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Cybersecurity Audit School: Cybersecurity Overview

Practical skills in cybersecurity key concepts and cybersecurity history and breaches

Sophie GoodwinRWHM

Created by Sophie Goodwin, Ron Woerner, Hernan Murdock

Gain a solid understanding of cybersecurity fundamentals, history, and real-world breaches. Explore key concepts and governance practices while learning how to evaluate controls and protection measures. Build the skills needed to assess risks and respond to cyber threats with confidence.

ACI | Aug 2026 | 242 min

What You Will Learn

You will start by exploring essential cybersecurity concepts and the history of major breaches. Step-by-step explanations and guided examples help you connect theory to practice. Each section builds your ability to identify risks, assess controls, and apply frameworks, so you gain practical skills for professional use.

Key Features

  • Identify core cybersecurity concepts and governance practices in real-world scenarios
  • Evaluate cybersecurity controls and protection measures for effective risk management
  • Analyze warning signs of cyber threats and apply audit techniques to assess risks

Target Audience

Ideal for cybersecurity auditors, IT auditors, security professionals, and technology risk practitioners with some prior experience. If you want to strengthen your ability to identify key cybersecurity concepts and evaluate controls in your organization, this course will help you achieve those goals.

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