Learn cybersecurity defensive basics

Explain cybersecurity threats, defenses, privacy, and risk assessment

Teaching security fundamentals when professional penetration testing is not yet required.

• · system architecture
• · threat model assumptions
• · attack scenarios

• · threat taxonomy
• · mitigation strategies
• · risk assessment
• · defense-in-depth design

Basic networking and OS knowledge helpful; threat landscape understanding

• · Single defense assumed sufficient (violates defense-in-depth)
• · Social engineering ignored
• · Encryption overstated as solution
• · Privilege escalation chain not considered
• · Insider threat dismissed

• · Defense-in-depth layering emphasized
• · Social engineering priority
• · Malware taxonomy comprehensive