Cybersecurity Solution Architecture 101

Cybersecurity Foundations: Threat Modeling, Network Security, Identity Management & Incident Response Fundamentals

What you'll learn
- Foundational Knowledge: Understand core cybersecurity concepts, frameworks, and terminologies.
- Security Mindset: Recognize common threats, risks, and vulnerabilities that drive security decisions.
- Architectural Awareness: Grasp the basics of designing and integrating security controls across networks, endpoints, infrastructure, and cloud environments.
- Operational Readiness: Gain awareness of incident response steps, governance, and compliance imperatives.
- Professional Development: Build a strong foundation for career progression to more advanced cybersecurity solution architecture courses (201, 301 levels).

Requirements
- Cybersecurity Solution Architecture 101 is open to anyone who has basic computer literacy - meaning you know your way around Windows, macOS, or Linux, have heard of things like IP addresses and passwords, and can follow step‑by‑step instructions. No formal certifications or deep technical background are required; if you’re comfortable browsing the web, installing simple apps, and have a general curiosity about how networks and security work, you’ll be ready to learn.

Description
Cybersecurity Solution Architecture 101 is an entry‑level journey of modern defensive design, created for IT generalists, junior engineers, developers, managers, and career‑changers who want a clear, jargon‑free path into security architecture. Through thirteen concise, instructor‑guided modules you will explore the threat landscape and learn how risk, impact, and basic compliance mandates shape real‑world security decisions; understand essential networking and network‑security concepts—firewalls, segmentation principles, and secure design tenets—without diving into appliance placement details; understand foundational identity and access ideas such as least‑privilege, multifactor authentication, and single sign‑on so you can evaluate access designs with confidence; apply cornerstone frameworks like the CIA triad, NIST Cybersecurity Framework, and ISO 27001 at a high level to prioritize controls and guide future audits; examine core disciplines including endpoint security, vulnerability management, cryptography basics, cloud‑shared‑responsibility models, secure application fundamentals, governance and risk concepts, and introductory incident‑response steps. Each lesson relies on plain‑English explanations and practical examples rather than deep configuration walkthroughs, ensuring that concepts resonate even if you are new to security tooling. By the final module you will carry a coherent mental blueprint for protecting small‑to‑medium environments, understand how individual controls interlock to form layered defenses, and possess a clear roadmap toward advanced courses and certifications—ready to discuss, design, and champion sound security practices in any technical conversation.

Who this course is for:
- IT Generalists and System Administrators who keep servers, endpoints, or SaaS platforms running and now need a solid security foundation to defend them.
- Junior Network or Cloud Engineers eager to understand how firewalls, VPNs, identity services, and cloud‑native controls integrate into a coherent security design.
- Help‑Desk Analysts and Support Technicians looking to move up the security career ladder by learning the terminology, threat landscape, and high‑level frameworks (NIST, ISO 27001) that drive enterprise decisions.
- Software Developers and DevOps Practitioners who build or deploy applications and want to “shift left,” embedding secure coding and basic threat modeling into their daily workflow.
- Small‑Business or Startup IT Managers wearing many hats, who must set up practical, budget‑friendly defenses - basic IAM, network segmentation, endpoint hygiene—without a large security team.
- Project and Product Managers responsible for technology initiatives that handle sensitive data and who need to speak the language of risk, compliance, and security architecture when coordinating with technical teams or external auditors.
- Career‑Changers - Teachers, Veterans, Analysts, or Graduates - seeking an approachable but comprehensive entry point into cybersecurity before pursuing deeper certifications or specialized roles.
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