Access Control Concepts
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Access Control Concepts
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Welcome to course 3 of 5 of this Specialization, Access Control Concepts.
In Course 1, we introduced access control concepts. Now, we will take a more detailed look at the types of access control that every information security professional should be familiar with. We will discuss both physical and logical controls and how they are combined to strengthen the overall security of an organization. This is where we describe who gets access to what, why access is necessary, and how that access is managed. After completing this course, the participant will be able to: Select access controls that are appropriate in a given scenario. - Relate access control concepts and processes to given scenarios. - Compare various physical access controls. - Describe logical access controls. - Practice the terminology of access controls and review concepts of access controls. Agenda Course Introduction Module 1: Key Concepts Module 2: Administrative Controls Module 3: Physical Controls Module 4:Logical Controls Module 5: Controls Review This training is for IT professionals, career changers, college students, recent college graduates, advanced high school students and recent high school graduates looking to start their path toward cybersecurity leadership by taking the Certified in Cybersecurity entry-level exam. There are no prerequisites to take the training or the exam. It is recommended that candidates have basic Information Technology (IT) knowledge. No work experience in cybersecurity or formal education diploma/degree is required.
In this course, we will take a more detailed look at the types of access control that every information security professional should be familiar with. We will discuss both physical and logical controls and how they are combined to strengthen the overall security of an organization. This is where we describe who gets access to what, why access is necessary, and how that access is managed.
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1 video1 reading
1 video•Total 3 minutes
- Course Introduction•3 minutes
1 reading•Total 2 minutes
- Course Agenda•2 minutes
Throughout this module, we will focus on access control concepts and processes to given scenarios.
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3 videos6 readings
3 videos•Total 31 minutes
- What is a Control?•8 minutes
- Defense in Depth•10 minutes
- User Life Cycle Management•13 minutes
6 readings•Total 45 minutes
- Controls Overview•10 minutes
- Defense in Depth•10 minutes
- Privileged Access Management•10 minutes
- Segregation of Duties•5 minutes
- Authorized Versus Unauthorized Personnel•5 minutes
- How Users Are Provisioned•5 minutes
Throughout this module, we will focus on Administrative Controls.
What's included
1 video
1 video•Total 5 minutes
- Administrative Controls•5 minutes
Throughout this module, we will focus on Physical Controls.
What's included
2 videos3 readings1 assignment
2 videos•Total 18 minutes
- Key Concepts•8 minutes
- Security•10 minutes
3 readings•Total 25 minutes
- What Are Physical Security Controls? •5 minutes
- Types of Physical Access Controls•10 minutes
- Monitoring•10 minutes
1 assignment•Total 2 minutes
- Self Check: Physical Access Controls•2 minutes
Throughout this module, we will focus on Logical Controls.
What's included
2 videos3 readings
2 videos•Total 9 minutes
- Logical Controls•8 minutes
- Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)•0 minutes
3 readings•Total 17 minutes
- What are Logical Access Controls?•2 minutes
- Discretionary Access Control (DAC)•10 minutes
- Mandatory Access Control (MAC)•5 minutes
This module will test your knowledge on what you have learned throughout this course.
What's included
2 videos2 readings1 assignment1 peer review
2 videos•Total 10 minutes
- Controls Review•3 minutes
- Controls Quiz•7 minutes
2 readings•Total 20 minutes
- Course Summary•10 minutes
- Terms and Definitions•10 minutes
1 assignment•Total 20 minutes
- Controls Quiz•20 minutes
1 peer review•Total 60 minutes
- Peer Review•60 minutes
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Reviewed on Feb 16, 2023
Instruction is clear and concise so that really a person with zero experience can understand the concepts and applications.
Reviewed on Jul 14, 2025
This course is an excellent introductory course to Cybersecurity.
Reviewed on Jul 21, 2024
An excellent course for all willing to get basic knowledge of controls in Security of Cyber Science
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