EC-Council Certified Security Specialist

The EC-Council Certified Security Specialist programme provides broad entry-level coverage of information security, network security, and computer forensics. It helps...

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Programme overview

The EC-Council Certified Security Specialist programme provides broad entry-level coverage of information security, network security, and computer forensics. It helps learners understand threats, implement core controls, protect networks and systems, and support basic investigation activities. Participants will strengthen practical cybersecurity capability through guided demonstrations, hands-on labs, scenario analysis, security-tool use, and structured documentation of findings.

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At a glance

Course code: EC-028
Provider: EC-Council
Category: Cybersecurity Foundations
Status: Registration Open
Duration: 5 days
Price: RM 5,000

What participants should gain

Recognise information-security threats, vulnerabilities, and controls
Apply fundamental system, network, and data-protection measures
Understand ethical hacking and common attack techniques
Support secure network monitoring and incident response
Perform basic digital-evidence identification and investigation

Participant readiness

Basic computer and networking knowledge
No advanced cybersecurity experience required
Suitable for students, IT support staff, and early-career security professionals

Who this course is for

Students, career starters, IT users, and professionals developing cybersecurity capability
Technical and non-technical personnel whose roles involve technology, data, systems, or security
Organisations seeking structured awareness, practical skills, and role-based capability development

How the course is delivered

This programme will be conducted through interactive lectures, tool demonstrations, guided hands-on labs, scenario-based exercises, group discussions, security assessments, knowledge checks, and a final practical activity.

Course outline

Module and topic breakdown

Module 1: Information Security Fundamentals

Confidentiality, integrity, availability, authenticity, accountability, and privacy

Module 2: Threats, Vulnerabilities, and Risk Management

Asset, threat, vulnerability, likelihood, impact, and residual-risk concepts

Module 3: System and Endpoint Security

Operating-system hardening, patching, anti-malware, host firewall, application control, and encryption

Module 4: Identity, Authentication, and Access Control

Identity proofing, credential storage, password policy, multifactor authentication, and federation

Module 5: Cryptography and Data Protection

Confidentiality, integrity, authentication, non-repudiation, and cryptographic trust

Module 6: Network Security Fundamentals

Purpose, terminology, components, and core principles of Network Security Fundamentals

Module 7: Firewalls, IDS/IPS, and Secure Network Services

Signature, anomaly, behavioural, and policy-based detection concepts

Module 8: Wireless, Web, Email, and Cloud Security

Wireless standards, access points, clients, channels, authentication, encryption, and roaming

Module 9: Ethical Hacking and Security Assessment Fundamentals

Authorisation, scope, rules of engagement, methodology, evidence, and professional ethics

Module 10: Incident Response Fundamentals

Preparation, detection, analysis, containment, eradication, recovery, and lessons learned

Module 11: Computer Forensics and Digital Evidence

Purpose, scope, legal authority, forensic readiness, evidence integrity, and investigative roles

Module 12: Security Policies, Awareness, and Compliance

Identifying legal, regulatory, contractual, and industry obligations

Assessment and completion

Continuous knowledge checks and facilitator feedback throughout the programme
Completion of guided exercises, scenarios, labs, or case-study activities applicable to the course
Final review or practical activity to confirm understanding of the stated course objectives
Official EC-Council examination and certification requirements depend on the selected training package and current exam version

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