Career Path Syllabus: Become a Cyber Security Engineer

Last Updated: November 2021

Career Path Description

In this program, you will learn what it takes to become a Security Engineer. According to
cyberseek.org, there is the highest demand for Security Engineers with 35,000+ job openings.
Learn to resolve production security issues, configure and manage firewalls and intrusion
detection systems (IDS), investigate incidents, perform forensics and run incident responses.

Cybrary offers practical, virtual lab environments specific to Cyber Security Engineering that will
help you gain real-world, hands-on skills with the industry’s latest tools and technologies.

Career Path Expectations and Goals

We have found the learners who are most successful in the program spend at least 30 minutes on
learning a day. Your time is extremely valuable, so if there is a concept you already know, do not
hesitate to skip that portion of the curriculum. The purpose of the career path is to ensure you
have the knowledge/skills/abilities needed for the role. If you already have them, there is no need
to duplicate efforts.

Career Paths can contain courses, labs, and assessments. Using these materials concurrently
provides you with both instructional and hands-on experience that will enhance your chances of
passing potential certification exams and give you the experience you need for the actual job role.

We also encourage you to engage with the mentors and other learners in the Cybrary Insider Pro
(CIP) Slack Community. The CIP community members will share the insights they have acquired
as they have gone through their journey. In addition, communicating difficult concepts is a learned
skill and our community provides a risk-free environment for you to test that skill.

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Career Path Outline
Important note: This syllabus presents Cybrary’s suggested way to progress through the career
path, but syllabus items do not need to be completed in the order they are listed. You have the
freedom to complete items in any order.

Duration
Become a Cyber Security Engineer Content Type Difficulty
(Hours)
Welcome to the Cyber Security Engineer Career Path Course Beginner 0.02
Fundamentals of Cybersecurity Architecture Course Beginner 3.25
Centralized Monitoring Lab Intermediate 1
Preliminary Scanning Lab Intermediate 1
Data Backup and Recovery Lab Intermediate 1
Vulnerability Scan Analysis Lab Intermediate 2
Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) Course Advanced 16
Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) Practice Test Intermediate 3
Certified Cloud Security Professional (CCSP) Course Intermediate 13
Using PowerShell to Analyze a System Lab Intermediate 1
Advanced Techniques for Malware Recovery Lab Intermediate 1
Applying Filters to TCPDump and Wireshark Lab Intermediate 1
Create Custom Snort Rules Lab Intermediate 1
Dynamic Malware Analysis Capstone Lab Intermediate 1
Parse Files Out of Network Traffic Lab Intermediate 1
IDS Setup Lab Intermediate 1.5
Comprehensive Threat Response Lab Intermediate 2
Denial of Service PCAP Analysis Lab Intermediate 0.75
Recover from SQL Injection Attack Lab Intermediate 1
Recover from Web-Based Flashpack Incident Lab Intermediate 1.25
Post Incident Service Restoration Lab Intermediate 1
Risk Management Framework Course Intermediate 1.5
Identify Whether High-Risk Systems Were Affected Lab Intermediate 1
Corporate Cybersecurity Management Course Advanced 0.75

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Total titles: 24
Total learning hours: 57

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cybersecurity industry. Enterprise-grade workforce development
management, advanced training features and detailed skill gap and
competency analytics.
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