Learning Cryptography and Network Security (2021)
2h 4mBeginner2021-01-04
Authors

Lisa Bock
Security ambassador with a broad range of IT skills and knowledge
Course details
Though technology changes rapidly, the need to assure the confidentiality, integrity, authenticity, and accountability of information does not. Understanding the basics of cryptography is fundamental to keeping your networks, systems, and data secure. In this course, Lisa Bock reviews the historical and present-day uses of encryption, including techniques such as symmetric and asymmetric encryption, algorithms, and hashing. She also reviews message digest and passwords and discusses practical ways to apply cryptography to ensure data security and integrity. By the end of this course, you'll have a solid understanding of what it takes to move and store data securely.
Skills covered
CryptographyNetwork SecurityCybersecurityLearning
Concepts
0. Introduction
- 01 - Keeping information safe
- 02 - What you need to know
1. Safeguarding the Network
- 03 - Providing security services
- 04 - Compare network attacks
- 05 - Introduce cryptographic terminology
- 06 - Review the history of cryptography
- 07 - Challenge - Coding with the Enigma
- 08 - Solution - Coding with the Enigma
2. Dissecting Symmetric Encryption
- 09 - Introducing symmetric encryption
- 10 - Developing DES
- 11 - Work with AES
- 12 - Compare block and stream ciphers
- 13 - Understand modes of operation
- 14 - Secure wireless communication
- 15 - Challenge - Encrypt data with AES
- 16 - Solution - Encrypt data with AES
3. Exploring Asymmetric Encryption
- 17 - Grasping public key cryptography
- 18 - Exchanging keys using asymmetric encryption
- 19 - Using digital signatures
- 20 - Managing keys using PKI
- 21 - Navigating certificates
4. Reviewing Hash Algorithms
- 22 - Diving into hash algorithms
- 23 - Looking deeper into message digests
- 24 - Understanding passwords
- 25 - Challenge - Password strength tests
- 26 - Solution - Password strength tests
5. Applying Cryptography
- 27 - Introducing Transport Layer Security
- 28 - Providing email privacy
- 29 - Implementing email security with GPG
- 30 - Examining blockchain technology
- 31 - Safeguarding cryptography
6. Securing the Internet Protocol
- 32 - Exploring Internet Protocol Security
- 33 - Dissecting the Authentication Header
- 34 - Encapsulating Security Payload
- 35 - Comparing IPsec operating modes
Conclusion
- 36 - Next steps