CrowdSec Fundamentals

An introductory course that gives an overview of the CrowdSec project, our approach to cybersecurity, and the knowledge needed to protect your infrastructure with the CrowdSec Security Engine.

  • Beginner
  • 7 modules
  • 1 h
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About the course

This course is aimed at security professionals, system administrators, and IT managers who want to understand how CrowdSec can help protect their systems and networks against cyber threats, as well as students who want an introduction to the world's largest network of cybersecurity threat intelligence.

Course modules

Duration 6:47

Module 1Introduction to CrowdSec

Module 1 provides an introduction to CrowdSec, including an overview of our story, our commitment to open source and our collaborative approach to cybersecurity.

Duration 7:29

Module 2An Overview of the CrowdSec Security Engine

Module 2 gives you a complete overview of our Security Engine, as well as an overview of its architecture, explaining how it collects and analyzes information to detect real time threats.

Duration 10:57

Module 3Learn about Parsers and Behavior Scenarios

Module 3 takes a closer look at how we identify suspicious activity on your servers. We talk about parsers and the steps they take to enrich your systems logs, as well as an overview of our behavior detection scenarios and how they are used to detect malicious IP activity.

Duration 7:43

Module 4Understand how Remediation Components act on Threats

Module 4 covers our Remediation Components, which are used to respond to security alerts detected by the Security Engine, as well as acting on the intelligence shared via our community blocklist.

Duration 7:03

Module 5Discover the CrowdSec Cyber Threat Intelligence

Module 5 discusses our crowd-sourced approach to cyber threat intelligence, and how we use it to improve our users security. We also explore how we ensure the data is free from poisoning and false positives.

Duration 12:25

Module 6Install the CrowdSec Security Engine

Module 6 will show you how to install your own Security Engine and Remediation Components. You will also learn how to enrol your Security Engine in to the CrowdSec Console. Time to put theory into practice!

Duration 7:18

Module 7Explore the CrowdSec Console

Module 7 introduces the CrowdSec Console, a web-based management interface that provides a user-friendly way to manage and monitor your Security Engine deployments.