Defending Against and Recovering From Cybersecurity Attacks: Top Safety Practices
1hBeginner2022-09-26
Authors
Chelsie Thompson
Cybersecurity and Digital Transformation Leader
Course details
As cybersecurity threats evolve and become more destructive, it is more critical than ever to know ways to protect against attacks. Learning the essential actions to take can help prevent an attack and help reduce the severity, if a compromise does occur. This entry-level course can provide you with a foundational understanding of essential action items that will help prevent successful cyberattacks. Instructor Chelsie Thompson covers six recommended security best practices, shows you how to implement each method, and explains the value that each provides.
Skills covered
Incident ResponseCybersecurityOne-Off
Concepts
Introduction
- The importance of enforcing security best practices
How to Protect User and System Credentials
- The password issue
- Leveraging password vaults
- Using multifactor authentication (MFA)
- Going passwordless and using security keys
Why User Education Is Important
- What is cybersecurity end-user training
- Best practices for end-user training
- Trending threats to cover in end-user training
Endpoint Protection
- Introduction to endpoint security
- Enforce endpoint security best practices
- Endpoint security best practices for mobile devices
- Using modern endpoint security tools
Secure Sensitive Data
- What is sensitive data exposure risk
- Best practices for handling sensitive data
Conclusion
- What is a privileged user
- Review and govern privileged user accounts