1. Cyber Security Fundamentals
a. CIA triad (confidentiality, integrity, availability)
b. OSI model
c. TCP/IP Packet Header
d. Important protocols (http, https, dns, ftp, dhcp, imap, smtp)
e. Cryptography (encryption, hashing, public key infrastructure)
f. Types of cyber-attacks (Malwares, Web, dDos and phishing attacks)
2. Operating Systems
a. Windows and Linux (dir, network settings, file editor, file system.
b. Tools (VMware, virtual box and install linux)
3. Netwok Security
a. Firewalls (stateful firewalls, NextGen firewall, web application firewalls)
b. Intrusion detection system (IDS)
c. Intrusion prevention system (IPS)
d. Tools (Checkpoint, CISCO, Palo alto, FortiGate, pFsense, security onion (Suricata
and zeek), snort a network ids)
4. Vulnerability Management
a. Perform vulnerability scanning (routers, switches, firewalls, servers, web
applications etc)
b. Vulnerability assessment (Risk assessment)
c. Priorities and address vulnerabilities (Remediation, mitigation, acceptance)
d. Continoius vulnerability management
e. Tools (Nmap, OpenVAS/GVM, Tenable, Qualys, Rapid7)
