[Update Links] SANS SEC301: Introduction to Cyber Security (PDF) v2022

To determine if the SANS SEC301 course is right for you, ask yourself five simple questions:

• Are you new to cyber security and in need of an introduction to the fundamentals?
• Are you bombarded with complex technical security terms that you don’t understand?
• Do you need to be conversant in basic security concepts, principles, and terms, but do not need “deep in the weeds” detail?
• Have you decided to make a career change to take advantage of the job opportunities in cyber security and need formal training/certification?
• Are you a manager who lays awake at night worrying that your company may be the next mega-breach headline story on the 6 o’clock news?

If you answer yes to any of these questions, the SEC301: Introduction to Cyber Security training course is for you. Jump-start your cyber security knowledge by receiving insight and instruction from real-world security experts on critical topics that are fundamental to cyber security.

Some of the things this five-day comprehensive course covers includes core terminology, how computers and networks function, mobile device security, the Internet-of-Things (IoT), Artificial Intelligence (AI), authentication including a new way of looking at passphrases, authorization including permissions, single-sign-on, & zero knowledge, cryptographic processes, social engineering, network attacks & malware, wireless security, firewalls and many other cyber security defense technologies, web & browser security, backups, virtual machines & cloud computing. All topics are covered at an easy-to-understand introductory level.

This course is for those who have very little knowledge of computers & technology with no prior knowledge of cyber security. The hands-on, step-by-step teaching approach enables you to grasp all the information presented, even if some of the topics are new to you. You will learn real-world cyber security fundamentals to serve as the foundation of your career skills and knowledge for years to come.

Written by a cyber security professional with four decades of industry experience in both the public and private sectors, SEC301 provides uncompromising real-world insight from start to finish. The course prepares you for the Global Information Security Fundamentals (GISF) certification test, as well as getting you ready for your next training course. It also delivers on the SANS promise: “You can use the knowledge and skills you learn in SEC301 as soon as you return to work.”