Learn the fundamentals of networking for your IT and cybersecurity career
Networking is easily one of the most recommended topics to learn for anyone interested in an IT or cybersecurity career, making it one of the most important skills to build when starting out.
Regardless of what job you end up choosing, having a foundational understanding of how data travels all around us is extremely beneficial.
In this course, you’re going to build that foundation.
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Who is the course for?
Anyone interested in networking fundamentals
Cybersecurity Beginners
IT Beginners
Here's what you get
2h+ of content
28 Lessons
Beginner
Author support
Learn core concepts of networking
Learn concepts that will be useful throughout your IT and Cybersecurity career.
The OSI and TCP/IP models have shaped how the internet functions, so this is our starting point. What are these models? How do they compare to one another? What should you know about them? These are questions we answer as we get started in the course.
Learn about the physical layer
How are we able to communicate with people across different continents? How does wifi work? How do wired networks work? Let’s take a look!
Learn about the data link layer
MAC addresses, MAC Address Tables, switches, and Broadcast Domains, are all critical components to making networks work.
Learn about the network layer
In this section, we cover:
IP addressing
Routers and Routing Tables
Network Masks
Network and Host IDs
Default Gateways
Reserved, Public, and Private IPs
IPv6 vs IPv4
Network Address Translation (NATs)
Learn about the transport layer and the 3-way handshake
The transport layer dictates whether data will be transported via TCP or UDP, and which port will be used. We also learn about the 3-way handshake which is an important concept to know, and we explore potential attacks.
We offer multiple free courses and are frequently adding more. Purchasing this course automatically grants you access to those courses as well!
Cybr's Community
Ask questions, get answers, and share resources with other students via our Forums and Discord communities. You can also chat in real time with the course author, mentors, and other Cybr members.
The course is a full-featured online course with guided videos and written lessons. The ebook is the same content without the guided video lessons, and it can be downloaded offline. The bundle offers both in one purchase!