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The Cybersecurity course develops an understanding of common cybersecurity threats and vulnerabilities and further develops skills in the technologies and practices used to prevent and counter cyber-attacks. It establishes a set of mechanisms that represent the common components that comprise cybersecurity solutions.

Complete the Cybersecurity course and, optionally, get accredited as a Certified Cybersecurity Specialist by passing the certification exam. You can purchase the course now and get the exam later, or you can get them together at a discount as part of the Certification Bundle.

Upon completing the course you will receive a digital certificate of completion, as well as a digital training badge from Acclaim/Credly. Upon getting certified you will also receive an official Cybersecurity Specialist digital accreditation certificate and certification badge from Acclaim/Credly, along with an account that can be used to verify your certification status.

The Cybersecurity course is comprised of the following 3 course modules, each of which has an estimated completion time of 10 hours:

  • Module 1: Fundamental Cybersecurity
  • Module 2: Advanced Cybersecurity
  • Module 3: Cybersecurity Lab

Choose the Certification Bundle to receive the entire course together with the online-proctored certification exam and a set of practice exam questions, all at a bundle discount.

Exam Details

Upon purchasing this course, you will automatically receive access via the Online Interactive eLearning platform. To provide you with the greatest flexibility, you will also have the option to access the course materials via two additional eLearning formats, at no extra cost. All three eLearning formats are briefly described below. A more detailed comparison can be found here.
  1. For everyday learning: An online interactive eLearning platform with individual lessons, as well as interactive and automatically graded exercises and practice questions.
  2. For learning on-the-go: A study kit platform with access to full course documents that support online/offline synching, annotations, comments, custom bookmarks and cross-document searches.
  3. For your reference: A set of printable PDF documents that you can keep (for all course workbooks and posters).
All three forms of access are subject to Arcitura’s *. Upon purchase, access to the online interactive eLearning platform (1) is provided within one business day. Access to the study kits (2) and the PDF documents (3) is provided upon request.

The course is comprised of a set of modules. Each module has a set of lessons and is further supplemented with exercises to help reinforce your understanding of key topics. Shown below are the digital contents and the topic outline for each course module:


Module 1: Fundamental Cybersecurity

This course module covers essential topics for understanding and applying cybersecurity solutions and practices. The module begins by covering basic aspects of cybersecurity and then explains foundational parts of cybersecurity environments, such as frameworks, metrics and the relationship between cybersecurity and data science technology.


Course Module Contents


  • Workbook Lessons (100+ pages)
  • Video Lessons (for all topics)
  • Interactive Exercises

  • Mind Map Poster
  • Symbol Legend Poster
  • Practice Exam Questions
  • PDFs of Workbook and Posters (printable)

Topics Covered

  • History of Asset Protection
  • Cybersecurity Business and Technology Drivers
  • Cybersecurity Goals and Benefits
  • Risks and Challenges of Adopting Cybersecurity
  • Cybersecurity Protection Characteristics and Functions
  • Common Cyber Threat Terminology
  • Cybersecurity Framework Components

  • Digital Risk Assessment and Management
  • Common Cybersecurity Industry Standards and Frameworks
  • Cybersecurity and Machine Learning
  • Cybersecurity and Artificial Intelligence
  • Cybersecurity Resilience, Risk Assessment and
    Effectiveness Metrics

Module 2: Advanced Cybersecurity

This course module delves into the building blocks of cybersecurity solution environments and further explores the range of cyber threats that cybersecurity solutions can be designed to protect organizations from. Topics include cybersecurity technology mechanisms that represent the common components that comprise cybersecurity solutions, formal processes and procedures used to establish sound practices that utilize the mechanisms, as well as common cyber threats and attacks and how they can be mitigated using the previously described mechanisms and processes.


Course Module Contents


  • Workbook Lessons (100+ pages)
  • Video Lessons (for all topics)
  • Interactive Exercises
  • Mind Map Poster
  • Mechanisms and Threats Mapping Poster
  • Processes and Threats Mapping Poster

  • Mechanisms and Processes Mapping Poster
  • Metrics and Monitors Mapping Poster
  • Metrics and Processes Mapping Poster
  • Practice Exam Questions
  • PDFs of Workbook and Posters (printable)

Topics Covered

  • 15 Cybersecurity Mechanisms (including Honeypots, Biometric Scanners, Intrusion Detection, Malicious Code Analysis and User Behavior Analytics Systems)
  • 9 Cybersecurity Monitoring Mechanisms (including Malware Monitors, Network Intrusion Monitors and Data Loss Protection Monitors)
  • 13 Cybersecurity Processes (including Attack Surface Reduction, Continuous Vulnerability Management and Network Monitoring and Defense)

  • Insider Threat Detection and Incident Response Management
  • Cyber Threat Intelligence and Cyber Attack Motivations
  • 13 Common Cyber Threats and Attacks (including Botnets, Tunneling and Remote Code Execution Attacks and 8 types of Malware)
  • Insider Threats, Social Engineering and Phishing
  • Advanced Persistent Threats (APTs)

Module 3: Cybersecurity Lab

This course module presents participants with a series of exercises and problems that are designed to test their ability to apply their knowledge of topics covered in previous modules. Completing this lab will help highlight areas that require further attention and will help prove hands-on proficiency in Cybersecurity threats, practices and technologies, as they are utilized and combined to solve real-world problems.


Course Module Contents


  • Lab Exercise Booklet
  • Mind Map Poster

  • Practice Exam Questions
  • PDFs of Exercise Booklet and Poster (printable)

Topics Covered

  • Reading Exercise 3.1: ENO Bank Background
  • Lab Exercise 3.2: Data Breach
  • Lab Exercise 3.3: Hidden Malware
  • Optional Lab Exercise 3.4: Cybersecurity Processes
  • Optional Lab Exercise 3.5: Cybersecurity Metrics
  • Reading Exercise 3.6: ITI Background
  • Lab Exercise 3.7: Ransomware
  • Lab Exercise 3.8: Phishing
  • Lab Exercise 3.9: Cybersecurity Processes
  • Lab Exercise 3.10: Cybersecurity Metrics

  • Reading Exercise 3.11: Auto-Mech Background
  • Lab Exercise 3.12: Botnet and DoS
  • Lab Exercise 3.13: Software Exploit and SQL Injection
  • Optional Lab Exercise 3.14: Cybersecurity Processes
  • Optional Lab Exercise 3.15: Cybersecurity Metrics
  • Reading Exercise 3.16: Top Sector Financial (TSF) Background
  • Lab Exercise 3.17: Malicious Insider

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