From the course: Cybersecurity Fundamentals for IT Technicians by Pearson

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Learning objectives

Learning objectives

Introduction to Cybersecurity. Wow, this is going to be a big one, a very important one. And it's something that it's a fun thing to learn. It's a fun thing to understand and determine how to handle cybersecurity. And it's different because things change constantly. But this is a really cool module and a really cool lesson. So let's go through it. We're gonna talk about what some of the common threats are that we need to protect ourselves against. We're also gonna talk about some of the common investigation tools that we can use to find some of those threats and what the processes are to look for threats. It's very important that you, when you're looking for cyber threats, to have a very strategic workflow so you don't miss any steps. We're gonna cover some of that. We're gonna talk about the different threats and vulnerabilities that are available and that are out there that we've been seeing. We're gonna talk about how to scan for and detect malware. Malware is a vicious type of…

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