Network Security
Learn network security fundamentals, firewalls, VPNs, and protect networks from cyber threats and attacks.
Created by Vikram Patel, Cybersecurity Architect
What you'll learn
- Identifying vulnerabilities
- Hardening systems and networks
- Responding to security incidents
- Applying security best practices
- Understand incident detection and response
- Understand ethical hacking methodology
Course curriculum
7 modules · 48 lessons · 2,100 minPlanned outline shown above (sample metadata). The detailed module and lesson list for this course hasn't been published yet.
Description
Learn network security fundamentals, firewalls, VPNs, and protect networks from cyber threats and attacks.
What this course covers: Network Security works through incident detection and response, ethical hacking methodology, digital forensics basics and secure architecture principles.
Skills you will build: applying security best practices, hardening systems and networks and responding to security incidents.
Practical applications: securing company networks and applications, security operations (SOC) work and preparing for security roles.
Who should take this course: IT professionals, developers and students who want to build practical cybersecurity skills. No prior experience is needed — the course starts from the basics.
Learning outcomes: by the end of the course you should be able to apply incident detection and response and applying security best practices to your own work or projects, and know which areas to practise next.
Requirements
- No prior experience required
- A computer or smartphone with internet access
- Time to practise each week
Your instructor
Vikram Patel
Cybersecurity Architect · 13+ years of experience
Vikram Patel is a cybersecurity architect with 13+ years of experience in cybersecurity. Vikram teaches threat modelling and attack surfaces and network and web application security with practical, step-by-step examples.
Reviews
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Sowmya R. 4.0/5 Sample review
Clear structure from digital forensics basics through to secure architecture principles. I'd like a few more practice tasks, but overall very useful. Incident response playbooks from this course are now part of our team process.
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Akhil R. 3.5/5 Sample review
The section on ethical hacking methodology was explained step by step, and the examples made digital forensics basics much easier to follow. The lab-style walkthroughs of common attacks were eye-opening.
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Gautam V. 3.5/5 Sample review
I joined to get better at applying security best practices. The practical exercises on incident detection and response were exactly what I needed. Explained the OWASP issues with clear, safe practice examples.
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