NICF166 - (ISC)2 CERTIFIED IN CYBERSECURITY (CC) (SYNCHRONOUS E-LEARNING) by NTUC LearningHub

Course Overview

This 2-day course offers a comprehensive review of information systems security concepts, industry best practices, and essential terminology. It introduces terminologies and concepts commonly used by cybersecurity practitioners, providing a strong foundation for further learning and specialization in this dynamic field.

Course Objectives

Upon successful completion of this course, participants will be well-prepared to sit for an external exam by ISC2, with two exam attempts included. The course covers the following five domains of the entry-level cybersecurity certification exam:

• Security Principles
• Incident Response, Business Continuity, and Disaster Recovery Concepts
• Access Control Concepts
• Network Security
• Security Operations

Pre-requisites

Learners are assumed to have no specific prerequisites for this course. It's open to individuals with a basic understanding of Information Technology (IT), making it accessible to a wide range of learners.

But it is recommended that participants know:

• Simple typing using the keyboard
• Navigating using the mouse
• Managing files and creating folders
• Hardware & Software
  • This course will be conducted as a Virtual Live Class (VLC) via Zoom platform.
  • Participants must own a Zoom account and have a laptop or a desktop with “Zoom Client for Meetings” installed. Download from zoom.us/download.

Course Outline

Domain 1: Security Principles

• Covers core security concepts such as confidentiality, integrity, availability, authentication, non-repudiation, and privacy.
• Explores the risk management process, risk identification, assessment, and treatment.
• Examines various security controls, including technical, administrative, and physical controls.
• Introduces the (ISC)2 Code of Ethics, emphasizing professional code of conduct.
• Dives into governance processes, including policies, procedures, standards, regulations, and laws.

Domain 2: Business Continuity (BC), Disaster Recovery (DR), & Incident Response Concepts

• Explores business continuity (BC) concepts, its purpose, importance, and components.
• Delves into disaster recovery (DR) concepts, including purpose, importance, and components.
• Examines incident response, emphasizing purpose, importance, and key components.
• Domain 3: Access Control Concepts

• Understands physical access controls, including physical security controls, monitoring, and authorized vs. unauthorized personnel.
• Explores logical access controls, covering the principle of least privilege, segregation of duties, DAC, MAC, and RBAC.

Domain 4: Network Security

• Covers computer networking, including networks, ports, and applications.
• Explores network (cyber) threats and attacks, types of threats, identification, and prevention.
• Understands network security infrastructure, including on-premises, design, and cloud solutions.

Domain 5: Security Operations

• Covers data security, including encryption, data handling, and logging and monitoring security events.
• Explores system hardening, configuration management, and best practice security policies.
• Provides insights into security awareness training, its purpose, importance, and key concepts.

Certificate Obtained and Conferred by

• Upon meeting at least 75% attendance and passing the assessment(s), Statement of Attainment (SOAs) will be issued by SkillsFuture Singapore (SSG) to certify that the participant has achieved the following Competency Standard(s): Cyber Risk Management: ICT-SNA-4007-1.1
• Upon meeting the attendance and assessment(s) criteria, participants will be awarded with a digital Certificate of Completion from NTUC LearningHub.