This course provides the foundational knowledge needed to build Cybersecurity skills as part of the Cybersecurity Analyst Professional Certificate program.

You’ll dive into incident response methodologies and security models, gaining the ability to identify and classify key vulnerabilities and attacks targeting modern organizations. Through detailed analysis of past and recent breaches, you’ll understand how they were detected and what measures could have reduced risk to the organization. Additionally, you’ll examine the financial impact of data breaches through case studies of well-known incidents.

As part of the course, you'll research a current cybersecurity breach, applying your skills to analyze the attack type, timeline, affected systems, and missed prevention opportunities. Your findings will be evaluated by your peers.

This course is ideal for anyone aiming to pursue a career as a Cybersecurity Analyst or Specialist, and completing it qualifies you to earn the Cybersecurity: Case Studies and Capstone Project digital badge.

Learning Outcomes

Investigate and explain the concept of a watering hole attack and its impact on organizations.
Analyze ransomware threats, detailing their potential consequences on organizational security and operations.
Examine third-party data breaches and assess their implications on an organization's security and business continuity.
Explore the effects of phishing attacks, including the risks they pose to organizations and their overall impact.

General Information

This course is self-paced.
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Recommended Skills Prior to Taking this Course

Cybersecurity and Computer Science fundamentals knowledge.

Cybersecurity: Case Studies and Capstone Project

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