Fundamentals of Cybersecurity
Learn the Cybersecurity fundamentals that will lay a foundation for securing your technology and personal life from dangerous cyber threats.
Includes Cyber Attacks, Social Engineering, Threat Actors, Third-Party Risks, Intelligence Sources, and more.
Skill level
BeginnerTime to complete
Average based on combined completion rates — individual pacing in lessons, projects, and quizzes may vary3 hoursPrerequisites
None
About this skill path
How do hackers gain access to a system? What is ransomware and why is it so dangerous? Does the average person need to be worried, or are only large companies at risk from threat actors? Using CompTIA’s Security+ Certification as a guide, learn the strategies attackers use, who these attackers are, and how you can strive to stay one step ahead.
Skills you'll gain
- Learn social engineering techniques
- Identify types of common cyber attacks
- Explore security assessment strategies
Syllabus
5 units • 4 lessons • 10 quizzes- 1
Welcome to the Fundamentals of Cybersecurity Skill Path
Start your Cybersecurity journey by learning key fundamentals.
- 2
Why Cybersecurity?
Learn about WHY we should care about Cybersecurity as well as some avenues to enter Cybersecurity.
- 3
Cyber Attacks
Learn about common Cyber Attacks.
- 4
Cybersecurity Assessment and Research
Learn about Threat Actors as well as ways to assess and research security.
- 5
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