Introduction

Hey! I'm Dennis, the person behind Hopper's Roppers.

This is the Roppers Practical Security Fundamentals course. To the best of my knowledge, it is the only security theory course out there that focuses on practical application. Its sister course, Roppers Security Fundamentals focuses on the theory behind security, and you should complete that before starting this one. Promise it goes fast. If you do that course first there is a small amount of overlap for the topics I think are critical, but no need to waste time, when you come upon duplicated material just read it real fast and keep moving. This course is about technical ability, not theory.

These courses together will teach students about risk, threat modeling, and how they can defend themselves and others online. You've gotten most of the theory in the previous course, this course is about teaching practical skills backed up by theory; not advanced persistent threats and fighting off malware.

This course doesn't have an official place in the roadmap I use to guide students toward the best resources available. Still, it is an essential part of your development as a security professional.

Pre-Requisites

Our Computing Fundamentals course is recommended, but not required. This is technical and will require an understanding of Linux and the command line.

Roppers Security Fundamentals is highly recommended as it goes over the theory behind what we are doing here.

Welcome to the show!