Important Cybersecurity Skills

Tools and programming languages that are commonly used in the security field

What you'll learn:

  • SIEM Tools

  • Playbooks

  • Network Protocol Analyzers

  • Linux Operating Systems

  • Programming Languages (SQL and Python)

Common Cybersecurity Tools

Log

A record of events that occur within an organizations systems

e.g. When employees log in and when they utilize certain services

Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) Tool

An application that collects and analyzes log data to monitor critical activities in an organization

e.g. Splunk and Google's Chronicle

Other Key Security Tools

  • Playbooks

A manual that provides details about any operational action

  • Network Protocol Analyzers (packet sniffer)

A tool designed to capture and analyze data traffic within a network

e.g. Tcpdump and Wireshark

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