Course overview
Description generated based on course syllabus and open data.
A cybersecurity specialist (cyber defense expert) designs protection for network infrastructures and electronic databases, conducts audits and resilience testing, and improves solutions to prevent leaks, unauthorized access, and loss of data integrity.
Who it suits and who it does not for a cybersecurity specialist
Who it suits (information security professional, cyber defense)
- Beginners with basic knowledge of IT networks and operating systems.
- System administrators and developers seeking to strengthen security in solutions.
- SOC/Blue Team analysts and those interested in penetration testing basics.
- IT risk managers and compliance practitioners.
Who it does not suit
- Those seeking only theory without hands-on tasks.
- Users lacking basic digital skills and network fundamentals.
- Anyone expecting a narrow, single-vendor or single-tool focus.
Cybersecurity challenges → learning outcomes for a cybersecurity specialist
- Challenge: fragmented security efforts → Learning result: cohesive methodologies (NIST, ISO/IEC, OWASP) and risk prioritization.
- Challenge: monitoring blind spots → Learning result: event logging, SIEM approaches, and basic incident playbooks.
- Challenge: misconfigurations → Learning result: secure configuration of networks, systems, and services, with access control.
- Challenge: vulnerable code → Learning result: secure SDLC, basic code review practices, and testing.
Comparison with alternatives in cyber defense
- Self-study: high flexibility but uneven structure and potential topic gaps.
- Vendor-specific courses: deep tool knowledge but limited portability across environments.
- General IT courses: useful foundations without focus on threats, response, and risk models.
Outcomes of mastering for an information security professional
- Understanding of threat models, common attack vectors, and cryptography basics.
- Approaches to network defense, segmentation, authentication, and access management.
- Secure development practices (OWASP), vulnerability discovery, and basic penetration testing.
- Logging, event correlation, incident response, and process documentation.
- Overview of compliance and standards (ISO 27001, NIST CSF) without vendor lock-in.
Course Description
What you will learn on the course
Fundamentals of Network SecurityNetwork threats, types of attacks, threat models and frameworks to combat them.
Security devices and cryptographyComprehensive cybersecurity of the company, testing for penetration into the network, modern cryptography protocols.
Hacking and securityMethods of social engineering, sniffin, hacking, prejudice of various types of passwords and attacks on them.
Virtual private networks and firewallFirewall configuration with zone policy. Operation and implementation of IPS,
VPN.Secure software developmentThe role of information security specialist in the product and development team. Secure SDLC, DevSecOps. Secure development tools.
Professions and careers in the field of KBAnalysis of professions in information security, career consultations, preparation of resumes and passing test interviews.
Cases with PRODCase-herd of implemented cyber attacks on real companies.
