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Cybersecurity Foundations: Systems, Networking & Active Directory

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88 Lessons
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Kickstart your cybersecurity career with confidence—no experience needed. This beginner-friendly course covers essential IT fundamentals to build the critical skills every cybersecurity professional needs. It’s the perfect stepping stone to our SOC Analyst Professional – Level 2 and other advanced hands-on courses at TrainSec Academy.

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Course Presentation - Cybersecurity Fundamentals

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Module 1: Introduction

1 - Course Introduction

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2 - The Importance of Cybersecurity & SOC

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Module 2: Computer Fundamentals

1 - Introduction to Computer Hardware

2 - BIOS in a Nutshell

3 - Operating System Boot Order

4 - Process & Thread

5 - Windows Baseline Processes - Part 1

6 - Windows Baseline Processes - Part 2

7 - Process Explorer - Part 1

8 - Process Explorer - Part 2

9 - Windows Registry

10 - Windows Services - Part 1

11 - Windows Services - Part 2

12 - Windows Update

13 - Introduction to File Systems

Module 3: Networking Fundamentals

1 - LAN vs WAN

2 - Transmission Types

3 - Communication Methods

4 - OSI Model vs TCP-IP Model

5 - Physical Layer

6 - Data Link Layer

7 - Network Layer - Part 1

8 - Network Layer - Part 2

9 - Network Layer - Part 3

10 - The ARP Protocol

11 - Transport Layer

12 - NAT & TCP Three-way Handshake

13 - Layers 5-7 and Encapsulation-Decapsulation Process

Module 4: Packet Sniffing & Analysis

1 - Introduction to Wireshark

2 - Wireshark Filters

3 - DHCP 4-way Handshake

4 - Telnet

5 - FTP

6 - SSH

7 - DNS

8 - Using Netstat for Triage

9 - Network Miner

10 - Nmap and NBTscan

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Module 5: Introduction to Virtualization

1 - Introduction - Hypervisor Type 1 vs Type 2

2 - VMware NICs and Services

3 - Bridged vs NAT vs VMnet

4 - Virtual Network Editor & Bridged Mode Troubleshooting

5 - Creating a Virtual Machine - Part 1

6 - Creating a Virtual Machine - Part 2

7 - VMX file and other Components

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Module 6: Windows & Active Directory

1 - Deploying Win 10 and Windows Server - Part 1

2 - Deploying Win 10 and Windows Server - Part 2

3 - Initial Configuration - Part 1

4 - Initial Configuration - Part 2

5 - Disabling Sleep Mode

6 - ICMP, Firewalls and more - Part 1

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7 - ICMP, Firewalls and more - Part 2

8 - Taking Snapshots

9 - Introduction to Active Directory

10 - The Incredible Five - The 5 FSMO Roles

11 - Active Directory Installation - Part 1

12 - Active Directory Installation - Part 2

13 - Joining computer to the domain

14 - Domain Users and Groups

15 - DNS - Domain Name System

16 - DHCP - Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol

17 - Kerberos - Part 1

18 - Kerberos - Part 2

19 - Group Policy - Part 1

20 - Group Policy - Part 2

21 - GPO Bypass & Hardening

Module 7: Linux Essentials

1 - Introduction

2 - Installing Kali Linux

3 - Linux FIle System - Part 1

4 - Linux FIle System - Part 2

5 - File & Directory Management - Part 1

6 - File & Directory Management - Part 2

7 - File System Permissions - Part 1

8 - File System Permissions - Part 2

9 - Users & Groups - Part 1

10 - Users & Groups - Part 2

11 - The find and locate Commands

12 - Linux Processes

13 - The top and htop Commands

14 - Linux Network Commands

15 - Package Management

16 - Logs Monitoring

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17 - Shell Scripting Lab Challenge