IT Security Fundamentals

This course provides a practical introduction to the fundamentals of IT security. Participants gain insight into how real-world cyberattacks differ from Hollywood portrayals, explore attacker goals and common attack methods, and learn the typical stages of an attack along the kill chain. On the defense side, the course introduces the layered security concept of defense in depth and explains how prevention, detection, and response work together in effective cyber defense. A short hacking demo and our “PenQuest" game provide hands-on learning experiences from both attacker and defender perspectives.