Course Highlights
- SANS Foundations is the best single course available to learn core knowledge and develop practical skills in computers, technology, and security fundamentals that are needed to kickstart a career in cybersecurity.
- The SANS Cyber Security Skills Roadmap shows how you can develop your cyber security skills across multiple career pathways, be it Cyber Defense Analyst, Incident Responder, or Penetration Tester.
- The SANS Foundations course is designed to prepare you for any of the pathways depending on your career goals and interests.
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What will you learn in SANS Foundations course?
- The course provides exactly what you need to go from zero technical and security knowledge to a level of sufficient theoretical understanding and applied practical skills that will enable you to speak the same language as industry professionals.
- Students will develop fundamental skills and knowledge in key IT subject areas.
Why should you take this SANS Foundations course?
- SANS Foundations is the best course available to learn the core knowledge and develop practical skills in computers, technology, and security foundations that are needed to kickstart a career in cybersecurity.
- SANS Foundations teaches you a broad array of fundamental knowledge in areas such as computer hardware, networking, Linux, operating systems, data storage, and much more.
- The skills gained are applicable to everyone in an IT, computing, or security role.
- Practical skills are key to success in cybersecurity, and thus there are over 100 labs and hands-on exercises in the course to kickstart your cybersecurity journey.
- These labs are developed by leading subject-matter experts, drawing on the latest technology, techniques, and concepts in cybersecurity.
- The course will set you up for entering the workforce and be ready to continue learning in more advanced, technical areas across cybersecurity.
Who should take this SANS Foundations course?
The course provides exactly what students need to go from zero technical and security knowledge to a level of sufficient theoretical understanding and applied practical skills that will enable students to speak the same language as industry professionals. This course is designed for:
- Career changers
- Online self-driven learners seeking new skills.
- College & university students
- Business professionals without a deep cybersecurity background
- New hires in IT/cybersecurity
- Participants in reskilling program
Curriculum:
- SEC275.1: System Architecture, Operating System, and Linux
- Debugging Challenge
- Linux Architecture and Components
- Linux Commands
- Linux Navigation
- The Linux Environment
- SEC275.2: Search, Web, and Networking
- Search Superpowers
- WWW and Serving
- Networking
- Types of Networks
- Protocols
- Email networking
- DNS
- IP addresses
- SEC275.3: Introduction to Servers and Programming
- Exercises
- Git Hands On
- Printing in Python
- Variables in Python
- String Manipulation Practice
- Manipulating Numbers
- Type Conversion
- Dictionary Practice
- Bringing It Together
- For Loops
- User Input Prompts
- CLI User Input Lab
- Conditionals
- Class and Objects Lab
- While Loops
- Exceptions Lab
- Functions
- Reading and Writing Files
- Create a Portscanner
- Printing
- String Handling
- Variables
- Comments
- Pointers and Memory
- SEC275.4: Security Concepts and Advanced Security Concepts
- Symmetric Encryption Challenge
- Symmetric Encryption Challenge
- Asymmetric Encryption Challenge
- Hashing Challenge
- Break Me Challenge
- Steganography Challenge
- Exfiltration Challenge Lab
- Buffer Overflows
- Format String Lab
- Privilege Escalation Lab
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- Labs