Introduction to Cybersecurity (2 ECTS)

Objective

The Introduction to Cybersecurity course explores cyber trends, threats and staying safe in cyberspace, and protecting personal and company data. This is the first course in the Cisco Junior Cybersecurity Analyst Career Path.
The Junior Cybersecurity Analyst Career Path prepares for the entry-level Cisco Certified Support Technician (CCST) Cybersecurity certification and entry-level cybersecurity positions such as Cybersecurity Technician, Cybersecurity Analyst, or Tier 1 Help Desk Support roles. You will learn vital skills like threat intelligence, network security, and risk management to protect yourself and organizations from cyber attacks.

Content

1. The Need for Cybersecurity
- Learn the need for and importance of cybersecurity
- Understand the characteristics and value of personal data, and data within an organization

2. Attacks, Concepts and Techniques
- Recognize the characteristics and operation of a cyber attack
- Interpret the trends in the cyber threat landscape

3. Protecting Your Data and Privacy
- Understand how to protect devices from threats
- Master how to safeguard your privacy

4. Protecting the Organization
- Learn techniques to protect organizations from cyber attacks
- Recognize the behavior-based approach to cybersecurity
- Explain Cisco’s approach to cybersecurity

5. Will Your Future Be in Cybersecurity?
- Understand legal and ethical issues in cybersecurity

6. Explore the opportunities for pursuing an education and a career in cybersecurity.

Location and time

Course is 100% online (Self-Study) course and it can be done in your own pace.

Materials

N/A

Teaching methods

Course is 100% online (Self-Study) course and it can be done in your own pace.

Course includes 5 Lessons which have to be done in order and two Final Tests.

1. Course Self-Paced Final Exam
You will be tested on the core concepts presented across each of the five modules. There are 15 questions in total and you need to score at least 70% to pass.

2. Metropolia Final Test
There are 50 questions in total, and the duration is 120 minutes. All questions are based on course materials.

Employer connections

N/A

Exam schedules

1. Course Self-Paced Final Exam

You have unlimited attempts to pass the exam so please go back and review any of the module content if you need to.

When you have achieved the required passing score on the test (?70%), you can proceed to complete the Metropolia Final Test.

2. Metropolia Final Test
There are 50 questions in total, and the duration is 120 minutes. All questions are based on course materials.

Minimum passing score for the test is 70% (700/1000). If not achieved, you need retake the test. The retake limit is 3!

International connections

N/A

Completion alternatives

N/A

Student workload

Depends on Students starting level.

Content scheduling

All of lessons have to be done in order and only after that you can do Final Exams.

1. Course Self-Paced Final Exam
2. Metropolia Final Test

Further information

The content of the course is divided into 5 lessons. The lessons contain theory pages, and exercises. The exercises are done in student’s own workstation. After each lesson, there is a rehearse quiz that must be completed before the tab for the next lesson appears.

To continue to the next lesson you need to answer correctly at least 60% of the rehearse quiz questions, or you have tried to take the quiz three times.

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Complete a final exam (answer correctly min. 70% of the given questions).
Evaluation: Approved / Fail

Assessment methods and criteria

Evaluation: Approved / Fail

After all of 5 Lessons has been done and approved and two Final Tests have been passed.

1. Course Self-Paced Final Exam
You will be tested on the core concepts presented across each of the five modules. There are 15 questions in total and you need to score at least 70% to pass.

2. Metropolia Final Test
There are 50 questions in total, and the duration is 120 minutes. All questions are based on course materials.
Minimum passing score for the test is 70% (700/1000). If not achieved, you need retake the test. The retake limit is 3!

Qualifications

None.