Cert4Tech

Skilled Cybersecurity Foundations Analyst

Course Lenght: 24 hours (self-paced)

Understand threats, protect systems, and start thinking like a security professional.

This course builds the core cybersecurity knowledge every analyst needs: the CIA triad, security policies, encryption, threat identification, vulnerability scanning, and open-source intelligence gathering. Ideal for those transitioning into security roles, it bridges the gap between general IT skills and professional cybersecurity work — teaching learners how to recognize risks, implement controls, and contribute meaningfully to a security team.

Audience

IT professionals transitioning into cybersecurity
Aspiring security analysts and SOC team members
Compliance officers and security awareness coordinators
Help desk technicians seeking to specialize in security
Beginners ready to move beyond foundational IT and into security-specific topics

Objectives

By the end of the course, you will be able to:

Apply core security principles including the CIA triad, ethics, and professional standards
Identify and classify common threats, attack types, and security incidents
Gather and interpret threat intelligence using open-source tools and techniques (OSINT)
Implement basic security controls including Windows Defender and local security policies
Apply encryption fundamentals to protect sensitive information
Conduct basic network scanning and reconnaissance
Perform vulnerability scans and interpret scan results
Execute basic security tests and develop remediation plans

Course Content

Information security principles and the CIA triad
Cybersecurity ethics and professional conduct

Security team structure and roles
Security frameworks and standards implementation

Threat landscape and attack categories
Real-world attack scenarios and incident analysis

Intelligence gathering fundamentals
OSINT tools and practice labs

Introduction to security controls and Windows security model
Configuring Windows Defender and firewall settings

Security policy frameworks and implementation
Encryption basics and practical application

Network scanning concepts and tools
Reconnaissance techniques and hands-on scanning labs

Vulnerability scanning basics and tools
Conducting vulnerability scans and interpreting results

Vulnerability management lifecycle
Security testing methodology and remediation planning

Cert4Tech

Skilled Cybersecurity Foundations Analyst

Understand threats, protect systems, and start thinking like a security professional.

Audience

Objectives

Course Content

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