Introduction to Cybersecurity v5.0.0

Nanodegree key: nd545

Version: 5.0.0

Locale: en-us

Content

Part 01 : Welcome to the Nanodegree Program

Module 01: Welcome to the Nanodegree Program
- Lesson 01: Nanodegree Program Introduction
- Lesson 02: Mentor Help, Peer Chat, and Careers
  You are starting a challenging but rewarding journey! Take 5 minutes to read how to get help with projects and content.
- Lesson 03: Discover Your Company's Cybersecurity Score
  - Concept 01: SecurityScorecard

Part 02 : Cybersecurity Foundations

Module 01: Cybersecurity Foundations

Part 03 : Defending and Securing Systems

Module 01: Defending and Securing Systems

Part 04 : Threats, Vulnerabilities, and Incident Response

Module 01: Threats, Vulnerabilities, and Incident Response
- Lesson 01: Intro to Threats, Vulnerabilities, and Incident Response
  Meet your instructor, discuss what you'll learn in this course, and more!
- Lesson 02: Assessing Threats
  This lesson will cover threats and vulnerabilities, threat motivations, threats to organizations, and threat responses.
- Lesson 03: Finding Security Vulnerabilities
  In this lesson, we'll be discussing attack methods, scanning for vulnerabilities, and penetration testing.
- Lesson 04: Fixing Security Vulnerabilities
  We're going to cover how to conduct vulnerability research, test and apply results, and how to prioritize and strategize the results in this lesson.
- Lesson 05: Preparing for Inevitable Attacks
  Finally, we're going to cover incidents and recovery, events and incidents, the response lifecycle, and roles and response plans.
- Lesson 06: Project: Navigating a Cybersecurity Incident
  During the project, you'll summarize and profile a cyber threat, conduct a vulnerability scan, research, analyze and prioritize vulnerabilities, and finally - document incident response actions.
  
  Project Description - Navigating a Cybersecurity Incident
  
  Project Rubric - Navigating a Cybersecurity Incident

Part 05 : Governance, Risk, and Compliance

Module 01: Governance, Risk, and Compliance
- Lesson 01: GRC Overview
  In this lesson, we’ll be outlining the basic course structure and discussing the prerequisites that you should possess before taking the course.
- Lesson 02: Introduction to Governance, Risk, and Compliance
  During this lesson, we will lay the groundwork for the rest of the course by developing a definition for Security GRC and briefly introducing how GRC roles function today.
- Lesson 03: Governance
  This lesson focuses on the role of security governance. This is what puts the “G” in GRC.
- Lesson 04: Risk
  In this lesson we’ll learn how risk management has evolved over time into today’s security risk management practice and explore some of the tools risk managers use.
- Lesson 05: Compliance
  Compliance deals with a relatively structured approach to ensuring organizations meet their obligations to security standards through their security controls and practices.
- Lesson 06: Audit Management
  The lesson focuses on ensuring that audits go smoothly by developing an understanding of audit management fundamentals and how GRC professionals should plan for and remediate audit results.
- Lesson 07: Project: SwiftTech Report
  Apply the skills you have acquired to analyze data provided about a fictional technology company and create fundamental components of the company’s GRC program.
  
  Project Description - Project: Create the SwiftTech GRC Program
  
  Project Rubric - Project: Create the SwiftTech GRC Program

Part 06 : Career Services

The Careers team at Udacity is here to help you move forward in your career - whether it's finding a new job, exploring a new career path, or applying new skills to your current job.

Module 01: Career Services
- Lesson 01: Take 30 Min to Improve your LinkedIn
  Find your next job or connect with industry peers on LinkedIn. Ensure your profile attracts relevant leads that will grow your professional network.
  
  Project Description - Improve Your LinkedIn Profile
  
  Project Rubric - Improve Your LinkedIn Profile