MD Technical School
Cybersecurity Fundamentals
Your starting point in cybersecurity: core principles, practices and terminology across private-sector and Department of Defense environments.
$2,599tuition
EC-Council
Beginner
C|CT 101
Certified Cybersecurity Technician (C|CT)
Entry-level, hands-on technician skills across the core security domains.
40 hours
In-person or live online
Prepares for the EC-Council C|CT exam
Overview
What this course is about
An entry-level, ANSI-accredited program built around guided labs and scenario-based challenges. You'll build the foundation to identify risks and respond to threats in a business environment, from hardening systems to triaging alerts.
Outcomes
What you’ll be able to do
- Demonstrate job-ready technician skills across core security domains
- Support incident triage, endpoint and network hardening, and user security
- Prepare for the Certified Cybersecurity Technician (C|CT) exam
- Progress toward junior analyst and SOC roles
Curriculum
What you’ll learn
- Operating system security and baseline hardening
- Network fundamentals: IP, VLANs, firewalls, secure Wi-Fi
- Identity & access management
- Security monitoring: logs, alerts, triage
- Incident response fundamentals
- Cryptography essentials and PKI
- Endpoint tools: antivirus, EDR, SIEM, vulnerability scanners
- Email and web security, phishing detection
Who it’s for
Career-starters, help desk and IT support technicians, aspiring security analysts.
Recommended background
Basic computer literacy; IT support experience helpful. Cybersecurity Fundamentals (CIS 101) recommended.
Where it can take you
Junior Security AnalystSOC Tier 1 AnalystIT Security Technician
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Questions about Certified Cybersecurity Technician (C|CT)?
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