LINKEDIN LEARNING THE CYBERSECURITY THREAT LANDSCAPE-BiFiSO

As IT systems continue to grow in complexity, cybersecurity threats are becoming increasingly more effective and damaging. News headlines regularly announce enormous data breaches and sophisticated hacks. How are these attackers getting in, and what actions can you take to protect against them? In this course, Marc Menninger describes some of the most common cybersecurity threats, including phishing and ransomware, as well as newer attack vectors like cryptojacking, cloud-based threats, and unsecured Internet of Things (IoT) devices. He then teaches the best countermeasures for reducing or eliminating the impact of these threats.

Topics include:
- Protecting against phishing
- Malware and ransomware threats
- Botnets and DDoS attacks
- Protecting against Internet of Things (IoT) threats
- Cloud-based threats
- The central cause of shadow IT threats