacks
52 - Implementation attacks

12. Threat Identification and Prevention

53 - Intrusion detection and prevention
54 - Malware prevention
55 - Port scanners
56 - Vulnerability scanners

14. Cloud Computing

67 - What is the cloud
68 - Cloud service categories
69 - Cloud deployment models
70 - Managed security service providers
71 - Manage vendor relationships
72 - Vendor agreements

15. Data Security

73 - Understanding encryption
74 - Symmetric vs. asymmetric cryptography
75 - Hash functions
76 - The data lifecycle
77 - Data classification
78 - Logging and monitoring

16. Security Awareness and Training

79 - Social engineering
80 - Impersonation attacks
81 - Security awareness training

Conclusion

82 - Get ready for the exam