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IBM Security Learning Services

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This course gives you the background needed to understand basic network security.  You will learn the about Local Area Networks, TCP/IP, the OSI Framework and routing basics.  You will learn how networking affects security systems within an organization.  You will learn the network components that guard an organization from cybersecurity attacks.
In addition to networking, you will learn about database vulnerabilities and the tools/knowledge needed to research a database vulnerability for a variety of databases including SQL Injection, Oracle, Mongo and Couch.  

You will learn about various security breach types associated with databases and organizations that define standards and provide tools for cybersecurity professionals.

This course is intended for anyone who wants to gain a basic understanding of Network Security/Database Vulnerabilities or as the fourth course in a series of courses to acquire the skills to work in the Cybersecurity field as a Jr Cybersecurity Analyst.

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What you will learn

Understand network basics around the TCP/IP and OSI Models.
Recount DNS, DHCP, Switching and Routing concepts.
Understand IP Addressing, Network Address Translation and Packet Sniffing.
Describe the structures and vulnerabilities of key databases for cybersecurity including SQL, Couch, Oracle and MongoDB.

Skills you will gain

database vulnerabilities
Network Security
Sql Injection
Cybersecurity
networking basics

Flexible deadlines

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Shareable Certificate

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Beginner Level

Approx. 14 hours to complete

English

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IBM Security Learning Services

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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course

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Week

Week 1

4 hours to complete

TCP/IP Framework

4 hours to complete

16 videos (Total 61 min), 3 readings, 4 quizzes

16 videos

Welcome to the Course: Network Security & Database Vulnerabilities1m

Welcome to Introduction to TCP/IP Framework34s

Stateless Inspection4m

Stateful Inspection4m

Firewall Filters- IDS and IPS Systems5m

The Difference between IDS and IPS Systems2m

Network Address Translation4m

An Introduction to Local Area Networks6m

Ethernet and LAN - Ethernet Operations4m

Ethernet and LAN - Network Devices5m

Introduction to Basic Network Routing53s

Layer 2 and Layer 3 Network Addressing5m

Address Resolution Protocol6m

Routers and Routing Tables, Part 12m

Routers and Routing Tables, Part 21m

Routers and Routing Tables, Part 35m

3 readings

Earn an IBM digital badge10m

About this course5m

Research of Network Vendor Training20m

4 practice exercises

Introduction to the TCP/IP Protocol Framework30m

Network Protocols over Ethernet and Local Area Networks30m

Basics of Routing and Switching, Network Packets and Structures30m

TCP/IP Framework30m

Week

Week 2

4 hours to complete

Basics of IP Addressing and the OSI Model

4 hours to complete

16 videos (Total 81 min)

16 videos

Welcome to the Basics of IP Addressing and the OSI Model34s

IP Addressing - The Basics of Binary8m

IP Address Structure and Network Classes5m

IP Protocol and Traffic Routing6m

Introduction to the IPv6 Address Schema4m

Application and Transport Protocols UDP and TCP, Part 15m

Application and Transport Protocols UDP and TCP, Part 27m

DNS and DHCP5m

Syslog Message Logging Protocol4m

Flows and Network Analysis2m

Port Mirroring and Promiscuous Mode2m

Next Generation Firewalls - Overview4m

NGFW and the OSI Model2m

NGFW Packet Flow Example and NGFW Comparisons6m

Intrusion Detection and Intrusion Prevention Systems5m

High Availability and Clustering9m

6 practice exercises

Basics of IP Addressing30m

TCP/IP Layer 4, Transport Layer Overview30m

TCP/IP Layer 5, Application Layer Overview30m

Firewalls, Intrusion Detection and Intrusion Prevention Systems8m

Clustering and High Availability Systems30m

Basics of IP Addressing and the OSI Model30m

Week

Week 3

4 hours to complete

Introduction to Databases

4 hours to complete

18 videos (Total 88 min), 1 reading, 4 quizzes

18 videos

Welcome to Introduction to Databases1m

Data Source Types Part 15m

Data Source Types Part 25m

Data Model Types4m

Structured Data7m

Securing the Crown Jewels8m

Leveraging Security Industry Best Practices1m

Structured Data and Relational Databases1m

Anatomy of a Vulnerability Assessment Test Report2m

Securing Data Sources by Type8m

Securing Databases Wrap Up2m

Data Monitoring4m

Data Alerts3m

Data Activity Reporting8m

Attributes to Include in Logging6m

Failed Access Monitoring2m

Suspicious Access Events, Part 14m

Suspicious Access Events, Part 27m

1 reading

Data Breach Feeds25m

4 practice exercises

Types of Data30m

Securing Databases30m

A Data Protection Solution Example, IBM Security Guardium Use Cases30m

Introduction to Databases30m

Week

Week 4

2 hours to complete

Deep Dive - Injection Vulnerability

2 hours to complete

9 videos (Total 45 min), 1 reading, 4 quizzes

9 videos

Welcome to Deep Dive - Injection Vulnerability20s

Introduction to Injection Flaws3m

OS Command Injection Part 18m

OS Command Injection Part 25m

OS Command Injection Part 37m

SQL Injection Part 18m

SQL Injection Part 26m

Other Types of Injection4m

Thank you for attending this course18s

1 reading

Additional Resources35m

4 practice exercises

Injection Vulnerability12m

SQL Injection10m

Deep Dive - Injection Vulnerability24m

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TOP REVIEWS FROM NETWORK SECURITY & DATABASE VULNERABILITIES

by KHOct 30, 2021

very good ..network part is little puzzle..very good course for network security and database vulnerabitities.This course gonna give you the confident you need as cyber security analyst.km hasan

by NKJan 5, 2023

It's been an great opportunity to study this course and knowing about the industry behind it and Thank you for the lectures for teaching, I had a good time studying.

by MGApr 24, 2020

Very solid course. Quick overview about almost everything you need to know at the beginning. A lot of useful links with additional material to study. Thanks a lot for sharing the knowledge, indeed!

by NHDec 21, 2019

This course was brief only introduction to Network and Database security.

I request Coursera and IBM to launch advanced course also continuing CyberSecurity program.

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