Day 1 — Foundations of Cybersecurity

How to use this day

Use the left navigation to move through topics and labs in order.
Pages are designed to support discussion and instructor facilitation.
Labs are small-group friendly and portable for instructors.

Learning outcomes

By the end of Day 1, participants will be able to:

Explain what information security is and why it matters across IT disciplines
Apply the CIA Triad and risk thinking to real-world incidents
Identify threats, vulnerabilities, and controls
Describe foundational network/web/identity concepts from a security lens
Explain why logging and incident response are essential