Cyber Security Course Overview
This Cyber Security course is designed to take you from the fundamentals to advanced security concepts. Learn how to protect systems, networks, and data from cyber threats, hackers, and malware. Gain hands-on experience with real-world tools and techniques to build a strong career in the IT security domain.
What You'll Learn in This Course:
- Understand the fundamentals of cyber security and ethical hacking
- Learn about network security, firewalls, and intrusion detection systems
- Master vulnerability assessment and penetration testing techniques
- Work with encryption, cryptography, and secure communication
- Prepare for Cyber Security roles in IT, corporate, and government sectors
By the end of this Cyber Security course, you will confidently identify security risks, secure applications and networks, and implement cyber defense strategies to protect organizations from modern threats.
Course Content
- Introduction to Networking Concepts: Types and Topologies
- OSI Model and TCP/IP Model Layers and Functions
- Networking Devices: Routers, Switches, Hubs, Bridges, Gateways
- IPv4 and IPv6 Addressing, Subnetting and CIDR
- Routing Protocols: RIP, OSPF, BGP
- Switching Concepts and VLANs
- Common Network Protocols: TCP, UDP, HTTP, FTP, DNS, DHCP
- Wireless Networking Standards and Security (Wi-Fi, Bluetooth)
- Network Security Basics: Firewalls, VPNs, IDS/IPS
- Network Troubleshooting Tools: Ping, Traceroute, Netstat, Wireshark
- Introduction to Linux and File System Basics
- Essential Linux Commands (navigation, file operations)
- File Permissions and User Management
- Process Management (ps, top, kill), Package Management (apt, yum)
- Basic Shell Scripting, Task Scheduling with Cron Jobs
- HTML Basics: Tags, Elements, Attributes
- CSS Basics and Responsive Design
- JavaScript Basics: Variables, Functions, DOM Manipulation
- Asynchronous JavaScript (Promises, Callbacks)
- PHP Basics and OOP Concepts
- MySQL CRUD Operations and Joins
- Python Basics and OOP Concepts
- Introduction to Web Frameworks (Flask/Django)
- Fundamentals of Cybersecurity and Threat Landscape
- Firewalls, VPNs, and Proxy Servers
- Cryptography Basics: Symmetric and Asymmetric Encryption
- Password Security and Multi-Factor Authentication
- Endpoint Security: Antivirus, Anti-malware, Patch Management
- Wireless Network Security Protocols and Threats
- Common Cyber Attacks: Phishing, Ransomware, DoS/DDoS
- Security Operations Centers (SOC) Basics
- Log Analysis and Event Monitoring
- Identity and Access Management (IAM)
- Incident Response Planning and Management
- Cloud Security Fundamentals
- Compliance and Governance (GDPR, PCI DSS)
- Zero Trust Security and AI in Cybersecurity
- Introduction to Python for Cybersecurity
- Python Basics: Variables, Data Types, Control Flow
- File Handling and Log Analysis
- Networking with Python (socket, scapy)
- Automating Network Scanning and Reconnaissance
- Port Scanning and Service Detection
- Packet Capture Analysis (pcap files)
- Vulnerability Scanning Automation
- Web Scraping for Threat Intelligence
- Python for Malware Analysis
- Password Cracking and Brute Force Scripting
- Building Security Tools and Automation Scripts
- Incident Response and Log Correlation
- Introduction to Ethical Hacking and Cybersecurity
- Types of Hackers and Legal Issues
- Cyber Kill Chain and Reconnaissance
- Scanning Networks (Nmap, Netcat)
- Enumeration Techniques
- Vulnerability Assessment Basics
- Setting Up a Virtual Lab
- Basics of Cryptography
- Social Engineering Attacks
- Password Cracking Techniques
- Firewalls and IDS/IPS Basics
- Wireless Network Hacking
- Documentation and Report Writing
- Exploitation Techniques and Buffer Overflow Basics
- Web Application Hacking (SQL Injection, XSS)
- Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) Attacks
- Malware Analysis Basics
- Privilege Escalation Techniques
- Post-Exploitation Activities
- Wireless Network Attacks (WEP/WPA Cracking)
- Metasploit Framework for Exploitation
- Network Sniffing and Session Hijacking
- Denial of Service (DoS/DDoS) Attacks
- Evading Antivirus and Firewalls
- Penetration Testing Methodologies
- Writing Effective Pentesting Reports
Neha Verma
August 18, 2025 at 9:30 amExcellent Cyber Security course! The practical labs helped me understand network security, ethical hacking, and real-world threat scenarios effectively.
Rahul Mehta
August 19, 2025 at 2:45 pmGreat learning experience! The instructors are experts in Cyber Security and always ready to guide through penetration testing and network defense techniques.
Sneha Gupta
August 20, 2025 at 11:10 amLoved the hands-on projects and real-world security simulations. Highly recommend Codingsthan for anyone wanting to build a career in Cyber Security.