Cybersecurity and Network Defense Fundamentals
Completed by Lou-Ming Dastot
September 2, 2026
9 hours (approximately)
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What you will learn
Analyze cyber threat actors, attack lifecycles, and adversary TTPs using MITRE ATT&CK and the Cyber Kill Chain.
Evaluate phishing, malware, and ransomware techniques to identify exploitation pathways and compromise indicators.
Apply Linux command-line tools for log analysis, threat investigation, and security operations tasks.
Implement operating system hardening, privilege management, and secure configuration baselines.
Skills you will gain
- Category: Cyber Attacks
- Category: Operating Systems
- Category: Cyber Engineering
- Category: Exploitation techniques
- Category: Intrusion Detection and Prevention
- Category: Network Monitoring
- Category: Cyber Threat Intelligence
- Category: MITRE ATT&CK Framework
- Category: Network Administration
- Category: Cyber Threat Hunting
- Category: Network Security
- Category: Cyber Security Assessment
