Cybersecurity is no longer limited to specialists—it’s a core competency for anyone in IT or business operations. With global cybercrime costs projected to exceed $10.5 trillion by 2025, organizations cannot rely on outdated methods. This course equips you with a practical foundation in cybersecurity operations, focusing on real-world threats such as ransomware, phishing, insider risks, and data breaches.

Foundations of Cybersecurity Operations
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What you'll learn
Analyze CIA triad, attack surfaces, frameworks, and risk management to address threats.
Design secure access controls, identity, and secrets management to protect systems/data.
Describe the modern attack landscape, and human-centric and web-based threats.
Apply strategies for SOC workflows, highlighting key roles, and practical operations.
Skills you'll gain
- Cyber Security Strategy
- Incident Response
- Cyber Security Policies
- Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)
- Threat Management
- User Accounts
- Identity and Access Management
- General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
- Security Awareness
- Security Controls
- Cybersecurity
- Cyber Attacks
- Zero Trust Network Access
- Security Management
- Threat Detection
- Endpoint Security
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