As an Information Security Analyst, analyze security alerts and respond to a ransomware attack using Python and stakeholder management skills
Welcome to AIG’s Shields Up: Cybersecurity Job Simulation!
In this simulation, you will learn skills – both non-technical and technical – that are used in the world of cybersecurity. Specifically, notify internal stakeholders that may be at risk from a ransomware attack and then help recover some hacked files. You will learn how to analyze alerts from the Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), in collaboration with the FBI and the NSA – and then apply the intel to reduce the risk of an attack on AIG.
We hope this program provides a great resource for you to up-skill and strengthen your resume as you explore career options and a potential career in cybersecurity!
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This program is self-paced. It takes approximately 2-3 hours to complete.
Skills Learned:
- Responding to a zero-day vulnerability
CISA has just released an alert on a new zero-day vulnerability for Apache Log4j. Research the vulnerability and publish an advisory to affected teams to alert and prevent exploitation.- Cybersecurity
- Vulnerability Triage
- Security Advisory
- Problem Solving
- Research
- Communication
- Data Analysis
- Strategy
- (Technical) Bypassing ransomware
One of our servers has been exploited by the Log4j vulnerability, and the attacker just tried to load some ransomeware! Write a bruteforcer to break into the ransomware-encrypted files, so we don’t have to pay the ransom- Software Development
- Python
- Security Engineering
- Solution Architecture
- Design Thinking
- Problem Solving
- Finish Line
