Fundamentals of Cybersecurity

Overview

What you will learn

By taking the Fundamentals of Cybersecurity course offered by Concordia University of Edmonton , you will learn to:

• Identify career opportunities and salary ranges related to a career in cybersecurity or assurance

• Detect common cyber attacks that exploit system (software) and human vulnerabilities

• Identify practical tips to protect you from cyber attacks (system and human vulnerabilities)

• Identify some tools and techniques associated with cybersecurity “defence in depth”

• Recognize the financial and/or reputational consequences of major security breaches

• Identify strategies to protect against and respond to ransomware and denial of service attacks

• Detect actors and motivations for cyber attacks

• Identify the consequences of cyber attacks for organizations

• Define threat, vulnerability, impact, risk, and control within the IT context

• Recognize the importance of incident response and disaster recovery for organizations

• Recognize best practices for safely storing, retaining, and destroying sensitive data

• Recognize some important laws, regulations, and legal principles that affect IT security