CYBERSECURITY FOR BEGINNERS: A Step-by-Step Guide to Protecting Your Digital World (2024 Crash Course)

By CALDWELL YATWES

Start your journey to digital safety with "Cybersecurity for Beginners." This essential guide is perfect for anyone looking to understand the basics of cybersecurity and how to protect themselves from online threats. Written in a clear and accessible style, this book provides practical advice and step-by-step instructions to help you secure your

• Language: English
• Publisher: CALDWELL YATWES
• Release date: Jun 13, 2024
• ISBN: 9783689441975

CALDWELL YATWES

Caldwell Yatwes is a seasoned cybersecurity expert based in New York City, with over 15 years of experience in the field. Specializing in network security, threat analysis, and data protection, Caldwell has dedicated his career to educating others on the importance of cybersecurity. He has authored several books and numerous articles, and frequently speaks at industry conferences to share his knowledge and insights.

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CyberSecurity For Beginners

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Contents

1. Chapter 1 Basic Cybersecurity concepts

2. Chapter 2 How to write a security policy

3. Chapter 3 IT staff and end-user education

4. Chapter 4 Physical security implementation

5. Chapter 5 Client Traffic Analytics

6. Chapter 6 Perimeter security implementation

7. Chapter 7 Password management

8. Chapter 8 How to eliminate unnecessary services

9. Chapter 9 Patch Management Deployment

10. Chapter 10 Closing open ports

11. Chapter 11 HTTP, HTTPS, SSL & TLS

12. Chapter 12 Scanning with NMAP

13. Chapter 13 Patch Management with Ivanti

14. Chapter 14 Deploying AV processes

15. Chapter 15 McAfee Policy Orchestrator

16. Chapter 16 Access Control Deployments

17. Chapter 17 Data in Transit Security

18. Chapter 18 IDS & IPS Systems

19. Chapter 19 Data Loss Prevention & RAID

20. Chapter 20 Incremental VS Differential Backup

21. Chapter 21 Data Backup Solutions

22. Bonus Chapter Proxy Server Basics

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Chapter 1 Basic Cybersecurity concepts

A few fundamental ideas in network security must be understood before moving on to the first phase. This will provide you with the background information you need to feel secure about the steps you should follow to draft a strong security policy.

The CIA trio is the initial idea. One of the most fundamental ideas in information security is this one. The acronym for the CIA is availability, integrity, and secrecy. Generally speaking, any data that you want to keep safe must also be accessible, preserve integrity, and remain private.

To be confidential is to simply keep information hidden.

Well, hidden from people who aren’t allowed to see it Integrity refers to preventing accidental or illegal data modifications. Availability denotes the availability of information at the appropriate time.

Authorization refers to the set of actions you can take after completing the authentication process. This usually indicates which files you are allowed to access, write, and edit. Accountability is the third idea. This makes users responsible for their activities on the network.

Typically, audits and logging are used. One of the things you’ll notice about accountability is that your time spent on the network will be recorded if you pay for it.The next idea is numerous layers of security, or defense-in-depth. Several security tiers are employed to safeguard network resources. The concept is that protection will still be provided by another layer of security in case the first one fails.

A server in a sealed room serves as a basic illustration. Even in the event that.

The principle of least privilege, which states that you should only have access to information that is absolutely necessary, is the next idea we examine. All that a user has to be able to perform for their profession is access information on the network. Similar to this, a process can only access the network resources required for it to carry out its authorized functions.

The idea of good faith comes next. You ought to have excellent faith if you inquire about it. The implied covenant of good faith and fear and fair dealing, as stated in Wikipedia, "is a general presumption that the parties to a contract will treat with each other honestly fairly and in good faith, so as not to ruin.

In terms of information security, this means that you should take reasonable steps to protect other