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Cybersecurity: The Beginner's Guide

By : Dr. Erdal Ozkaya
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Cybersecurity: The Beginner's Guide

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By: Dr. Erdal Ozkaya

Overview of this book

It's not a secret that there is a huge talent gap in the cybersecurity industry. Everyone is talking about it including the prestigious Forbes Magazine, Tech Republic, CSO Online, DarkReading, and SC Magazine, among many others. Additionally, Fortune CEO's like Satya Nadella, McAfee's CEO Chris Young, Cisco's CIO Colin Seward along with organizations like ISSA, research firms like Gartner too shine light on it from time to time. This book put together all the possible information with regards to cybersecurity, why you should choose it, the need for cyber security and how can you be part of it and fill the cybersecurity talent gap bit by bit. Starting with the essential understanding of security and its needs, we will move to security domain changes and how artificial intelligence and machine learning are helping to secure systems. Later, this book will walk you through all the skills and tools that everyone who wants to work as security personal need to be aware of. Then, this book will teach readers how to think like an attacker and explore some advanced security methodologies. Lastly, this book will deep dive into how to build practice labs, explore real-world use cases and get acquainted with various cybersecurity certifications. By the end of this book, readers will be well-versed with the security domain and will be capable of making the right choices in the cybersecurity field.
Table of Contents (14 chapters)

Self-study

This is where learners follow text-based or video training modules and learn at their own pace. It requires self-discipline from the learner, in terms of time management and willingness to complete challenges in the lessons.

The benefits of this type of learning are numerous and range from flexibility to cost-effectiveness. In this type of training, the student does not have to go at the pace of other students or that of the trainer. Fast learners will complete it quickly, while slow learners will have the chance to stretch their learning timelines over a longer duration so that they can grasp what is being taught. This method of learning is also cost-effective. Institutions that offer self-study modules often price them cheaply or for free. For instance, you can learn many skills by watching and using YouTube tutorials, which are free of charge. A course that might...