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Understand core security models
Explore key security concepts like the CIA Triad, Zero Trust, and Defense in Depth to understand how organizations protect data and maintain system integrity.
Navigate network and endpoint defenses
Compare how network, endpoint, and application security defenses work together to detect and mitigate threats across systems and users.
Examine IAM strategies
Identify common identity and access management (IAM) controls and learn how different schemes can reduce risk and improve security posture.
Explore regulatory frameworks
Gain broad exposure to the regulatory frameworks that govern security practices and discover how they guide enterprise decision-making.
"This course will be built to give learners a strong, clear starting point in cybersecurity. Understanding foundational concepts like the CIA Triad and Zero Trust will be critical to building real security solutions. I believe in making these ideas approachable so future professionals can move from theory to practice with confidence. As cyber threats grow more sophisticated, this kind of baseline knowledge will help learners rise to meet them."
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Core Concepts of Cyber Defense
Build foundational cybersecurity knowledge and explore key defense principles and frameworks that protect digital systems and data in today’s evolving threat landscape.
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"This course will be built to give learners a strong, clear starting point in cybersecurity. Understanding foundational concepts like the CIA Triad and Zero Trust will be critical to building real security solutions. I believe in making these ideas approachable so future professionals can move from theory to practice with confidence. As cyber threats grow more sophisticated, this kind of baseline knowledge will help learners rise to meet them."
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