Overview

Welcome to DedSec Smartphone Academy, a guided starting point for cybersecurity.

Before using security tools, you need a dependable mental model of what cybersecurity protects, how common threats work, and how the major security roles cooperate. Tools change quickly; foundations remain useful.

In this module

• Define cybersecurity and its purpose.
• Recognize common threats such as malware, phishing and password attacks.
• Understand the CIA triad: confidentiality, integrity and availability.
• Compare offensive, defensive, engineering and cloud-security roles.
• Identify the foundations you should learn before specializing.

Recommended approach

Read the lessons in order, reproduce examples only in your own lab, and write down unfamiliar terms. You do not need previous experience. Curiosity, patience and responsible practice are enough to begin.

Learn the basics. Build your lab. Start your cybersecurity journey.