Cybersecurity Basics
Core security principles, threat models, and organizational policies — start here before specialization.
Complete each chapter's 5-question quiz (instant feedback), then pass the 10-question course review, then the 20-question final exam (score at the end) to earn course completion on your profile.
ForgEd courses are for general education and logical foundations. They do not replace professional certification, licensure, or cert-level competence.
Skills you will gain
- Security Mindset
- Security Policies
Chapters
- 1
Chapter 1: The security mindset and the CIA triad
5 sections · scroll in textbook
- 2
Chapter 2: The threat landscape and adversaries
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- 3
Chapter 3: Authentication, identity, and access management
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- 4
Chapter 4: Network security architecture
5 sections · scroll in textbook
- 5
Chapter 5: Endpoint and device security
5 sections · scroll in textbook
- 6
Chapter 6: Cryptography for confidentiality and integrity
5 sections · scroll in textbook
- 7
Chapter 7: Social engineering and human factors
5 sections · scroll in textbook
- 8
Chapter 8: Application and web security
5 sections · scroll in textbook
- 9
Chapter 9: Incident response and resilience
5 sections · scroll in textbook
- 10
Chapter 10: Compliance, privacy, and cybersecurity careers
5 sections · scroll in textbook