cybersecurity

In this program, you will learn how to evaluate, maintain, and monitor the security of computer systems. You’ll also learn how to assess threats, respond to incidents, and implement security controls to reduce risk and meet security compliance goals.

Introduction to Cybersecurity

This program will equip students with the skills they need to advance in their security career and become an Ethical Hacker or Penetration Tester.

Ethical Hacker

You’ll master the foundational skills necessary to become a Security Engineer. This program will focus on how to protect a company’s computer systems, networks, applications and infrastructure.

Security Engineer

Get your start in the high-growth field of cybersecurity by learning the basic principles and concepts used to keep systems safe.

Discovering Cybersecurity

The goal of the Security Analyst Nanodegree Program is to equip students with the skills required to be successful in an analyst role.  

Security Analyst

The goal of the Security Architect Nanodegree is to equip learners with the necessary skills required to advance their careers in the field of cybersecurity. As a security architect, you'll be charged with designing security systems to thwart malware, hacker intrusions and Denial of Service attacks. The program addresses security topics related to architectural and implementation skills required by a skilled cybersecurity professional for critical use-cases like identity & access management, infrastructure security, threat detection and incident response. 

Security Architect

Security is embedded in all we do online and is a critical job skill and career field. This foundations course explains security fundamentals including core principles, critical security controls, and cybersecurity best practices. Students will also evaluate specific security techniques used to administer a system that meets industry standards and core controls, assess high-level risks, vulnerabilities, and attack vectors of a sample system, and explain ways to establish and maintain the security of different types of computer systems.

Cybersecurity fluency

Cybersecurity Foundations Fluency

The Enterprise Security Nanodegree program imparts foundational skills in security engineering for corporate environments. Covering network and data security, endpoint protection, and application security, you will learn to design robust defenses, manage data integrity, and comply with privacy regulations, which will enhance the security posture of any enterprise.

Enterprise Security

Executive Leadership

Udacity’s Cybersecurity for Business Leaders program will equip future C-suites and senior managers with practical knowledge, skills, and tools to prepare for most likely cyber threats to their digital ecosystem. They will understand the role of cybersecurity for the business and set the stage for their organization-specific response plans. Finally, leaders will prepare to make resource decisions to increase their organizational preparedness for the future. 

Cybersecurity for Business Leaders

Security architecture fundamentals

Cybersecurity risk management

Patch management

Cybersecurity business context

Email security

Threat intelligence

Cis controls

Data privacy regulations

Identity and access management fundamentals

Exploit detection

Vulnerability management

Cybersecurity regulations and standards

Nist cybersecurity framework

Cybersecurity governance

Cybersecurity Foundations

This course introduces the zero trust security model, a dynamic approach to addressing the continual evolution of cybersecurity threats for organizations that demand flexibility and scalability in modern work environments. Traditional security models that rely on strong outer defenses are no longer viable strategies to protect a company’s valuable assets. Students who complete this course will be able to critically examine corporate security practices against the philosophy of “Never Trust, Always Verify”, and will be empowered to advocate for Zero Trust Architecture initiatives.

Zero Trust Pillars

Perimeter security

Zero Trust Maturity Model

Zero trust security model

Zero Trust Deployment Strategy

Zero Trust Algorithms

Zero Trust Security

Cybersecurity training strategies

Security risk remediation

Cybersecurity grc

Cybersecurity standards fluency

Security risk classification

Value-based security risk assessment

Cybersecurity controls

Security auditing

Stakeholder management

Cybersecurity compliance

Cybersecurity policy writing

Governance, Risk, and Compliance

In this course, students will be exposed to a diverse group of technologies that will provide or enhance the
skills needed to enter the cybersecurity field. Students will apply best practices of Defense in Depth to secure
computer systems, use outputs from security incidents to analyze and improve future network security, and search internal systems to determine network vulnerabilities. Students will also learn how to recommend mitigations to address common application vulnerabilities and ensure fundamental encryption techniques for securing data at rest and in transit.

Network security reports

Systems security

Computer networking basics

Did framework

Intrusion detection systems

Network security best practices

Security information and event management

Data security fundamentals

Firewalls

Nist 800-series

Security assessment

Cryptography

Firewall rules

Intrusion protection systems

Defending and Securing Systems

In this course, you’ll start by exploring the current threat landscape and identifying both threats and threat actors that organizations face. You will learn about the OWASP Top 10 and that they pose a critical threat to organizations. Then, you’ll learn all of the ways to mitigate threats, including the OWASP Top 10. Lastly, you’ll learn what threat modeling is and build your own threat models.

External threat mitigation

Cybersecurity ttps

Owasp top-10

Threat modeling

Internal threat mitigation

Threat actors

Analyzing Security Threats

We start by exploring the concept of data governance, so that students can build the foundation for understanding, classifying, and protecting data. Students learn to navigate the variety of compliance regulations that apply to data security and create policies that prevent unauthorized disclosure of information Students focus on protecting confidentiality, integrity, and availability of data through concepts like encryption, auditing, file integrity, and backup strategies.

Data encryption

Data security policy writing

Hashing

Backup strategy

Data privacy classification

File integrity monitoring

Data Security

The purpose of this course is to introduce students to the broad set of techniques and job responsibilities associated with the role of an Ethical Hacker. Ethical Hackers leverage their knowledge of business’ processes to evaluate risks while protecting core operations. The results of an Ethical Hacker’s efforts are improvements to business policies, procedures and standards of conduct on its computer systems.

Vulnerability research

Nikto

Exploratory data analysis

Nessus

Burp suite

Semi-automated penetration testing

Link analysis

Vulnerability scanning

Nmap

Automated penetration testing

Gophish

Malware development

Phishing

Cvss

Social engineering

Maltego

Wpscan

Owasp wstg

SQLmap

Vulnerability exploitation

Metasploit

Report writing

Cybersecurity reconnaissance

Vulnerability assessment

Intro to Ethical Hacking

In this course, you will learn about implementing authentication and authorization  You will learn how to build and utilize tools that can alert you to system security breaches and you'll know how to effectively counter them.

Intrusion prevention

Unix os hardening

Cybersecurity advisories

Operating system hardening

Access management

Mandatory access control

Server hardening strategy

Osquery

Advanced persistent threat

Vulnerability patching

Threat hunting

Chroot jails

Yara rules

Host-based idss

Systems Security

The purpose of this course is to take a deep dive into the specific technique of penetration testing and how it can be used to perform a cybersecurity assessment on a specific system and conducted as a part of a specific penetration testing project within an organization to identify vulnerabilities, flaws and risks.

Passive cybersecurity reconnaissance

Google hacking

Veil-evasion

Open-source intelligence

Exploitdb

Backdoors

Cherrytree

Password attacks

Hash cat

Web application vulnerability scanning

Port forwarding

Keystroke logging

Cyber attack persistence

John the ripper

Nslookup

Web hacking

Port scanning

Cybersecurity pivoting

Red teaming

Netdiscover

Dirb

Traceroute

Privilege escalation

Router hacking

Osint tools

Data exfiltration

Digital footprint removal

Active cybersecurity reconnaissance

SQL injection

Owasp zap

Digital footprint analysis

Steganography

Open source vulnerability database

Exploit code execution

Service enumeration

On-premise cyber attacks

Penetration Testing and Red Teaming

In this course, you'll learn how to plan and build the architecture to ensure that your organization's security is up to date and well defended. 

Cybersecurity APIs

Network security fundamentals

Threat profiling

Cyber kill chain model

Mitre att&ck

Scalable security services

Webhook security alerts

Cybersecurity alert enrichment

Stride framework

Threat-driven security

Security services integration

Zachman framework

Cybersecurity incident response playbooks

Clam antivirus

Intelligence-driven security

Togaf framework

Antivirus definition update pipelines

Infrastructure & Network Security Architecture Planning & Design

This course introduces the fundamental security planning, design, and systems thinking concepts that are used throughout security architecture. As networks and applications grow more complex, the need to identify potential sources of weakness that are a product of that complexity becomes crucial. Students who complete this course will be equipped with the skills to identify and evaluate risks in systems, assess whether or not risks are acceptable, and work alongside stakeholders to prioritize remediation efforts.

Hipaa

Cybersecurity framework implementation

Iso 27001

Secure application architecture design

Ccpa

Cybersecurity trust models

Pci-dss

Gdpr

Draw.io

Security Architecture Planning and Design

Cybersecurity breaches happen when a threat is able to successfully exploit a vulnerability within a business. To avoid these attacks, security professionals must understand the threats the company is facing, including the various threat actors and their motivations. Security professionals must also be able to find vulnerabilities that can enable threats to attack through common practices such as vulnerability scanning and penetration testing. Finally, security professionals should be able to activate and follow incident response procedures to address cybersecurity incidents and breaches. Ultimately, during this course, students will learn how to identify security threats and gaps, fix issues, and respond to inevitable attacks.

Offensive security

Threats, Vulnerabilities, and Incident Response

all cybersecurity Programs

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