Certified Cybersecurity Technician

Certified Cybersecurity Technician

The C|CT provides the foundational skills essential for starting a career in cybersecurity, focusing on four disciplines: network defense, ethical hacking, digital forensics, and security operations.  EC-Council’s C|CT certification immerses students in well-constructed knowledge transfer. Training is accompanied by critical thinking challenges and immersive lab experiences that allow candidates to apply their knowledge and move into the skill development phase in the class itself. Upon completing the program, C|CT-certified professionals will have a strong foundation in cybersecurity principles and techniques as well as hands-on exposure to the tasks required in real-world jobs.

Duration: 5 days

Audience

• Early-career IT professionals 
• IT managers
• Career changers
• Career advancers 
• Students and recent graduates

Learning Objectives

• Key concepts in cybersecurity, including information security and network security 
• Information security threats, vulnerabilities, and attacks 
• The different types of malware 
• Identification, authentication, and authorization 
• Network security controls 
• Network security assessment techniques and tools (threat hunting, threat intelligence, vulnerability assessment, ethical hacking, penetration testing, configuration and asset management) 
• Application security design and testing techniques 
• Fundamentals of virtualization, cloud computing, and cloud security 
• Wireless network fundamentals, wireless encryption, and related security measures 
• Fundamentals of mobile, IoT, and OT devices and related security measures 
• Cryptography and public-key infrastructure 
• Data security controls, data backup and retention methods, and data loss prevention techniques 
• Network troubleshooting, traffic and log monitoring, and analysis of suspicious traffic 
• The incident handling and response process 
• Computer forensics and digital evidence fundamentals, including the phases of a forensic investigation 
• Concepts in business continuity and disaster recovery 
• Risk management concepts, phases, and frameworks

Topics

• Information Security Threats and Vulnerabilities
• Information Security Attacks 
• Network Security Fundamentals 
• Identification, Authentication, and Authorization 
• Network Security Controls: Administrative Controls 
• Network Security Controls: Physical Controls 
• Network Security Controls: Technical Controls 
• Network Security Assessment Techniques and Tools
• Application Security 
• Virtualization and Cloud Computing 
• Wireless Network Security 
• Mobile Device Security 
• Internet of Things (IoT) and Operational Technology (OT) Security 
• Cryptography 
• Data Security 
• Network Troubleshooting 
• Network Traffic Monitoring 
• Network Log Monitoring and Analysis 
• Incident Response 
• Computer Forensics 
• Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery 
• Risk Management