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Cybersecurity Attack and Defense Fundamentals Specialization

Cybersecurity Attack and Defense Fundamentals Specialization

Learn Ethical Hacking, Network Defense & Forensics. Master foundational skills to pursue a cybersecurity career and help build and maintain a secure infrastructure.

Instructor: EC-Council

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3 course series

Get in-depth knowledge of a subject

4.6

(501 reviews)

Beginner level

Recommended experience

5 months to complete

at 5 hours a week

Flexible schedule

Learn at your own pace

3 course series

Get in-depth knowledge of a subject

4.6

(501 reviews)

Beginner level

Recommended experience

5 months to complete

at 5 hours a week

Flexible schedule

Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

Information security threats, vulnerabilities, and attacks.
Network security assessment techniques and tools.
Computer forensics fundaments, digital evidence, and forensic investigation phases.

Skills you'll gain

Tools you'll learn

Mobile Security

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Taught in English

246 practice exercises

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Specialization - 3 course series

This Specialization can be taken by students, IT professionals, IT managers, career changers, and anyone who seeks a cybersecurity career or aspires to advance their current role. This course is ideal for those entering the cybersecurity workforce, providing foundational, hands-on skills to solve the most common security issues organizations face today.

This 3-course Specialization will help you gain core cybersecurity skills needed to protect critical data, networks, and digital assets. You will learn to build the foundation that enables individuals to grow their skills in specialized domains like penetration testing, security consulting, auditing, and system and network administration.

Applied Learning Project

Learn to troubleshoots network security problems, monitor alerts, and follow policies, procedures, and standards to protect information assets. You will gain practical skills cybersecurity professionals need in Information Security, Network Security, Computer Forensics, Risk Management, Incident Handling, and the industry best practices.

Ethical Hacking Essentials (EHE)

Course 132 hours

What you'll learn

Fundamentals of information security and ethical hacking
Information security threats and vulnerabilities, types of malwares, and vulnerability assessments
Network-level attacks including sniffing, denial-of-service, and session hijacking, and their countermeasures
Application-level attacks including webserver exploitation, OWASP top10 attacks, and SQL injection and their countermeasures

Skills you'll gain

Network Security, Penetration Testing, Mobile Security, Wireless Networks, Authentications, Cloud Computing, Web Applications, Encryption, Cloud Security, Cybersecurity, Intrusion Detection and Prevention, Cyber Attacks, Internet Of Things, Vulnerability Assessments, Threat Modeling, Threat Detection, Application Security, and Security Awareness

Network Defense Essentials (NDE)

Course 231 hours

What you'll learn

Fundamental concepts of network security
Wireless network fundamentals, types of wireless encryption, and security measures
Identification, authentication, and authorization
Cryptography techniques, cryptographic algorithms, and Public Key Infrastructure (PKI)

Skills you'll gain

Network Security, Encryption, Security Controls, Data Security, Cloud Security, Internet Of Things, Wireless Networks, Cloud Computing, Public Key Infrastructure, Mobile Security, Cryptography, Network Monitoring, Authorization (Computing), Cybersecurity, Virtualization and Virtual Machines, and Identity and Access Management

Digital Forensics Essentials (DFE)

Course 325 hours

What you'll learn

Network forensics fundamentals, event correlation, and network traffic investigation
Data acquisition concepts, types, format, and methodology
Computer forensics investigation process and its phases
Fundamental concepts of computer forensics

Skills you'll gain

File Systems, Microsoft Windows, Network Analysis, Web Applications, Data Integrity, Malware Protection, Mac OS, Network Security, Linux, Cyber Attacks, Threat Detection, Cybersecurity, and Data Storage

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EC-Council

10 Courses92,196 learners

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Frequently asked questions

No, you can take them in any order. You can also take more than one course at a time.

This Specialization will prepare you for a wide range of complex issues that focus on securing software, networks, and IT systems while understanding common threats and attacks. This program offers a multifaceted approach to network defense, ethical hacking, and security operations to ensure individuals use their strongest abilities to configure, analyze, and identify problems within their organization.

This course is completely online, so there’s no need to show up to a classroom in person. You can access your lectures, readings and assignments anytime and anywhere via the web or your mobile device.

Cybersecurity Attack and Defense Fundamentals Specialization

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