Об этом курсе: This course covers a wide variety of IT security concepts, tools, and best practices. It introduces threats and attacks and the many ways they can show up. We’ll give you some background of encryption algorithms and how they’re used to safeguard data. Then, we’ll dive into the three As of information security: Authentication, authorization, and accounting. We’ll also cover network security solutions, ranging from firewalls to Wifi encryption options. The course is rounded out by putting all these elements together into a multi-layered, in-depth security architecture, followed by recommendations on how to integrate a culture of security into your organization or team. At the end of this course, you’ll understand: - how various encryption algorithms and techniques work and their benefits and limitations. - various authentication systems and types. - the difference between authentication and authorization. At the end of this course, you’ll be able to: - evaluate potential risks and recommend ways to reduce risk. - make recommendations on how best to secure a network. - help others to understand security concepts and protect themselves.
Для кого этот курс: This program is intended for beginners who are interested in developing the skills necessary to perform entry-level IT support. No pre-requisite knowledge is required. However, if you do have some familiarity with IT, you can skip through any content that you might already know and speed ahead to the graded assessments.
Автор: Google
| Основные сведения | Course 6 of 6 in the Google IT Support Professional Certificate Specialization |
| Уровень | Beginner |
| Язык | English |
| Как пройти курс | Чтобы пройти курс, выполните все оцениваемые задания. |
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Программа курса
НЕДЕЛЯ 1
Understanding Security Threats
Welcome to the IT Security course of the IT Support Professional Certificate! In the first week of this course, we will cover the basics of security in an IT environment. We will learn how to define and recognize security risks, vulnerabilities and threats. We'll identify the most common security attacks in an organization and understand how security revolves around the "CIA" principle. By the end of this module, you will know the types of malicious software, network attacks, client-side attacks, and the essential security terms you'll see in the workplace.
10 видео, 7 материалов для самостоятельного изучения, 3 practice quizzes
- Видео: Course Introduction
- Reading: Navigating Coursera
- Reading: Program Surveys
- Reading: How to Use Discussion Forums
- Reading: Get to Know Your Classmates
- Discussion Prompt: Meet and Greet
- Видео: The CIA Triad
- Видео: Essential Security Terms
- Видео: Malicious Software
- Видео: Malware Continued
- Reading: Supplemental Reading for Malicious Software
- Practice Quiz: Malicious Software
- Видео: Network Attacks
- Reading: Supplemental Reading for Network Attacks
- Видео: Denial-of-Service
- Reading: Supplemental Reading for DDoS Attacks
- Practice Quiz: Network Attacks
- Видео: Client-Side Attacks
- Видео: Password Attacks
- Видео: Deceptive Attacks
- Discussion Prompt: Malicious Software & Attacks
- Practice Quiz: Other Attacks
Оцениваемый: Understanding Security Threats
НЕДЕЛЯ 2
Pelcgbybtl (Cryptology)
In the second week of this course, we'll learn about cryptology. We'll explore different types of encryption practices and how they work. We'll show you the most common algorithms used in cryptography and how they've evolved over time. By the end of this module, you'll understand how symmetric encryption, asymmetric encryption, and hashing work; you'll also know how to choose the most appropriate cryptographic method for a scenario you may see in the workplace.
14 видео, 9 материалов для самостоятельного изучения, 5 practice quizzes
- Видео: Cryptography
- Reading: Supplemental Reading for The Future of Cryptanalysis
- Видео: Symmetric Cryptography
- Видео: Symmetric Encryption Algorithms
- Reading: Supplemental Reading for Symmetric Encryptions
- Practice Quiz: Symmetric Encryption
- Видео: Rob What a Security Engineer Does
- Видео: Asymmetric Cryptography
- Видео: Asymmetric Encryption Algorithms
- Reading: Supplemental Reading for Asymmetric Encryption Attack
- Practice Quiz: Public Key or Asymmetric Encryption
- Видео: Hashing
- Видео: Hashing Algorithms
- Reading: Supplemental Reading for SHA1 Attacks
- Видео: Hashing Algorithms (continued)
- Practice Quiz: Hashing
- Видео: Public Key Infrastructure
- Reading: Supplemental Reading for the X.509 Standard
- Видео: Cryptography in Action
- Reading: Supplemental Reading for PGP
- Видео: Securing Network Traffic
- Reading: Supplemental Reading for Securing Network Traffic
- Видео: Cryptographic Hardware
- Reading: Supplemental Reading for TPM Attacks
- Practice Quiz: Cryptography Applications
- Practice Quiz: Week Two Practice Quiz
- Видео: Instructions for Accessing Linux Qwiklabs
- Reading: Instructions for Accessing Qwiklabs
Оцениваемый: Create/inspect key pair, encrypt/decrypt and sign/verify using openssl
Оцениваемый: Hands on with Hashing
НЕДЕЛЯ 3
AAA Security (Not Roadside Assistance)
In the third week of this course, we'll learn about the "three A's" in cybersecurity. No matter what type of tech role you're in, it's important to understand how authentication, authorization, and accounting work within an organization. By the end of this module, you'll be able to choose the most appropriate method of authentication, authorization, and level of access granted for users in an organization.
14 видео, 2 материалов для самостоятельного изучения, 2 practice quizzes
- Видео: Authentication Best Practices
- Видео: Multifactor Authentication
- Reading: Supplemental Reading for Authentication
- Видео: Certificates
- Видео: LDAP
- Видео: RADIUS
- Видео: Kerberos
- Видео: TACACS+
- Видео: Single Sign-On
- Practice Quiz: Authentication
- Видео: Rob Path to IT
- Видео: Authorization and Access Control Methods
- Видео: Access Control
- Reading: Supplemental Reading for Authorization
- Видео: Access Control List
- Видео: Tracking Usage and Access
- Practice Quiz: Authorization and Accounting
- Видео: Rob Important Skills in Security
Оцениваемый: AAA Security (Not Roadside Assistance)
НЕДЕЛЯ 4
Securing Your Networks
In the fourth week of this course, we'll learn about secure network architecture. It's important to know how to implement security measures on a network environment, so we'll show you some of the best practices to protect an organization's network. We'll learn about some of the risks of wireless networks and how to mitigate them. We'll also cover ways to monitor network traffic and read packet captures. By the end of this module, you'll understand how VPNs, proxies and reverse proxies work; why 802.1X is a super important for network protection; understand why WPA/WPA2 is better than WEP; and know how to use tcpdump to capture and analyze packets on a network. That's a lot of information, but well worth it for an IT Support Specialist to understand!
11 видео, 2 материалов для самостоятельного изучения, 4 practice quizzes
- Видео: Network Hardening Best Practices
- Reading: Supplemental Reading for Network Hardening Best Practices
- Видео: Network Hardware Hardening
- Видео: Network Software Hardening
- Practice Quiz: Secure Network Architecture
- Видео: Joe Personal Obstacle
- Видео: WEP Encryption and Why You Shouldn't Use It
- Видео: Let's Get Rid of WEP! WPA/WPA2
- Видео: Wireless Hardening
- Practice Quiz: Wireless Security
- Видео: Heather Social Engineering
- Видео: Sniffing the Network
- Видео: Wireshark and tcpdump
- Reading: Supplemental Reading for Promiscuous Mode
- Видео: Intrusion Detection/Prevention Systems
- Practice Quiz: Network Monitoring
- Practice Quiz: Week Four Practice Quiz
Оцениваемый: Introducing tcpdump
НЕДЕЛЯ 5
Defense in Depth
In the fifth week of this course, we're going to go more in-depth into security defense. We'll cover ways to implement methods for system hardening, application hardening, and determine the policies for OS security. By the end of this module, you'll know why it's important to disable unnecessary components of a system, learn about host-based firewalls, setup anti-malware protection, implement disk encryption, and configure software patch management and application policies.
9 видео, 3 материалов для самостоятельного изучения, 2 practice quizzes
- Видео: Intro to Defense in Depth
- Видео: Disabling Unnecessary Components
- Видео: Host-Based Firewall
- Видео: Logging and Auditing
- Reading: Supplemental Reading for Logging and Auditing
- Видео: Antimalware Protection
- Reading: Supplemental Readings for Antimalware Protection
- Видео: Disk Encryption
- Reading: Supplemental Reading for Disk Ecryption
- Practice Quiz: System Hardening
- Видео: Heather Self Learning
- Видео: Software Patch Management
- Видео: Application Policies
- Practice Quiz: Application Hardening
Оцениваемый: Defense in Depth
НЕДЕЛЯ 6
Creating a Company Culture for Security
Congratulations, you've made it to the final week in the course! In the last week of this course, we'll explore ways to create a company culture for security. It's important for any tech role to determine appropriate measures to meet the three goals of security. By the end of this module, you will develop a security plan for an organization to demonstrate the skills you've learned in this course. You're almost done, keep up the great work!
14 видео, 4 материалов для самостоятельного изучения, 3 practice quizzes
- Видео: Intro to Risk in the Workplace
- Видео: Security Goals
- Видео: Measuring and Assessing Risk
- Reading: Supplemental Reading for Risk in the Workplace
- Видео: Privacy Policy
- Practice Quiz: Risk in the Workplace
- Видео: User Habits
- Reading: Supplemental Reading for User Habits
- Видео: Third-Party Security
- Reading: Supplemental Reading for Vendor Security Assessment Questionnaires
- Видео: Security Training
- Discussion Prompt: Your Security Habits
- Practice Quiz: Users
- Видео: Alex Grit Story
- Видео: Incident Reporting and Analysis
- Видео: Incident Response and Recovery
- Practice Quiz: Incident Handling
- Видео: Amir Interview
- Видео: Ari Interview
- Видео: Final Assessment
- Reading: Final Project - Sample Submission
- Discussion Prompt: Your Learning Journey
- Видео: Congratulations!
Оцениваемый: Creating a Company Culture for Security
Оцениваемый: Creating a Company Culture for Security
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