# Introduction - Introduction to cybersecurity

## Chapter 2: Introduction to cybersecurity

Through an exploration of key concepts and practices, this chapter will help students develop a practical understanding of the goals of cybersecurity and how it is defined and practiced within organizations.

**This chapter will help students:**

* Understand key concepts and learn key definitions within the cybersecurity field, including information confidentiality, integrity, and availability (the CIA triad).
* Approach information security in terms of risk, threat, vulnerability, and mitigation.
* Understand the changing cybersecurity threat landscape and key technological and sociopolitical factors driving the change.
* Become familiar with common cyber attacks and malware types.
* Describe network security risk mitigation best practices.
* Describe cybersecurity risk mitigation methods.

## Topics covered in this chapter

[Foundational cybersecurity concepts](/practical-foundations-in-cybersecurity/2.-introduction-to-cybersecurity/foundational-cybersecurity-concepts.md)

[The evolving cybersecurity threat landscape](/practical-foundations-in-cybersecurity/2.-introduction-to-cybersecurity/the-evolving-cybersecurity-threat-landscape.md)

[Common cyber attacks](/practical-foundations-in-cybersecurity/2.-introduction-to-cybersecurity/common-cyber-attacks.md)

[Network security risk mitigation best practices](/practical-foundations-in-cybersecurity/2.-introduction-to-cybersecurity/network-security-risk-mitigation-best-practices.md)

[Cybersecurity risk mitigation methods](/practical-foundations-in-cybersecurity/2.-introduction-to-cybersecurity/cybersecurity-risk-mitigation-methods.md)


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