Cybersecurity Awareness: Cybersecurity Terminology

Cybersecurity Awareness: Cybersecurity Terminology

44mBeginner2025-02-21

Authors

Lauren Zink

Lauren Zink

Information Security Professional, Educator

Course details

Do you want to play your part in keeping your company and its assets secure, but you’re not sure if you fully comprehend the security team’s terminology? Understanding the foundations of cybersecurity can help you create a truly secure environment both at work and in your personal life. In this course, instructor Lauren Zink takes you on a crash course for building your awareness of cybersecurity vocabulary, so you can be better equipped to secure your network, whether you’re at home, on the go, or on the job.

Discover core concepts in the cybersecurity field by exploring the relationship between people, processes, and technology, noting the variety of terminology in the constantly shifting security landscape, and building your skills along the way. Find out more about common threats and risks and what they mean to you, as Lauren breaks down the meaning of some of the most frequently used terms and demonstrates how they can be applied to create a more secure environment.

Skills covered

Security AwarenessIncident ResponseCybersecurityOne-Off

Concepts

Introduction

  • Welcome to Cybersecurity Terminology 101

Defining Cybersecurity and People, Process, and Technology

  • What is cybersecurity
  • People, process, and technology

People

  • Security awareness and leadership
  • Red vs. blue vs. purple teams
  • Who are the adversaries
  • Understanding privacy

Process

  • Understanding processes and documentation
  • Technical controls

Technology

  • Secure practices, terms, and exercises
  • Network controls
  • Advancements in technology

Threat Actors and Risks

  • Threat actors and definitions
  • Technical risks
  • Threats that target the human element

Conclusion

  • Apply cybersecurity terminology
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