Course Content
Welcome & Orientation
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Welcome to Intro2Cyber: Start Here
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Is Cybersecurity Right for You?
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How to Think Like a Cybersecurity Pro (Even as a Beginner)
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Intro2Cyber - Welcome & Orientation
What is Cybersecurity?
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What is Cybersecurity?
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Definition & Importance
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The CIA Triad (Confidentiality, Integrity, Availability)
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Understanding Access Control (The Mansion Analogy)
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Types of Threat Actors (Script Kiddies, Hacktivists, APTs)
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Common Attack Types (Phishing, Malware, Ransomware, DDoS)
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Cybersecurity vs Information Security
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Security Domains (Blue Team, Red Team, GRC)
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Cybersecurity Career Landscape
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Real-World Breaches and Lessons Learned
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Intro2Cyber - What is Cybersecurity
Passive Recon & OSINT
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What is Passive Reconnaissance?
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Google Dorking: Advanced Search Techniques
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WHOIS & DNS Enumeration
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OSINT Tools & Social Media Recon
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Your First Recon Report
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Intro2Cyber - Passive Reconnaissance
IPv6 Overview
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IPv6 Basics & Security Implications
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IPv6 Recon & Attacks
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Intro2Cyber - IPv6 Overview
Common Services, Threats & Attacks
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Common Network Services
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Mapping Attacks to Services
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Common Attack Types
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Threat Actors
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Intro2Cyber - Threats & Common Services
Wireshark Fundamentals
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What is Wireshark?
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Analyzing Common Protocols
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Installing Wireshark
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Following Streams
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Using Display Filters
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Performing a Basic Packet Capture
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Final Thoughts + WCA-101 Prep Teaser
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Mini Challenge: Capture & Analyze Ping Traffic
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Intro2Cyber - Wireshark & Traffic Analysis
Home Lab Setup
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Hardware & Virtualization Software
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Why Build a Home Lab?
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Networking Fundamentals for Lab Environments
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Installing Your First Lab
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Bonus: Realistic Practice Platforms
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Vulnerability Scanning & Network Monitoring
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SIEM, Log Analysis & Threat Detection
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Maintaining and Expanding Your Lab
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Adding More VMs & Operating Systems
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Intro2Cyber - Home Lab Setup
Active Scanning & Enumeration
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What is Active Scanning?
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Nmap Fundamentals
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SMB & NetBIOS Enumeration
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Nmap Scripting Engine (NSE)
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The Enumeration Workflow
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Intro2Cyber - Active Scanning and Enumeration
Vulnerability Identification & Analysis
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What is Vulnerability Assessment?
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From Findings to Action
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Nmap NSE for Vulnerability Scanning
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OpenVAS and Nessus
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Intro2Cyber - Vulnerability Identification & Analysis
Exploitation Fundamentals
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What is Exploitation?
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The Metasploit Framework
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Shells and Payloads
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Your First Exploit
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Intro2Cyber - Exploitation Fundamentals
Post-Exploitation & Privilege Escalation
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What is Post-Exploitation?
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Windows Post-Exploitation
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Linux Privilege Escalation
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Pivoting and Lateral Movement
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Intro2Cyber - Post-Exploitation & Privilege Escalation
Windows Active Directory Forensics
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What is Active Directory?
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Active Directory Attacks and Defense
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Intro2Cyber - Windows Active Directory
SIEM & Log Analysis
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What is SIEM?
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Log Analysis Fundamentals
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Introduction to Splunk
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Intro2Cyber - SIEM & Log Analysis
Incident Handling & Response
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The Incident Response Lifecycle
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Practical Incident Response
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Intro2Cyber - Incident Handling & Response
Capture The Flag (CTF)
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What are CTFs?
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CTF Methodology
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Intro2Cyber - Capture The Flag
Career Paths & Next Steps
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Career Paths in Cybersecurity
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Essential Cybersecurity Tools
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Certifications and Next Steps
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Online Learning Resources
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Relevant Certifications
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Intro2Cyber - Career Paths & Next Steps
Intro to Cyber — Knowledge Check
Intro to Cyber
📺 Livestream Timestamp: 5:10:00 — Career Paths & Next Steps

You’ve finished this course. You know the fundamentals. Now what? Certifications matter for security careers. Some open doors, some don’t.

Security+ is the entry-level security certification. It’s widely recognized and doesn’t require deep technical expertise. 2-4 weeks of study if you have background from this course. Cost: $350 for exam + study materials.

Part of the free Intro to Cyber course by Cover6 Solutions.

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