Cybersecurity: On the Offense
About the course:
In this course, you'll learn about the offensive side of cybersecurity. You'll discover the main types of threat actor or cyberattacker groups and their motivations, including money. You'll explore cyberattacks in detail, including the types of attacks and the techniques for planning attacks. You'll also examine several high-profile case studies of cyberattacks that demonstrate the large impact that such attacks can have.
After completing this course, you should be able to:
Contrast the five main threat actor groups based on their profiles and characteristics
Describe common types of cyberattacks
Explain the overall structure of a typical cyberattack outlined in the Cyber Kill Chain framework
Identify cyberattacker tactics and techniques by using the MITRE ATT&CK matrix
Explain key elements of the cybercrime ecosystem
Describe common social engineering techniques
Describe open-source intelligence (OSINT) and standard sources that cyberattackers use
Explain the purpose of and information provided by typical technical scanning techniques
Perform network reconnaissance by using network scanning tools
List the details and lessons learned from several high-profile cyberattacks
