Cybersecurity Specialist

Issued by Park University

Earners of this badge are able to Understand Linux basics, including file system organization, access control mechanism, process management, and text file editors. Earners are able to use basic commands to operate Linux. and understand and use basic cryptographies, including symmetric encryption, asymmetric encryption, and cryptographic hash.

Type Certification
Cost Free

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Earning Criteria

Lab 1: Linux basics (2 hours). This lab cover basic Linux commands related to file system, access control, process management, and text file editing. In this lab, you will practice commands to copy, delete, and move files and folders. You will also practice the commands to change file permission and editing text files.
Lab 2: Cryptography (2 hours). This lab covers symmetric encryption, asymmetric encryption, cryptographic hash. In this lab, you will practice different encryption algorithms with OpenSSL. You will need to use different hash algorithms and test the performance of AES-256.
Lab 3: Privilege escalation (2 hours). This lab covers privilege escalation attack and countermeasures. Privilege escalation is the action of infiltrating a system and granting yourself access privileges higher than what you have with the account/user you gained access to, in order to tamper with the system or files in some way, or to steal or modify stored information. In this lab, you will gain an understanding of how to perform privilege escalation with Apache and a reverse shell.
Lab 4: HTTP basics (2 hours). This lab will help you to get familiar with HTTP protocol. You will also become familiar with an HTTP Proxy, called ZAP, and looking at how HTTP works behind the scenes.
Lab 5: Web security basics (2 hours). This lab covers common web attacks and their countermeasures, including cross-site scripting and SQL injection. In this lab, you will practice how to implement those attacks