Preparation for Cybersecurity Data Science Course

Set up your cybersecurity lab and acquire the background knowledge essential to success in Cybersecurity Data Science.

45 minutes

Course description

This course is all about preparing you for fluent and safe handling of malware and employment of Machine Learning to analyze it. You will set up a lab environment for handling and analyzing malware and acquire a basic toolkit of Machine Learning techniques to enable you to tackle the vast majority of Cybersecurity Data Science problems.

Syllabus

Welcome to Cybersecurity Data Science!

Video - 00:03:00
Generating Text Using Machine Learning

Video - 00:04:00
Hyperparameter Tuning

Video - 00:07:00
Anomaly Detection with Isolation Forest

Video - 00:06:00
Natural Language Processing

Video - 00:04:00
Structured Learning with XGBoost

Video - 00:03:00
Basic Model Assessment

Video - 00:06:00
Working with Virtual Python Environments

Video - 00:04:00
Setting Up a Virtual Lab

Video - 00:08:00
Overview

Video - 00:02:00

Meet the author

Emmanuel Tsukerman

Dr. Tsukerman graduated from Stanford University and UC Berkeley. In 2017, his machine-learning-based anti-ransomware product won Top 10 Ransomware Products by PC Magazine. In 2018, he designed a machine-learning-based malware detection system for Palo Alto Network's WildFire service (over 30,000 customers).

In 2019, Dr. Tsukerman authored the Machine Learning for Cybersecurity Cookbook and launched the Infosec Skills Cybersecurity Data Science Learning Path.

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Associated NICE Work Roles

All Infosec training maps directly to the NICE Workforce Framework for Cybersecurity to guide you from beginner to expert across 52 Work Roles.

  • All-Source Analyst
  • Mission Assessment Specialist
  • Multi-Disciplined Language Analyst

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