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Course Overview

We have been seeing increasing news stories about breaches, hacks, and various cyberattacks but what does it mean in the real world? How does it impact me?

This course aims to look at modern malware families and techniques, as well as how they are being used in the “real world”.

By the end of this course, you will learn some basic activities that you can do at home to help reduce your risk.

What You Will Learn

  • How ransomware
  • worms
  • trojans
  • spyware
  • viruses
  • and several other types of malware work
  • How these different families of malware are being used by threat actors and hackers today
  • How to reduce your personal risk to these types of attacks

Program Curriculum

  • Malware in the Media and Real-world
  • $7 Million Cybersecurity Scholarship by EC-Council
  • Chapter 1 Quiz

  • Worms: Understanding Their Behavior and Operation
  • Worms in the Real World - Stuxnet
  • Chapter 2 Quiz

  • Trojans: Understanding Their Behaviors and Operation
  • Trojans in the Real World - BEAST
  • Chapter 3 Quiz

  • Ransomware: Understanding Their Behaviors and Operation
  • Ransomware in the Real World - NotPetya
  • Chapter 4 Quiz

  • Adware: Understanding Its Behavior and Operation
  • Adware in the Real World - Fireball
  • Chapter 5 Quiz

  • Spyware: Understanding Its Behavior and Operations
  • Spyware in the Real World - FinFisher
  • Chapter 6 Quiz

  • File-less Malware: What Is It and How Does It Work?
  • File-less Malware in the Real World – GrandCrab
  • Chapter 7 Quiz

  • Hybrid Malware – What Is It and What Are the Common Techniques?
  • Chapter 8 Quiz

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Instructor

Skylar Simmons

Skylar Simmons is a U.S. Army veteran with over 10 years of security experience supporting various types of organizations, including, government, financial sector, and Fortune 500 companies. He holds a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Cyber Security from University of Maryland University College, along with OSCP, CISSP, and numerous other security and IT certifications.

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