Course Outline
Foundations of Cybersecurity
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Identify the essential skills and knowledge required to become a cybersecurity analyst for government operations.
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Evaluate how security breaches can affect business and governmental operations.
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Explain the principles of security ethics in the context of public sector responsibilities.
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Identify common tools utilized by cybersecurity analysts for government tasks.
Play It Safe: Manage Security Risks
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Identify the primary threats, risks, and vulnerabilities to business and governmental operations.
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Examine how organizations implement security frameworks and controls to safeguard their operations for government purposes.
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Define commonly used Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) tools in the public sector.
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Utilize a playbook to effectively respond to threats, risks, and vulnerabilities in governmental contexts.
Connect and Protect: Networks and Network Security
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Define the various types of networks and their components for government use.
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Illustrate how data is transmitted and received over a network in governmental systems.
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Understand methods to secure networks against intrusion tactics for government operations.
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Describe system hardening techniques applicable to public sector environments.
Tools of the Trade: Linux and SQL
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Explain the relationship between operating systems, applications, and hardware for government IT infrastructure.
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Compare a graphical user interface to a command line interface in the context of public sector computing.
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Navigate and manage the file system using Linux commands via the Bash shell for government tasks.
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Use SQL to extract information from databases for government operations.
Assets, Threats, and Vulnerabilities
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Classify assets within the context of public sector operations.
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Analyze an attack surface to identify risks and vulnerabilities for government systems.
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Identify threats, such as social engineering, malware, and web-based exploits in governmental contexts.
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Summarize the threat modeling process for government applications.
Sound the Alarm: Detection and Response
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Identify the steps to contain, eradicate, and recover from an incident in governmental settings.
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Analyze packets to interpret network communications for government security.
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Understand basic syntax, components of signatures, and logs in Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS) and Network Intrusion Detection Systems (NIDS) tools for government use.
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Perform queries in Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) tools to investigate an event for government purposes.
Automate Cybersecurity Tasks with Python
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Explain how the Python programming language is utilized in cybersecurity for government operations.
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Create new, user-defined Python functions for governmental tasks.
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Use regular expressions to extract information from text in a governmental context.
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Practice debugging code for government cybersecurity applications.
Put It to Work: Prepare for Cybersecurity Jobs
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Determine when and how to escalate a security incident in governmental settings.
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Engage with the cybersecurity community, particularly those focused on public sector issues.
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Find and apply for cybersecurity jobs within government agencies.
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Prepare for job interviews in the governmental cybersecurity field.
Requirements
- No specific degree or prior experience is required for government positions in this category.
Testimonials (2)
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