Detecting and Mitigating Cyber Threats and Attacks
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Course Summary
This course teaches you how to detect cyber attacks using various techniques and tools. You will learn how to identify and analyze different types of attacks and develop strategies to prevent them from happening.Key Learning Points
- Learn to identify different types of cyber attacks
- Understand how to analyze and respond to cyber attacks
- Develop strategies to prevent cyber attacks
Related Topics for further study
Learning Outcomes
- Identify and analyze various types of cyber attacks
- Develop strategies to prevent cyber attacks
- Use various tools and techniques to detect cyber attacks
Prerequisites or good to have knowledge before taking this course
- Basic knowledge of computer networks and security
- Familiarity with programming languages like Python
Course Difficulty Level
IntermediateCourse Format
- Online
- Self-paced
- Video Lectures
Similar Courses
- Cybersecurity Fundamentals
- Network Security Fundamentals
- Applied Cryptography
Related Education Paths
Related Books
Description
Computer attacks and data breaches are inevitable. It seems like every day a data breach occurs and the victims of the data breach suffer. Their information is stolen or posted online. The company’s or businesses who had the breach go on, learn a little from the attack, and just give credit monitoring out as if nothing happened. What if you could help prevent a data breach in your organization? This is the third course in the Practical Computer Security specialization. This course looks at detection and mitigation of threats and attack vectors and discusses how to use tools and principles to protect information. By the end of the course you should be able to make suggestions on what type of detection and mitigation strategy is right for your systems or business given the known threats and attack vectors. You should be able to discuss what features you want in a firewall, or how cash registers or sensitive data systems should be secured. The project at the end of the course will allow you to apply what you have learned to argue what type of detection and mitigation strategies should have been employed by companies and businesses that have suffered a data breach.
Outline
- Introduction and Firewalls
- Introduction
- About the Instructor
- Firewall basics
- Advanced firewalls
- Types of firewall configurations
- About this course
- Lecture Slides
- Practice Quiz - Week 1
- Week 1 - Firewalls - the gatekeeper
- Intrusion Detection and Prevention
- Detection Methods
- Intrusion Detection Systems
- Intrusion Prevention Systems
- Intrusion Detection Readings
- Honeypots
- Lecture Slides
- Practice Quiz - Week 2
- Week 2 - Intrusion Detection and Prevention
- Detection and Prevention tools
- Anti-Virus/Anti-Malware
- Snort
- HIDs and HIPs
- Splunk
- Splunk and Security
- Understanding IPS vs. IDS
- Lecture Slides
- Practice Quiz - Week 3
- Week 3 - Detection and Prevention Tools
- Attacks are Inevitable - Case Study
- Attacks are inevitable - Prepare
- Before the Attack
- During the Attack
- After the Attack
- The Incident Handlers Handbook
- Case Study - The Target Breach
- Practice Quiz - Week 4
- Week 4 - Real World Attacks
- Understanding detection and mitigation
- How data breaches are exposed
Summary of User Reviews
The Detecting Cyber Attacks course on Coursera is highly rated by learners who found the course to be very informative and engaging. The course provides a comprehensive overview of cyber attacks and how to detect them, with practical examples and case studies.Key Aspect Users Liked About This Course
The use of real-world examples and case studies was particularly helpful, allowing learners to apply the concepts learned to real-world scenarios.Pros from User Reviews
- Comprehensive overview of cyber attacks and detection techniques
- Engaging and interactive course content
- Real-world examples and case studies
- Expert instructors with extensive industry experience
Cons from User Reviews
- Some learners found the course to be too technical and difficult to follow
- The course material could be more up-to-date
- Limited opportunities for hands-on practice
- Course assignments could be more challenging
Greg Williams
4.7 Raiting
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