Fundamentals of Cybersecurity

The owner of this badge has received an in-depth introduction to the basic concepts of cybersecurity. They know what cybersecurity is and why and how cyber attacks happen. They can differentiate between different vulnerabilities, threats, attackers and attack techniques on a conceptual level as well as point out possible consequences of cyber attacks.

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