What you'll learn?

  • Define what a computer network is and distinguish it from the internet
  • Identify network types (LAN, MAN, WAN, PAN) and their real-world uses
  • Describe the role of essential network devices (Hub, Switch, Router, Firewall)
  • Explain the TCP/IP and OSI models and their layered architecture
  • Compare TCP vs UDP from both performance and security perspectives
  • Install and navigate Cisco Packet Tracer to build simple topologies
  • Recognize common network attacks: MITM, DoS, IP Spoofing, and MITB
  • Understand the role of firewalls and network segmentation in cybersecurity
  • Demonstrate basic network segmentation and firewall rules in a lab environment
  • Perform basic ethical network attacks using industry-standard tools

Description

Foundational networking course covering what networks are, devices, topologies, the TCP/IP & OSI models, TCP vs UDP security analysis, and hands-on Packet Tracer labs. Includes network attack concepts, firewall fundamentals, and network segmentation. 5 modules: Introduction, Protocols & Models, Hands-on Packet Tracer, Cybersecurity Fundamentals, and Capstone Lab.

Pre-requisites

Basic computer knowledge

Course content

Total: 5 lectures Total minutes: 0
  • 1. SM1.0: Introduction To Networking
  • 1. SM2.0: Networking Protocols & Models
  • 1. SM3.0: Hands on Networking with Cisco Packet Tracer
  • 1. SM4.0: Networking in Cybersecurity
  • 1. SM5.0: Networking & Cyber Fundamentals Lab

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About the instructor

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The Team Phoenix

8 Courses

By The Team Phoenix

Cybersecurity Level 0
HighestRated

Updated July 2026

  • 1 total resources
  • beginner

Cybersecurity Level 0 — Foundations & Awareness

  • Explain the CIA triad and its role in cybersecurity
  • Identify different types of cyber threat actors and their motivations
  • Distinguish between authentication and authorization
  • Describe how encryption protects data confidentiality
  • Differentiate between risk, threat, and vulnerability

By The Team Phoenix

Cybersecurity Level 1
HighestRated

Updated July 2026

  • 1 total resources
  • intermediate

Cybersecurity Level 1 — Offensive & Defensive Security

  • Describe the seven stages of the Cyber Kill Chain
  • Differentiate between ethical and malicious hacking based on authorization
  • Perform passive and active reconnaissance using OSINT techniques
  • Explain ARP spoofing and how it enables MITM attacks
  • Identify SQL injection vulnerabilities and apply parameterized queries

By The Team Phoenix

Linux Level 0
HighestRated

Updated July 2026

  • 1 total resources
  • beginner

Linux Level 0 — Fundamentals & Security Basics

  • Define the Linux kernel and distinguish distributions from the core OS
  • Navigate the Linux file system hierarchy (/home, /etc, /var, /bin, /root)
  • Use essential terminal commands (pwd, ls, cd, touch, mkdir, cp, mv, rm)
  • View file contents with cat, less, head, and tail
  • Interpret and modify file permissions (rwx) with chmod

By The Team Phoenix

Linux Level 1
HighestRated

Updated July 2026

  • 1 total resources
  • intermediate

Linux Level 1 — Administration & Security

  • Trace the Linux boot process from BIOS/UEFI to systemd initialization
  • Manage services with systemctl (start, stop, enable, disable)
  • Search files and filter text using find, grep, and xargs
  • Interpret load average, uptime, and process states in top
  • Schedule recurring tasks with cron jobs and one-time tasks with at

By The Team Phoenix

Windows Level 0
HighestRated

Updated July 2026

  • 1 total resources
  • beginner

Windows Level 0 — Fundamentals & Security Basics

  • Explain the role of an operating system in managing hardware and applications
  • Describe the layered Windows architecture from HAL to user interface
  • Navigate and manage files using CMD (dir, cd, mkdir, copy, del)
  • Use basic networking commands (ipconfig, ping, tracert, netstat)
  • Understand PowerShell cmdlet Verb-Noun pattern and object-based pipeline

By The Team Phoenix

Windows Level 1
HighestRated

Updated July 2026

  • 1 total resources
  • intermediate

Windows Level 1 — Administration & Security

  • Differentiate between kernel mode and user mode execution
  • Trace the Windows boot process from POST to Winlogon
  • Navigate and interpret the Windows Registry (HKLM, HKCU, HKCR)
  • Create and manage users/groups with net user and New-LocalUser
  • Analyze active connections and owning processes with netstat -ano

By The Team Phoenix

Networking Level 0
HighestRated

Updated July 2026

  • 1 total resources
  • beginner

Networking Level 0 — Fundamentals

  • Define what a computer network is and distinguish it from the internet
  • Identify network types (LAN, MAN, WAN, PAN) and their real-world uses
  • Describe the role of essential network devices (Hub, Switch, Router, Firewall)
  • Explain the TCP/IP and OSI models and their layered architecture
  • Compare TCP vs UDP from both performance and security perspectives

By The Team Phoenix

Networking Level 1
HighestRated

Updated July 2026

  • 1 total resources
  • intermediate

Networking Level 1 — Advanced

  • Analyze IPv4 header fields and understand the IPv6 address structure
  • Calculate subnet masks and CIDR notations with binary AND operations
  • Apply VLSM to create custom subnets for different network departments
  • Distinguish between static and dynamic routing, and explain RIP operation
  • Troubleshoot routing issues using the bottom-up methodology