Complete Cybersecurity Certification - ISC2 (Udemy.com)

Cybersecurity is an essential field in today's digital world, protecting businesses and individuals from cyber threats, data breaches, and security risks. This Complete Cybersecurity Certification - ISC2 course provides a comprehensive introduction to cybersecurity principles and prepares you for the ISC2 Certified in Cybersecurity (CC) certification exam.

Through structured video lectures, quizzes, and downloadable study materials, this course covers fundamental to advanced cybersecurity topics, including risk management, security controls, incident response, access controls, network security, and data protection.

By the end of the course, you will have a solid understanding of cybersecurity principles, industry best practices, and key security frameworks used by organizations worldwide. This course will help you prepare for the ISC2 CC certification exam, making it an excellent choice for beginners, IT professionals, and cybersecurity enthusiasts.

What You’ll Learn in This Course

· The fundamentals of cybersecurity, including risk management and security controls

· How to protect systems, networks, and data from cyber threats

· The principles of authentication, access control, and encryption

· How organizations respond to cyber incidents and recover from disasters

· The importance of compliance, governance, and ethical cybersecurity practices

· The different types of cyberattacks and defense mechanisms

· A structured exam-focused approach to ISC2 CC certification

Course Outline

Section 1: Introduction

1. Introduction

2. Course Overview

3. What is Cyber Security

4. About ISC2 CC Certification

Section 2: Security Concepts of Information Assurance

1. CIA Triad

2. Authentication and Its Types Part 1

3. Authentication and Its Types Part 2

4. Privacy and GDPR

5. Non-Repudiation

Section 3: Risk Management Process

1. Risk management (e.g., risk priorities, risk tolerance)

2. Risk identification

3. Risk Analysis

4. Risk assessment

5. Risk Assignment-Acceptance

6. Risk Monitoring

Section 4: Security Controls

1. Security Controls

2. Functions of Security Controls

Section 5: ISC2 Code of Ethics

1. Professional Code of Conduct

2. ISC2 Code of Ethics

3. ISC2 Code of Conduct

Section 6: Governance Processes

1. Governance Elements

2. Standards

3. Policies

4. Procedures

5. Regulations and Privacy Laws

Section 7: Incident Response (IR)

1. Incident Terminologies

2. Incident Response & Its Priorities

3. Incident Response Plan and Its Benefits

4. Incident Response Plan Components

5. Incident Response Team and Its Responsibilities

Section 8: Business Continuity (BC)

1. Business Continuity

2. Goal and Importance of Business Continuity

3. Components of Business Continuity Plan

4. Business Impact Analysis

5. Business Continuity in Action

Section 9: Disaster Recovery (DR)

1. Disaster Recovery Plan

2. Disaster Recovery Plan Components

3. Disaster Recovery Plan Importance

4. Disaster Recovery Sites Types

Section 10: Physical Access Controls

1. Physical Security Controls (e.g., badge systems, gate entry, environmental design)

2. Organization Assets

3. Access Control Elements

4. Types of Access Control

5. Defense in Depth

6. Monitoring Techniques

7. Physical Monitoring Controls

8. Logical Monitoring Controls

Section 11: Logical Access Controls

1. Privileges

2. Types of Privileged Accounts

3. Privileged Access Management

4. Principle of Least Privilege

5. Segregation of Duties

6. Discretionary Access Control (DAC)

7. Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)

8. Attribute-Based Access Control (ABAC)

9. Mandatory Access Control (MAC)

Section 12: Computer Networking

1. Computer Networking and How It Works

2. Components of Computer Networks

3. Types of Computer Network

4. MAC Address

5. IP Address & Its Types

6. Classification of IP Addresses

7. OSI Model

8. TCP/IP Model

9. Network Devices

10. Common Networking Terms

11. TCP 3-Way Handshake Process

12. WIFI (Wireless Fidelity)

13. Securing the SSID

Section 13: Network Threats and Attacks

1. What are Network Attacks

2. Types of Threats (e.g., DDoS, virus, worm, Trojan, MITM, side-channel)

3. Insider Threat

4. Malware Attacks

5. Social Engineering Attacks

6. Identification (e.g., IDS, HIDS, NIDS)

7. Security Information & Event Management

8. Intrusion Prevention System (e.g., antivirus, scans, firewalls, IPS)

9. How to Prevent Network Attacks

Section 14: Network Security Infrastructure

1. Data Center

2. On-Premises Security (e.g., power, data centers, HVAC, redundancy, MOU/MOA)

3. Cloud Security (e.g., SLA, MSP, SaaS, IaaS, PaaS, Hybrid)

4. Network Design (e.g., DMZ, VLAN, VPN, micro-segmentation, defense in depth, NAC, IoT security)

Section 15: Data Security

1. Data Lifecycle Management (DLM)

2. Phases of DLM

3. Stages of DLM

4. Data Sensitivity Levels

5. Data Flow

6. Logging & Its Components

7. Data Encryption

8. Types of Encryption

9. Encryption Algorithms

10. Hash Functions

11. Hashing Algorithms

Section 16: System Hardening

1. Configuration Management (e.g., baselines, updates, patches)

2. CM Key Elements