About Course
Course Objective
This is an excellent introductory course for individuals and students interested in pursuing a career in cybersecurity or information security. It is also appropriate for students who simply want to gain a broad understanding of the fundamental principles used in the field of information security.
Course Eligibility
No prerequisites are required for this course. A basic understanding of the operating system(Linux) is a plus point.
Course Details
Duration 25 hours
Welcome to the Cyber Security session
- Introduction to the course, the course objectives, and goals.
Basic terminologies
- In this module, we will teach you the basics of cybersecurity awareness, social engineering, network security
Hackers and the hacking methodology
- In this module, we will dive into the world of Hackers and their hacking methodology. This will be a demo session showing the common ways a Hacker uses to set up traps and how the hacker finds loopholes through the security.
Forms of attacks
This module will focus on the following types of attacks
- Phishing
- Brute Force Attack
- DoS & DDoS Attacks
- Bots and Botnets
Protect systems and networks from cyber-attacks
- In this module, we will focus on how to prevent cyber-attacks and the basic security steps to keep our computer/network safe. We will study about
- Antivirus
- Firewalls
- Encryption
- Biometrics
- Authentication Methods
Ethics & Applications
- In this module, we will discuss the most important aspect of this course. The Ethics of using the power of hacking. What differentiates an ethical and unethical hacker and the consequences involved
Conclusion
- We will discuss and revise all the learning in this course, the scope of Cyber Security in the future? How the world is changing and the role of Cyber Security experts.
Course outcome
- Learn the fundamental principles and terminologies used in the fields of information and cybersecurity.
- Understand the different types of malware and how they affect computers and networks.
- Understand how hackers operate.