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Cybersecurity 101: Training for Beginners

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Cybersecurity 101: Training for Beginners

Acquire foundational knowledge and skills needed to navigate the dynamic and essential field of cybersecurity

updated on icon Updated on Jun, 2025

language icon Language - English

person icon Vivian Aranha

category icon IT and Software ,Network and Security,Cyber Security

Lectures -7

Duration -28 mins

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Course Description

Cybersecurity is critical in today's digital world where organizations and people rely heavily on connected systems and networks. This comprehensive crash course provides an overview of cybersecurity concepts, principles, and best practices to help effectively navigate the landscape of cyber threats and defences. 

It explains why cybersecurity matters - it involves practices, technologies, and processes to protect systems, networks, and data from unauthorized access, attacks, and damage. A solid grasp of cybersecurity is key to safeguarding sensitive information, maintaining data integrity, and ensuring critical systems availability.

The course covers understanding threats like malware, phishing, social engineering, and insider threats, and how to mitigate them. It teaches cybersecurity fundamentals including the CIA triad (confidentiality, integrity, availability) and implementing layered security. It provides guidance on developing policies and procedures, access controls, and employee awareness training. 

Additional topics include incident response plans, detecting and containing breaches, and recovering effectively. The course also stresses continuously monitoring and evaluating controls, updating defences, and adapting to emerging threats to maintain strong cybersecurity over time.

In summary, this comprehensive introduction equips learners with practical skills and strategies to protect themselves and their organizations against ever-evolving cyber attacks.

Goals

  • Understanding Threats: Delve into the different types of cyber threats, such as malware, phishing, social engineering, and insider threats, and learn how to identify and mitigate them effectively.
  • Security Fundamentals: Learn about the foundational principles of cybersecurity, including the CIA triad (Confidentiality, Integrity, Availability) and the importance of implementing security layers to protect digital assets.
  • Establishing Security Measures: Discover how to develop security policies and procedures, implement access controls, and raise awareness among employees through comprehensive training programs.
  • Incident Response: Explore the essential components of incident response, including developing response plans, detecting and containing security incidents, and recovering from breaches effectively.
  • Continuous Improvement: Learn how to continuously monitor and evaluate security measures, update security controls, and adapt to emerging threats to maintain a strong cybersecurity posture over time.

Prerequisites

  • None.
Cybersecurity 101: Training for Beginners

Curriculum

Check out the detailed breakdown of what’s inside the course

Introduction to Cybersecurity

2 Lectures
  • play icon Welcome 03:56 03:56
  • play icon Introduction To Cybersecurity 04:13 04:13

Security Fundamentals

1 Lectures
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Establishing Security Measures

1 Lectures
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Incident Response

1 Lectures
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Continuous Improvement

1 Lectures
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Thank you

1 Lectures
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Instructor Details

Vivian Aranha

Vivian Aranha

After completing my Master's in Computer Science at George Washington University, started working on Web and Mobile Applications. Have been training people in Mobile Technologies since 2009 in both iOS and Android Technology.

Been building Mobile Apps and Websites since 2002 for brands like Delta Air Lines, The Washington Post, Cars, Kaplan, and many more. Have more than 150 mobile applications of my own.

Hands-on experience architecting, developing, and publishing apps since 2009.

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