Cybersecurity Essentials

Cybersecurity Essentials provides a comprehensive introduction to the field of cybersecurity, covering essential topics required for entry-level certifications. This book focuses on four key challenges: securing infrastructure, devices, local networks, and perimeters. By understanding these concepts and practices, you can develop an effective defense against cyber threats. The book covers each challenge individually, using real-world scenarios to illustrate vulnerabilities in everyday computing environments. Each section concludes with a summary of key concepts, review questions, and hands-on exercises to help you test your understanding and exercise your critical skills. With this foundation of knowledge, you'll be equipped to identify your place within the cybersecurity field and start down the path towards security certification. This book is designed to provide the foundational information needed to understand the basics of cybersecurity, including security and surveillance fundamentals, remote access and device protection, network topologies, protocols, and strategies, as well as threat identification and defense.