Course Objectives and Intended Audience

Get an overview of the objectives of this course along with the intended audience.

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Objectives

The goal of this course is to cover cyber security fundamentals. Organizations can establish an effective information security system by focusing on best practices and translating them into specific security controls and support processes. Excessive complexity is a deterrent to security. This course aims to unravel the technical complexities that often prevent different information security efforts from being successful.

For this course, an organization or entity can be defined as one of the following:

  • A for-profit company.
  • A nonprofit organization or foundation.
  • A federal or local government unit.
  • A library, hospital, or school.

The organization may be fortunate enough to have a dedicated InfoSec or cyber security team with an appropriate staffing level. Alternatively, it might be an individual who performs these duties while juggling several other responsibilities. Regardless of the team’s size, its experience level, or the size or scope of the organization, this course explores the fundamentals of building a new information security foundation or reinforcing a preexisting one.

Road map

In this course, information security is broken down into three sections:

  • Protect: Implement controls to prevent attacks and protect the organization.

  • Detect: Implement sensors and monitoring solutions that alert appropriate personnel when certain security events or incidents occur.

  • Respond: React to security events and incidents quickly and appropriately.

Intended audience

This course is intended to provide an InfoSec primer for those who are new to the field. The goal is to demystify InfoSec’s more complicated technical aspects and demonstrate the fundamentals of a good information security program that can be executed by individuals of all skill and experience levels.