Mitigating Security Risks: Cyber Security Risks

Effective cybersecurity risk management requires intricate knowledge of day-to-day IT security risks network vulnerabilities and cyber attacks. In this course youll detail several cybersecurity breaches and how best to prevent each one. Youll start with a general overview of what comprises security risks before categorizing different types into information cloud and data-related risks. Next youll explore cybercrime methods the motivations behind them and the security gaps that invite them in. Youll then use real-life examples to detail some commonplace cyberattacks and crimes. Moving on youll investigate whats meant by malware and outline best practices to manage worms viruses logic bombs trojans and rootkits. Youll also learn how to safeguard against malware spyware ransomware adware phishing zero-day vulnerabilities DoS and backdoor attacks. By the end of the course youll be able to outline guidelines and best practices for securing against the most prevalent types of cybercrimes.