Cybersecurity Foundations

Set a rock-solid foundation for your network, users, and data by learning the basics of cybersecurity. Explore key frameworks, threats, and strategies for responding to incidents.

Introduction

• Understanding the frameworks, standards, and technology that form what we know as cybersecurity
• What you should know

1. Frameworks and Controls

• The Orange Book: Early concepts in computer security
• Understanding the NIST Cybersecurity Framework
• Adopting the NIST Cybersecurity Framework
• Understanding the basics of cyber risk
• Analyzing cyber threats and controls
• Recording, reporting, and the risk context
• An advanced risk framework
• Managing security with COBIT
• COBIT for operational security
• Introduction to cybersecurity controls
• Cybersecurity control framework
• The ISF Standard of Good Practice
• ASD and its top controls
• Protecting payment card data
• Clouding the issues
• Securing things on the internet
• Making sure security is effective

2. Cyber Threats

• Understanding the cyber kill chain
• Revisiting traditional threats
• Botnets and the cyber crime industry
• Cloaking and alternate data streams
• Hiding using processes
• Controlling the target through a rootkit
• Understanding advanced persistent threats
• Ransomware: A modern form of extortion
• Hardware implants and other cyber FUD

3. Managing Cyber Incidents

• Incident management basics
• Measuring incident management maturity
• Detecting an attack
• Responding to an incident

Conclusion

• What's next