Cybersecurity Awareness: Key Security Terms & Concepts
Cybersecurity
| Beginner
- 17 Videos | 2h 20m 20s
- Includes Assessment
- Earns a Badge
Everyone who connects to the Internet is vulnerable to security threats. Managers need to know the types of security threats their organizations are vulnerable to and their potential impact. In this course, you'll explore the key terms used in cybersecurity. You'll examine different types of threats, threat actors, and targets. You'll investigate advanced persistent threats (APTs), insider threats, and uncertainty in relation to cybersecurity, as well as the various types of malware and security threats
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN
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discover the key concepts covered in this coursedescribe key concepts of cybersecurity assets and risksdescribe the key terms associated with cybersecurity threatsrecognize the key concepts of cybersecurity vulnerability and countermeasureslist the types of threat actors and their motiveslist the types of attack targetsdefine what is meant by security exposure and a security threat or risklist types of cybersecurity threatsdescribe what comprises mobile technology threats
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define what is meant by cloud threats and list types of such threatsdefine advanced persistent threats (APTs)give an example of an APTdescribe how an insider threat in an organization would manifestdescribe what malware is and list standard types of malwarelist the steps performed in a cyber attack on securitydefine what is meant by uncertainty in cybersecuritysummarize the key concepts covered in this course
IN THIS COURSE
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1.Course Overview2m 26sUP NEXT
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2.Cybersecurity Assets and Risks7m
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3.Cybersecurity Threats9m 22s
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4.Cybersecurity Vulnerability and Countermeasures5m 20s
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5.Types of Threat Actors in Cybersecurity9m 55s
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6.Types of Attack Targets in Cybersecurity7m 27s
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7.Security Threat, Risk, and Exposure3m 25s
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8.Types of Security Threats3m 41s
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9.Mobile Technology Threats9m 16s
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10.Cloud Threat Definition and Types9m 38s
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11.Defining Advanced Persistent Threats (APTs)12m 49s
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12.Examples of Advanced Persistent Threats (APTs)8m 14s
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13.Insider Threat in an Organization16m 59s
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14.Malware Definition and Types13m 38s
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15.Steps in a Security Attack11m 37s
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16.Defining Uncertainty in Security6m 47s
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17.Course Summary2m 47s
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