
UdemyCybersecurity is career-critical expertise—and the median salary reflects it. This compact course gives you the foundations without overwhelming you, ideal for busy professionals and complete beginners. You'll cover social engineering, firewalls, VPNs, penetration testing, zero-trust architecture, disaster recovery, and cyber insurance in a practical, digestible format.
Instructor Rick Crisci has taught at AWS and VMware and excels at making complex topics approachable through diagrams and real examples. Quizzes and downloadable PDF study guides reinforce concepts so they stick. Whether you're a manager needing cybersecurity literacy or exploring a career shift, this course builds genuine understanding without mystique—backed by Udemy's 30-day guarantee and no sales pressure.
"Simple and engaging, important concepts are being talked without technical arrogance!" -Pathakn
"Excellent course and definitely enjoyed the instructor's style and pace." -Jim
"Very smart and intuitive. Going over the basics is hard, he does it well. I love the way he applies his knowledge" -Joe
If you need to get a basic understanding of Cyber Security quickly and clearly, this is the course for you. This course is designed for beginners and busy professionals.
According to Glassdoor the median salary for a Cyber Security professionals is $134k per year! Take your career to the next level with this essential skill set.
Frequent quizzes and downloadable PDF study guides are recent additions to this course that will help you learn even faster!
Here are a few of the topics we will cover:
Social Engineering
Example Employee Security Policy
Remote Workers Security and VPNs
VPN Services for Internet Access (Nord, SurfShark, etc..)
Common Attack Types
Servers vs. Managed Services
Operational Security
Network Segmentation, Microsegmentation, and Switch Port Security
Basic Firewall Concepts, DNS and URL Filtering
Honey Pots
AntiVirus / AntiMalware / AntiSpyware
Backups and Disaster Recovery
Cyber Security Insurance
Penetration Testing / Vulnerability Identification
Zero Trust / Least Privilege Security Mode
If you need the basics of Cyber Security, this course will give you a strong foundation and is the ideal starting point.
If you are a manager or administrator who needs a basic understanding of what a Cyber Security plan should include, this is the course for you!
Instructor
My name is Rick Crisci. I spent years teaching directly for tech giants like AWS and VMware. My mission is to take complex topics and make them simple and easy to understand. I use plenty of hands-on demos, diagrams, and downloadable materials to help you learn as quickly and easily as possible.
I have already taught 500,000+ students and gotten over 100,000 reviews, and have many top-rated and best-selling courses on Udemy.
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