Cisco Certified Support Technician (CCST) Cybersecurity

How you'll benefit

This training will help you:

• Gain skills for entry-level cybersecurity roles

Who should enroll

• Entry-level cybersecurity technicians
• Entry-level IT and cybersecurity professionals
• Cybersecurity students
• Cybersecurity interns

Technology areas

• Cybersecurity

Objectives

After taking this course, you should be able to:

• Define essential security principles
• Explain common threats and vulnerabilities
• Explain access management principles
• Explain encryption methods and applications
• Describe TCP/IP protocol vulnerabilities
• Explain how network addresses impact network security
• Describe network infrastructure and technologies
• Set up a secure wireless SoHo network
• Implement secure access technologies
• Describe operating system security concepts
• Demonstrate familiarity with appropriate endpoint tools that gather security
• assessment information
• Verify that endpoint systems meet security policies and standards
•  Implement software and hardware updates
• Interpret system logs
• Demonstrate familiarity with malware removal
• Explain vulnerability management
• Use threat intelligence techniques to identify potential network vulnerabilities
• Explain risk management
• Explain the importance of disaster recovery and business continuity planning
• Monitor security events and know when escalation is required
• Explain digital forensics and attack attribution processes
• Explain the impact of compliance frameworks on incident handling
• Describe the elements of cybersecurity incident response

Prerequisites

There are no prerequisites for this training.

Outline

• Introduction to Cybersecurity
• Networking Basics
• Networking Devices and Initial Configuration
• Endpoint Security
• Network Defense
• Cyber Threat Management