Cybersecurity Foundations

Course Code: IT 126

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13 - 17 Jul 2025

5 Days

Online, Virtual

$2,150

04 - 08 Aug 2025

5 Days

Geneva, Switzerland

$5,950

22 - 26 Dec 2025

5 Days

Dubai, UAE

$4,250

Introduction

Training course introducion / brief

Businesses and organizations have been spending a lot for cybersecurity. As our society is more technologically reliant than ever before, there is no sign that this trend will stop. Personal data that could result in identity theft is now posted to the public on our social media accounts. Sensitive information like social security numbers, credit card information and bank account details are now stored in cloud storage services like Dropbox or Google Drive.

This training course is designed to provide participants with a global perspective of the challenges of designing a secure system, touching on all the cyber roles needed to provide a cohesive security solution. Through lecture, labs, and breakout discussion groups, they learn about current threat trends across the Internet and their impact on organizational security. The course will cover topics on standard cybersecurity terminology and compliance requirements, examine sample exploits, and gain hands-on experience mitigating controls.

Gain a comprehensive understanding and awareness of security
Identify different data protection principles
Interpret and analyze tool output for network mapping/footprinting
Reduce attack surface of systems and network devices
Review networking as it applies to security controls
Examine the role of PKI/certificates in building trusted relationships between devices in a network
Implement login security and other identity management solutions
Explore current malware threats, anti-malware solutions, social engineering threats, methods, and techniques
Analyze software vulnerabilities and security solutions for reducing the risk of exploitation
Identify physical security controls and the relationship between physical and IT security
Learn legal considerations and investigative techniques when it comes to cybersecurity

This training course is designed for network professionals seeking to advance their knowledge and explore cybersecurity as a career path, and executives and managers seeking to improve their ability to communicate with security professionals and implement a robust security solution at the organizational level.

CYBERSECURITY AWARENESS

What is security?
Confidentiality, integrity, and availability
Security baselining
Security concerns: Humans
Types of threats
Security controls
What is hacking?
Risk management
Data in motion vs. data at rest
Module review

NETWORK DISCOVERY

Networking review
Discovery, footprinting, and scanning
Common vulnerabilities and exposures
Security policies
Vulnerabilities
Module review

SYSTEMS HARDENING

What is hardening?
Types of systems that can be hardened
Security baselines
How to harden systems
Hardening systems by role
Mobile devices
Hardening on the network
Analysis tools
Authentication, authorization, and accounting
Physical security
Module review

SECURITY ARCHITECTURE

Security architecture
Network devices
Network zones
Network segmentation
Network Address Translation
Network Access Control
Module review

DATA SECURITY

Cryptography
Principles of permissions
Steganography
Module review

PUBLIC KEY INFRASTRUCTURE

Public key infrastructure
Certification authorities
Enabling trust
Certificates
CA management
Module review

IDENTITY MANAGEMENT

What is identity management?
Personally identifiable information
Authentication factors
Directory services
Kerberos
Windows NT LAN Manager
Password policies
Cracking passwords
Password assessment tools
Password managers
Group accounts
Service accounts
Federated identities
Identity as a Service
Module review

NETWORK HARDENING

Limiting remote admin access
AAA: Administrative access
Simple Network Management Protocol
Network segmentation
Limiting physical access
Establishing secure access
Network devices
Fundamental device protection summary
Traffic filtering best practices
Module review

MALWARE

What is malware?
Infection methods
Types of malware
Backdoors
Countermeasures
Protection tools
Module review

SOCIAL ENGINEERING

What is social engineering?
Social engineering targets
Social engineering attacks
Statistical data
Information harvesting
Preventing social engineering
Cyber awareness: Policies and procedures
Social media
Module review

SOFTWARE SECURITY

Software engineering
Security guidelines
Software vulnerabilities
Module review

ENVIRONMENT MONITORING

Monitoring
Monitoring vs. logging
Monitoring/logging benefits
Logging
Metrics
Module review

PHYSICAL SECURITY

What is physical security?
Defense in depth
Types of physical security controls
Device security
Human security
Security policies
Equipment tracking
Module review

INCIDENT RESPONSE

Disaster types
Incident investigation tips
Business continuity planning
Disaster recovery plan
Forensic incident response
Module review

LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS

Regulatory compliance
Cybercrime
Module review

TRENDS IN CYBERSECURITY

Cybersecurity design constraints
Cyber driving forces
How connected are you?
How reliant on connectivity are you?
Identity management
Cybersecurity standards
Cybersecurity training

Boost certificate of completion

BOOST's Professional Attendance Certificate “BPAC” is always given to the delegates after completing the training course, and depends on their attendance of the program at a rate of no less than 80%, besides their active participation and engagement during the program sessions.

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COURSE METHODOLOGY

Our Training programs are implemented by combining the participants' academic knowledge and practical practice (30% theoretical / 70% practical activities).

At The end of the training program, Participants are involved in practical workshop to show their skills in applying what they were trained for. A detailed report is submitted to each participant and the training department in the organization on the results of the participant's performance and the return on training. Our programs focus on exercises, case studies, and individual and group presentations.

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