Hi everyone.
My name is Mike Woolard, and welcome to my course, Python
Functions and Libraries for Cybersecurity.
I am an information security manager who grew up coding in order to
automate a lot of the tasks and work I did not have time for.
Python is a very powerful tool with massive public support that
gives you an insight into all the aspects of your networks,
endpoints, and cloud applications.
In this course, we're going to cover some of the modules,
methods,
libraries, and functions that are important to know and
understand so you can build your tools to defend,
discover, and eliminate malware to pen test your
network or encrypt your sensitive data.
Some of the major topics we will cover include why is
Python important to cybersecurity, how is Python used in
different cybersecurity positions,
core functions that are important to understand, and third‑party
packages out there that support the cybersecurity field.
By the end of this course, we'll have talked through some of the best
libraries and functions that will get you started so you can protect the
top areas of your business in our networks,
processes, operating systems, malware, web applications, and cryptography.
Before beginning this course,
you should be familiar with introductory Python coding, as well as some of
the coding standards and basics of writing Python scripts.
I hope you'll join me in this journey to learn about how big of an asset
Python can be in your cybersecurity career with Python Functions and
Libraries for Cybersecurity course, here at Pluralsight.