Very well rounded and laid out course. I would definitely recommend to anyone looking to begin their cybersecurity career.
Cybersecurity Case Studies and Capstone Project
Cybersecurity Case Studies and Capstone Project
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Instructors: IBM Skills Network Team
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What you'll learn
Hands-on experience in analyzing cybersecurity case studies to identify threat tactics and assess vulnerabilities you can talk about in interviews
Demonstrable, practical skills for applying response frameworks and forensic techniques to real-world breach scenarios
Expertise in penetration testing and compliance analysis to evaluate organizational security regarding compliance successes and failures
Hands-on experience with researching real-world data breach scenarios and analyzing them to propose recommendations
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CP
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Reviewed on Aug 3, 2022
AN
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Reviewed on Apr 4, 2022
I loved the junior cybersecurity analyst certificate offered by IBM and it is a previliege to collect the IBM badge.
GM
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Reviewed on Apr 26, 2021
Very good material. It is interesting to create a case study.It was challenging to find enough material from open sources which can help you built up the scenario.
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