Cybersecurity for IT Professionals

Learn the basics of cybersecurity and network testing through practical, hands-on demonstrations.

Introduction

• Understanding cybersecurity
• What you should know
• Disclaimer

1. Why Cybersecurity?

• A history of hackers
• The cyber kill chain
• Stuxnet and the kill chain
• Common forms of cyberattack
• Viruses, spyware, and adware
• Cybercrime and ransomware
• Emerging trends in cybersecurity

2. Antivirus

• Introducing Microsoft Defender Antivirus
• Detecting malware with Microsoft Defender
• Automating scans with Task Scheduler
• Other antivirus solutions

3. Firewalls

• Why firewalls?
• Windows Firewall basics
• Advanced Windows Firewall
• ZedLan firewall log analyser
• Introducing Linux iptables
• Setting up a simple iptables firewall

4. Network Scanning

• Getting started with Nmap
• Advanced Nmap options

5. Network Connections

• Getting started with netcat
• Transferring files using netcat
• Connecting to services
• Setting up a netcat honeypot

6. Vulnerability Scanning

• Preparing Nessus
• Setting up a Nessus policy
• Running a Nessus scan
• Running an exploit

7. Web Applications

• Combating application level threats
• Running an SQL injection attack
• Cross-site scripting
• Scanning with ZAP
• Using a proxy to manipulate web traffic

8. Network Protocols

• Explaining data communications
• Capturing packets with Wireshark
• Making sense of the protocols

Conclusion

• What's next