Informal School of IT
Cybersecurity – Curriculum
Cybersecurity Curriculum
13
modules
59
topics
011. Basics – How Internet Works
- Basic networking
- IP
- TCP
- DNS
- HTTP
- HTTPS
- WLAN
- LAN
- Intranet
- Extranet
- Web Domains
022. Basics – App Architectures
- Client-Server
- 3 Layer Architecture
- Web Apps
- Mobile Apps
- APIs
- Operating Systems
033. Basic security concepts
- Authentication and Authorization
- Roles
- Passwords
- Security policies
- Secure vs. Unsecure
044. Layers of security in organizations
- Physical Security
- Hardware security
- Platform Security
- Application Security
- Antivirus
- Firewall
055. Web security assurance
- Certificates
- Digital Signatures
- Multifactor-Authentication
- Password Management Tools
066. CIA Triad – What we secure?
- Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability
- Study Case – Cloud Security Layers
077. How do we secure?
- Technical mechanisms: firewalls, antivirus, monitoring, Public key infrastructure, encryption, VPN, …
- Non-technical and pro-active mechanisms: audits, certifications, contracts and NDAs, training, awareness, risk assessment – basic probabilities
088. Cyber threats
- DOS
- DDOS
- Data Destruction – Ransomware
- Impersonation attacks – phishing
- Smishing etc. – social engineering
- data theft
099. Mitigation and incident response strategy
- Data breach reports and incidents reports
- minimize the impact strategies
1010. Privacy and data confidentiality
- Cookies
- tracking
- spam versus non-spam
- GDPR consent
- data retention
1111. Industry specific workshop
- Fintech
- MedTech
- Business Continuity plan
- Business Availability
- SLAs
1212. Security testing
- The OWASP Security Testing Guidelines
- Whitehat and pentesting principles
1313. Overview of OWASP and CloudSecurity Alliance
- OWASP Top Ten
- Cloud Security Alliance Documentation
- NIST documentation overview
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