This free online course provides the essential knowledge and skills required to become a professional security analyst.

Security analysts are highly valued professionals, especially in organizations critically dependent on information technology and network systems, including government agencies and large corporations. It is imperative that the threats posed by hackers be prevented and mitigated. We have designed this course to teach you the fundamentals of security analysis, whether you are just beginning your career or would like to change. It is brought to you by Adams Academy, an education company specializing in developing technology courses.

We begin by defining the role of a security analyst. Next, you will examine the threat landscape for organizations to determine the impact of hackers. This outline gives you a clear picture of the seriousness of the threat leveraged at organizations, which will also inform the action you need to take. We will review policies and procedures, the controlling factors in determining a company's security posture and how they dictate what security controls are put in place to protect themselves. We will also analyze industry-standard policies found on the Center for Internet Security (CIS) website, which are a great resource you can reference when analyzing a business or government security framework.

Explore how to assess the relationship between system auditing, penetration (pen) testing and vulnerability assessment. We introduce the penetration testing scope, which clearly defines the pen test scope and will limit what you will test. Finally, we will summarize the methodologies and guidelines associated with penetration testing. Hackers are becoming more sophisticated in their approach. They are methodical about how they infiltrate systems and cost companies millions of dollars annually. Therefore, security analysts must be proficient in conducting penetration tests and systematic, organized, focused and professional. Learn all these skills and more in this course and enroll today.