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Cybersecurity · CYB-100

Cybersecurity Foundations

Understand threats, vulnerabilities, protective technologies, incident response, governance, and risk management for everyday and organizational security.

LEVELBeginner to intermediate
LESSON TIMEAbout 12 hours
FORMAT16 self-paced lessons
PATHWAYCDAP required

Practice and the final project time is additional to the lesson estimate.

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IS THIS COURSE FOR YOU?

What to expect from Cybersecurity Foundations

Individuals and teams seeking a practical foundation in cybersecurity.

What you will learn

  • Recognize common threats and vulnerabilities
  • Apply layered protective controls
  • Respond to incidents without destroying evidence

LESSON OUTLINE SAMPLE

Information assets and security objectives

Information assets and security objectives is part of Security foundations. Explain assets, threats, vulnerabilities, controls, likelihood, impact, and the core security objectives.

This sample shows the lesson goals and selected takeaways. Enroll to access the complete lesson notes, activities, and assignments.

What this lesson covers

  • Explain Information assets and security objectives accurately in your own words.
  • Apply the lesson to a realistic personal, education, or workplace situation.
  • Use evidence, safety checks, and human judgment to evaluate the result.

Selected takeaways

  • Explain assets, threats, vulnerabilities, controls, likelihood, impact, and the core security objectives.
  • Good digital work combines practical skill with evidence and responsible judgment.
  • Document what you checked, changed, and still need to learn.

COMPLETE SYLLABUS

4 modules · 16 lessons

16 follow-up assignments · 4 assessments
01
Security foundationsExplain assets, threats, vulnerabilities, controls, likelihood, impact, and the core security objectives.
4 lessons
  1. 1.1Information assets and security objectives
  2. 1.2Threats vulnerabilities and controls
  3. 1.3Risk likelihood and impact
  4. 1.4People process and technology
02
Protective technologiesApply layered protections including secure configuration, firewalls, anti-malware, encryption, and authentication.
4 lessons
  1. 2.1Secure devices and software updates
  2. 2.2Firewalls networks and safe connections
  3. 2.3Malware protection and endpoint security
  4. 2.4Encryption authentication and MFA
03
Detection and incident responseRecognize indicators, report quickly, preserve evidence, contain harm, and recover responsibly.
4 lessons
  1. 3.1Recognizing security warning signs
  2. 3.2Reporting and preserving evidence
  3. 3.3Containment eradication and recovery
  4. 3.4Learning from an incident
04
Governance and organizational securityConnect policies, roles, compliance, training, third-party risk, and continuity to accountable security.
4 lessons
  1. 4.1Security policies roles and accountability
  2. 4.2Compliance privacy and data handling
  3. 4.3Third-party risk and business continuity
  4. 4.4Cybersecurity awareness campaign capstone

FINAL COURSE PROJECT

Cybersecurity Improvement Plan

Submit an asset inventory, threat analysis, control gap review, prioritized action plan and incident-response checklist, supporting evidence of your process, and a concise reflection. Do not include passwords, private records or confidential information.

Approximately 4 hours · Instructor reviewed

How success is evaluated

  • The project responds directly to the stated audience, purpose and scenario.
  • The submitted artifact demonstrates skills from multiple modules rather than one isolated lesson.
  • The learner provides evidence of testing, verification and revision.
  • The work addresses risk reduction, defense in depth, feasibility, recovery and clear responsibility.
  • The explanation is original, clear, well organized and suitable for instructor review.

GRADING AND CERTIFICATE POLICY

Progress by demonstrating mastery

This course is completed through verified evidence of learning—not by averaging every activity into a traditional grade. You can use feedback, revise your work, and resubmit when an instructor requests changes.

  1. Complete the lessonsFinish the required lessons and applied practice in the published course release.
  2. Pass knowledge checksMeet each assessment’s published passing score. Attempt limits and retry guidance are shown before starting.
  3. Demonstrate practical skillsSubmit required assignments using safe, non-confidential evidence and receive instructor approval.
  4. Pass the final projectComplete the course-specific project and satisfy its published marking rubric. Revise and resubmit when requested.
  5. Unlock the certificateThe certificate becomes eligible only after every required lesson, assessment, assignment approval, and final-project requirement is verified.
How grading decisions are made
  • Courses use mastery-based completion rather than an averaged GPA or assignment-category percentage.
  • Practice activities help learners improve and do not reduce a course grade.
  • The rubric displayed with the active assignment in My Learning is authoritative.
  • Accuracy, safety, privacy, accessibility, or ethical failures may require revision even when other work is strong.
  • Instructor feedback and earlier submissions remain visible when work is revised and resubmitted.

Published assessment requirements: Security foundations knowledge check: 70% passing score, up to 3 attempts · Protective technologies knowledge check: 70% passing score, up to 3 attempts · Detection and incident response knowledge check: 70% passing score, up to 3 attempts · Governance and organizational security knowledge check: 70% passing score, up to 3 attempts

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