Course Description:
This comprehensive course equips you with the essential knowledge and skills to begin a successful cybersecurity career and prepare for the ISC2 “Certified in Cybersecurity (CC)” certification. Through beginner-friendly instruction, you’ll explore foundational concepts such as risk management, access control, network security, incident response, business continuity, and security operations. You’ll also engage in practical activities. Whether you’re transitioning into IT security, reinforcing your existing skills, or seeking credential-ready training, this course provides a structured pathway to build your confidence, complete your certification, and step into the growing world of cybersecurity.
Imran Afzal has over 20 years of experience in Systems administration, engineering, management, entrepreneurship, teaching and public speaking.
Currently Imran manages a large team of systems engineers and administrators globally. He started his career with Time Warner (New York City) in 2000 as a systems administrator. That is where he began his career in IT. He was involved in deploying technologies like DTV, VOD, Cable Cards, PPV, IPTV etc.
He has utilized IT skills in many fortune 500 companies such as financial firm, fashion industry, tech media industry etc. He spearheaded projects like datacenter migration, introduction and deployment of VMWare, monitoring tools implementation, Amazon cloud migration and many more. His professional expertise is in Linux, VMWare, Windows, technical documentation, training, project management, change management etc.
Imran earned his bachelor’s in Computer Information Systems from Baruch College, City University of New York as an honor student. He earned his MBA from New York Institute of Technology (NYIT) in operation management and IT.
Some of his certifications are in Linux Systems Management, UNIX Operating Systems, Linux System Administration, System Internals, VMWare Certified Professional, RHCSA and Windows Server Certified
Imran has been teaching since 2010 and provides onsite and online training on many IT subjects. He has the highest rated online courses with 300,000+ students worldwide. He has helped almost 1000+ students to land a job in IT.