IBM Cybersecurity Analyst Professional Certificate

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This program is suitable for learners entering the workforce and professionals switching careers. You should be comfortable working with computers, be willing to develop new technical skills, enjoy collaborative problem solving, and communicating solutions.

By the end of this program, you will have completed a real-world security breach hands-on project, and applied concepts through industry tool virtual labs to provide you with the confidence to start a career in cybersecurity.

Cybersecurity is one of the most in-demand career fields:

• The 2019 (ISC)² Cybersecurity Workforce Study points to a severe shortage of cybersecurity professionals. It estimates that 4 million more cybersecurity professionals are needed to defend organizations.
• CyberSeek.org, ranks Cybersecurity Analyst as second on a list of high demand job roles in low supply.
• The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics expects 32% of hiring growth for Cybersecurity Analysts between 2018 and 2028, outpacing other roles.

What will you learn

• Develop knowledge of cybersecurity analyst tools including data protection; endpoint protection; SIEM; and systems and network fundamentals.
• Gain skills for incident responses and forensics with real-world cybersecurity case studies.
• Acquire knowledge around key compliance and threat intelligence topics important in today’s cybersecurity landscape.
• Get hands-on experience to develop skills via industry-specific and open-source Security tools.

There are 8 Courses in this Specialization.

#1.Introduction to Cybersecurity Tools & Cyber Attacks

This course gives you the background needed to understand basic Cybersecurity. You will learn the history of Cybersecurity, types, and motives of cyberattacks to further your knowledge of current threats to organizations and individuals. Key terminology, basic system concepts, and tools will be examined as an introduction to the Cybersecurity field.

You will learn about critical thinking and its importance to anyone looking to pursue a career in Cybersecurity. Finally, you will begin to learn about organizations and resources to further research cybersecurity issues in the Modern era.

#2.Cybersecurity Roles, Processes & Operating System Security

This course gives you the background needed to understand basic Cybersecurity around people. process and technology. You will learn:

• Understand the key cybersecurity roles within an organization.
• List key cybersecurity processes and an example of each process.
• Describe the architecture, file systems, and basic commands for multiple operating systems including Windows, Mac/OS, Linux, and Mobile.
• Understand the concept of Virtualization as it relates to cybersecurity

#3.Cybersecurity Compliance Framework & System Administration

This course gives you the background needed to understand the key cybersecurity compliance and industry standards. This knowledge will be important for you to learn no matter what cybersecurity role you would like to acquire or have within an organization.

You will learn the basic commands for user and server administration as it relates to security. You will need this skill to be able to understand vulnerabilities within your organization’s operating systems. You will learn the concepts of endpoint security and patch management. Both of these topics are important to keep systems current to avoid cybersecurity incidents against an organization. Finally, you will learn in-depth skills around cryptography and encryption to understand how these concepts affect software within a company. This course is intended for anyone who wants to gain a basic understanding of Security Frameworks, Compliance, endpoint management, encryption or cryptography or as the third course in a series of courses to gain the skill as a Jr Cybersecurity analyst.

#4.Network Security & Database Vulnerabilities

This course gives you the background needed to understand basic network security. You will learn about Local Area Networks, TCP/IP, the OSI Framework, and routing basics. You will learn how networking affects security systems within an organization. You will learn the network components that guard an organization against cybersecurity attacks.

In addition to networking, you will learn about database vulnerabilities and the tools/knowledge needed to research a database vulnerability for a variety of databases including SQL Injection, Oracle, Mongo and Couch. You will learn about various security breach types associated with databases and organizations that define standards and provide tools for cybersecurity professionals.

#5.Penetration Testing, Incident Response, and Forensics

This course gives you the background needed to gain Cybersecurity skills as part of the Cybersecurity Security Analyst Professional Certificate program.

You will learn about the different phases of penetration testing, how to gather data for your penetration test, and popular penetration testing tools. Furthermore, you will learn the phases of incident response, important documentation to collect, and the components of an incident response policy and team. Finally, you will learn key steps in the forensic process and important data to collect. This course also gives you a first look at scripting and the importance to a system analyst.

#6.Cyber Threat Intelligence

This course gives you the background needed to gain Cybersecurity skills as part of the Cybersecurity Security Analyst Professional Certificate program.

You will understand network defensive tactics, define network access control, and use network monitoring tools. You will understand data protection risks and explore mobile endpoint protection. Finally, you will recognize various scanning technologies, application security vulnerabilities, and threat intelligence platforms. This course also gives you hands-on access to cybersecurity tools important to a system analyst.

#7.Cybersecurity Capstone: Breach Response Case Studies

This course gives you the background needed to gain Cybersecurity skills as part of the Cybersecurity Security Analyst Professional Certificate program.

You will explore incident response methodologies and security models. You will learn to recognize and categorize key types of vulnerabilities and associated attacks against today’s organizations. You will explore in-depth several past and recent breaches to learn how they were detected and what was done or could have been done to reduce the threat risk to the organization. Finally, you will explore the costs of data breaches through research studies and well-known breaches. This course requires you to select and research a cybersecurity breach in the news today and apply your knowledge and skills from this course and previous cybersecurity courses to analyze the type of attack, attack timeline, vulnerable systems, and any missed opportunities. This project will be graded by your peers in the course.

#8.IBM Cybersecurity Analyst Assessment

A growing number of exciting, well-paying jobs in today’s security industry do not require a college degree. This is the final course required to assess your acquired knowledge and skills from the previous two specializations, IT Fundamentals of Cybersecurity and Security Analyst Fundamentals, to become job-ready for a cybersecurity analyst role.

You will be expected to pass a final assessment quiz for each of the seven (7) prior courses within the IBM Cybersecurity Analyst Professional Certificate. Upon successful completion of the quizzes, you will acquire the IBM Cybersecurity Analyst Professional Certificate.

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