- Key issues plaguing the cyber security (information security and network security)
- Information security threats, vulnerabilities, and attacks
- Different types of malware
- Network security fundamentals
- Network security controls:
- Administrative controls (frameworks, laws, acts, governance and compliance program, and security policies)
- Physical controls (physical security controls, workplace security, and environmental controls)
- Technical controls (network security protocols, network segmentation, firewall, IDS/IPS, honeypot, proxy server,
- VPN, UBA, NAC, UTM, SIEM, SOAR, load balancer, and anti-malware tools)
- Network security assessment techniques and tools (threat hunting, threat intelligence, vulnerability assessment, ethical hacking, penetration testing, and configuration and asset management)