System & Network Security Essentials
Completed by Ruben Perea
August 7, 2025
6 hours (approximately)
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What you will learn
Learn system hacking steps, password attack methods, authentication, salting, and basic penetration testing with reporting practice
Understand malware, ransomware, rootkits, sniffing, weak protocols, and ARP poisoning with detection and analysis basics
Discover firewalls, IDS, Snort, honeypots, and real-world evasion/bypass methods against network defenses
Study IoT and OT security, device architecture, common vulnerabilities, attack paths, and practical scanning approaches
Skills you will gain
- Category: Cybersecurity
- Category: Cyber Risk
- Category: Cyber Attacks
- Category: Security Controls
- Category: Cyber Security Assessment
- Category: Network Monitoring
- Category: Data Security
- Category: Vulnerability Scanning
- Category: Network Security
- Category: Penetration Testing
- Category: Cyber Threat Intelligence
- Category: Cyber Security Strategy
