IT Security Foundations

Start your cybersecurity journey. Networking, Linux, SOC basics, and threat detection.

Course Outline

Networking Fundamentals

• TCP/IP and OSI Model
• Subnetting and IP Addressing
• Common Protocols (DNS, DHCP, HTTP)
• Network Scanning with Nmap

Linux Essentials

• Command Line Basics
• File System and Permissions
• User Management
• Bash Scripting for Security

SOC Operations

• What is a SOC
• Introduction to SIEM
• Log Analysis Fundamentals
• Alert Triage and Escalation

Basic Threat Detection

• Cyber Kill Chain
• MITRE ATT&CK Introduction
• Analyzing IOCs
• Writing Detection Rules