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Security Analyst
Nanodegree Program
Meet the growing demand for cybersecurity professionals by gaining the skills to protect an organization’s computer networks and systems.
04Days08Hrs47Min41Sec
Estimated time
4 Months
At 10 hours/week
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December 7, 2022
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Prerequisites
Experience with Python, SQL, and security fundamentals
What you will learn
Security Analyst
Estimated 4 months to completeYou’ll master the skills necessary to become a successful Security Analyst. Learn to identify, correct and respond to security weaknesses and incidents. Plus, get hands-on experience monitoring network traffic, analyzing alert and log data, and following incident handling procedures.
Prerequisite knowledge
Fundamentals of Defending Systems
In this course, you will begin your exploration into the role of a security analyst. You will learn about the core principles and philosophy that drive work in the security field. Then, you will discover physical, logical and administrative controls, their industry recognized frameworks, and how to apply them to secure a network, system or application. Lastly, you will apply security concepts to create defensible, resilient network architecture.
Analyzing Security Threats
In this course, you’ll start by exploring the current threat landscape and identifying both threats and threat actors that organizations face. You will learn about the OWASP Top 10 and that they pose a critical threat to organizations. Then, you’ll learn all of the ways to mitigate threats, including the OWASP Top 10. Lastly, you’ll learn what threat modeling is and build your own threat models.
Assessing Vulnerabilities and Reducing Risk
In this course, you will learn how security analysts address system vulnerabilities in order to reduce organizational risk. You will first learn about vulnerabilities, their characteristics and their dynamic lifecycle. You will then explore the ways analysts assess vulnerabilities, including reviewing and administering scanning tools and utilities. You will learn how to measure the risks associated with discovered vulnerabilities. Lastly, you will review ways to communicate risk in order to plan remediation and mitigation activities.
Monitoring, Logging and Responding to Incidents
In this course, you will discover the importance of incident detection and use the Snort Intrusion Detection System to automatically generate alerts based on suspicious network traffic. You will learn to analyze automated alerts for false positives and determine if they represent a real security threat. You will analyze network traffic using Wireshark and capture live traffic using tcpdump. You will also use Splunk to search and correlate security log data across multiple sources. Finally, you will follow incident handling procedures to respond and recover from security incident scenarios.
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Our knowledgeable mentors guide your learning and are focused on answering your questions, motivating you, and keeping you on track.
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You’ll have access to Github portfolio review and LinkedIn profile optimization to help you advance your career and land a high-paying role.
Flexible learning program
Tailor a learning plan that fits your busy life. Learn at your own pace and reach your personal goals on the schedule that works best for you.
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- Real-world projects
- Project reviews
- Project feedback from experienced reviewers
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- Technical mentor support
- Student community
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- Github review
- LinkedIn profile optimization
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- Unlimited submissions and feedback loops
- Practical tips and industry best practices
- Additional suggested resources to improve
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Richard Phung
INFORMATION SECURITY ANALYSTRichard is an SSCP, CISSP, and CIPP/US with over a decade of enterprise systems administration experience, working with businesses to meet the demands of a continually evolving threat landscape. Richard holds a BA in Psychology from Hendrix College and a Master's of Education from Lesley University.
Milind Adari
SECURITY ENGINEERMilind Adari is a Security Engineer at The Associated Press and an Adjunct Instructor at Columbia University. He is responsible for protecting journalists all around the world from malicious threat actors and state-sponsored attacks, all the while educating students and professionals in cybersecurity.
Chris Herdt
SECURITY ANALYST IIIChris is a Security Analyst at the University of Minnesota and an Adjunct Instructor at Dunwoody College, specializing in network security, web application security and Linux operating system security. He has a Master's Degree of Computer and Information Technology from the University of Pennsylvania.
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