Cybersecurity Fundamentals: Practical Defense Skills
Master essential cybersecurity concepts and hands-on protection techniques against modern digital threats.
Master essential cybersecurity concepts and hands-on protection techniques against modern digital threats.
This practical cybersecurity course teaches students to think like hackers while implementing professional security measures. Through hands-on exercises, participants learn about major cyber threats and protective countermeasures. The curriculum covers essential topics including computer forensics, reverse engineering, network security monitoring, malware analysis, and vulnerability management. Taught by experienced security professionals, the course provides practical tools and techniques for identifying and defending against various cyber threats.
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What you'll learn
Understand the current cybersecurity threat landscape
Master computer forensics techniques and evidence preservation
Develop reverse engineering skills for security analysis
Implement network security monitoring and defense systems
Analyze malware and advanced persistent threats
Conduct vulnerability assessments and penetration testing
Skills you'll gain
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Graded assignments, exams, hands-on exercises
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There are 6 modules in this course
This comprehensive cybersecurity course combines theoretical knowledge with practical application. Students explore six key areas: cybersecurity landscape, computer forensics, reverse engineering, cyberdefense, malware and APTs, and vulnerability management. The curriculum emphasizes hands-on learning through real-world examples and practical exercises. Each module focuses on understanding both attack methods and defense strategies, preparing students for real-world security challenges.
Cybersecurity: an overview
Module 1
Computer forensics
Module 2
Assembly programming: towards reversing
Module 3
Cyberdefense
Module 4
Malware and Advanced Persistent Threats
Module 5
Vulnerabilities and exposures
Module 6
Fee Structure
Instructors
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Cybersecurity Expert and Privacy Researcher
Lorena González Manzano is an Associate Professor and researcher at the Computer Security Lab (COSEC) at Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, where she completed her Master's and PhD in Computer Science in 2010 and 2014 respectively. Her research focuses on critical areas of cybersecurity, including Advanced Persistent Threats (APTs), privacy preservation in Internet of Things, and cybersecurity information sharing. Her recent work includes groundbreaking research on nation-state cyberattacks and their relationship with geopolitical factors. As an educator, she leads cybersecurity courses at both undergraduate and graduate levels, including the development of hands-on approaches to cybersecurity basics. Her extensive publication record spans multiple areas including privacy-preserving systems, continuous authentication mechanisms, and cybersecurity in blockchain systems. She has made significant contributions to understanding emerging cyber threats, particularly in the analysis of APTs and their implications for national security. Her expertise extends to practical applications of security measures, evidenced by her work on privacy models in wireless sensor networks and security architectures for cloud computing.
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Cybersecurity Expert and Privacy Innovation Leader
José María de Fuentes is an Associate Professor at the Computer Security Lab (COSEC) at Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, where he completed his PhD in Computer Science with distinction in 2012. His research focuses on cybersecurity and privacy, particularly in IoT and smartphone security, with significant contributions to vehicular ad-hoc networks and access control systems. As Vice President of the Spanish National Committee on Cybersecurity and Data Privacy (UNE-CTN320) since 2018, he shapes national cybersecurity standards. His academic excellence is evidenced by receiving the best academic record award in Computer Science. With over 50 published articles, including more than 25 journal papers and contributions to prestigious conferences like USENIX Security and AsiaCCS, his work has garnered significant recognition, including the Spanish 9ENISE award for cybersecurity awareness. He serves as editor for multiple journals including Security and Communication Networks and Journal of Network and Computer Applications, while maintaining an active teaching role in computer security courses at both undergraduate and graduate levels.
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