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651 Enterprise Architect KSAT Intermediate NCWF Journey
- 70 Courses | 72h 53m 17s
Develops and maintains business, systems, and information processes to support enterprise mission needs; develops information technology (IT) rules and requirements that describe baseline and target architectures.
651 Enterprise Architect
Develops and maintains business, systems, and information processes to support enterprise mission needs; develops information technology (IT) rules and requirements that describe baseline and target architectures.
- 70 Courses | 72h 53m 17s
COURSES INCLUDED
The Requirements Life Cycle Management Knowledge Area
The requirements life cycle guides business analysts in managing requirements throughout their life span. Using the Business Analysis Body of Knowledge (BABOK) as an aid to analyzing the business ensures the relationships between requirements and designs are understood, traced, and approved, so that solutions meet stakeholder needs. In this course, you'll learn about the analysis and analytics tasks in the requirements lifecycle management knowledge area.
11 videos |
39m
Assessment
Badge
Six Sigma Cycle-time Reduction and Kaizen Blitz
In the Improve stage of the Six Sigma DMAIC process, you will use the Lean and Lean Six Sigma tool set to find ideas to help facilitate business process improvement. That will help you resolve process problems that you've identified in an earlier stage. And this in turn will help drive process improvement, process control, and process design. In this course, you'll learn about the key tools, such as cycle-time reduction, continuous flow, setup reduction, kaizen, kaizen blitz, and other Lean tools, that lead to continuous improvement. The course is aligned with ASQ's 2015 Six Sigma Green Belt Body of Knowledge.
9 videos |
36m
Assessment
Badge
Six Sigma Techniques for Improvement
To carry out business process improvement successfully, it's important that you understand how to use some tools that are commonly used in Lean Six Sigma projects. This course covers common Lean tools used to improve process design and facilitate process control, including kaizen, kaizen blitz, and the plan-do-check-act (PDCA) cycle. You'll also learn how to carry out a cost-benefit analysis, which is an important tool used during the process improvement process. This course is aligned with ASQ's 2015 Six Sigma Yellow Belt Body of Knowledge.
11 videos |
1h
Assessment
Badge
PMI PDU
CCSP 2022: Operational Controls & Standards
An integral part of a Certified Cloud Security Professional's role is to implement operational controls and standards, like those from Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) and International Organization for Standardization/International Electrotechnical Commission (ISO/IEC) 20000-1. In this course, you will discover common governance processes. Begin by exploring configuration management and change management to ensure accurate information is available and maximize successful service changes. Then, focus on how to keep business functions maintained in the event of a disaster through continuity management. Learn how to protect your organization with a comprehensive information security management plan and how to set clear business-based targets for service performance with service level management strategies. Next, investigate the differences between incident and problem management, and release and deployment management. Finally, examine availability and capacity management to ensure that IT services meet the needs of customers and users. This is one of a collection of courses that fully prepares the learner for the ISC2 Certified Cloud Security Professional (CCSP) 2022 exam.
10 videos |
31m
Assessment
Badge
CCSP 2022: Legal Requirements, Privacy Issues, & Risk Management in the Cloud
Cloud computing presents a number of unique risks and issues since it routinely crosses many geographic and political boundaries, and international legislation, regulations, and privacy requirements can conflict with one another. In this course, examine the legal and privacy issues that a Certified Cloud Security Professional can expect to face. Begin by investigating conflicting international laws, eDiscovery, and Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) guidance. Then, focus on personal privacy issues related to protected health information (PHI), personally identifiable information (PII), and privacy impact assessments (PIAs), and compare privacy requirements including ISO/IEC 27018, Generally Accepted Privacy Principles (GAPP), and General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Finally, explore risk management by assessing risk management programs and studying regulatory transparency requirements, including breach notification, Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX), and GDPR. This is one of a collection of courses that fully prepares the learner for the ISC2 Certified Cloud Security Professional (CCSP) 2022 exam.
10 videos |
25m
Assessment
Badge
CompTIA Cloud Essentials+: Cloud Design Considerations
Monitoring and benchmarking are essential when designing cloud that considers disaster recovery, high availability, and failover. In this course, you'll recognize the cloud design considerations that provide the highest possible availability, the levels of redundancy that ensure services continue in the case of a disaster, and the procedures that can be implemented for disaster recovery and business continuity. Moving on, you'll examine common deployment architectures to address availability and resiliency, the parameters and performance indices monitored at each cloud deployment level, and the goals of benchmarking. Next, you'll examine the different failover scenarios prevalent in cloud and the prominent use cases for placement groups and single and multiple availability zones. You'll configure EC2 Linux instances, install the Iperf network benchmark tool, and test TCP and UDP network performance. Lastly, you'll benchmark network throughput on an Amazon EC2 Windows instance and configure active-passive failover with multiple primary and secondary record resources. This course can be used in preparation for the CompTIA Cloud Essentials+ (CLO-002) certification exam.
14 videos |
1h
Assessment
Badge
CompTIA Cloud+: Cloud Solution Design
Developing new software systems can be costly and time consuming. Cloud-based solutions can help get your system online quickly and cost-effectively and help to meet all your business requirements. In this course, you'll learn how to analyze the cloud solution design in support of business requirements. First, you'll explore how to analyze the solution design while considering requirements for software, hardware, system integration, security, network, disaster recovery, budgeting, service level agreements, and compliance. Next, you'll learn about the benefits of using multiple environments for development, quality assurance, staging, and production. You'll also examine the advantages of performing blue-green deployments. Finally, you'll learn about software development testing techniques such as performance, regression, functional, usability, vulnerability, and penetration testing. This course is one of a collection of courses that prepares learners for the CompTIA Cloud+ (CV0-003) certification.
12 videos |
1h 13m
Assessment
Badge
CompTIA Cloud+: Cloud Identity & Access Management
Identity and access management is crucial to securing resources and ensuring the resources are used by the correct people. In this course, you'll learn about some of the security resources that are available for performing and enforcing identity and access management. First, you'll examine identity and access management, including user identification, authorization, and privileged access management. You'll learn how to use the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol to manage access to resources. Next, you'll explore how identity federation can be used to manage user identities and how certificate management can be performed using certificate authorities, registration authorities, certificate databases, certificate stores, and key archival servers. You'll then move on to learn about multi-factor authentication, single sign-on, Public Key Infrastructure, as well as secret and key management. Finally, you'll learn about the components that can be used to perform incident response preparation and incident response procedures such as evidence acquisition, chain of custody, and root cause analysis. This course is one of a collection of courses that prepares learners for the CompTIA Cloud+ (CV0-003) certification.
12 videos |
1h 13m
Assessment
Badge
CompTIA Cloud+: Cloud Security Controls
Ensuring the security of your operating systems and applications is a key component of keeping your cloud environment secure. There are several key steps that can be taken to ensure your cloud system is secure. In this course, you will learn about cloud security policies and managing cloud user permissions. Next, you will learn about anti-virus and anti-malware tools, firewalls, intrusion detection and intrusion prevention tools that can be used to detect and prevent cybersecurity attacks. Next, you will learn about hardening your cloud environment and using encryption to increase data security. Finally, you will learn about configuration management and how to monitor the system and event logs. This course is one of a collection of courses that prepares learners for the CompTIA Cloud+ (CV0-003) certification.
12 videos |
1h 9m
Assessment
Badge
CompTIA Cloud+: Cloud Troubleshooting Methodologies
Being able to troubleshoot cloud and network issues is important when trying to resolve failures or operational difficulties. In this course, you'll learn to use troubleshooting methodologies to resolve common cloud issues. First, you'll examine how to resolve cloud related issues using the troubleshooting methodology. Next, you'll explore how to resolve network security group misconfigurations issues and network connectivity issues. You'll then move on to learn about resolving network routing and firewall connectivity issues. You'll learn about the tools that you can use to troubleshoot and resolve network issues. Finally, you'll learn resource utilization, application performance, and load balancing performance tuning. This course is one of a collection of courses that prepares learners for the CompTIA Cloud+ (CV0-003) certification.
12 videos |
1h 22m
Assessment
Badge
CRISC 2023: Data Privacy
Data privacy is a foremost concern for most organizations. Compliance with laws and regulations feeds into risk management. In this course, you will discover the characteristics of Personally Identifiable Information (PII) and techniques to prevent sensitive data leakage. Then you will explore data loss prevention (DLP) and learn how to implement DLP using Microsoft Purview. Next, you will examine various data privacy and security standards including International Organization for Standardization (ISO)/International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) standards, General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). Finally, you will focus on the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS), Canada's Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) and China's Personal Information Protection Law (PIPL). This course can be used to prepare for the ISACA(r) Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control (CRISC(r)) certification.
12 videos |
1h 7m
Assessment
Badge
CRISC 2023: Cryptography
Confidentiality, integrity, and availability are core pillars of IT security governance. Cybersecurity analysts can harden IT environments using various encryption and hashing techniques. In this course, examine how the CIA triad relates to IT security and how cryptography protects sensitive data. Next, discover how to configure Encrypting File System (EFS) file encryption and Microsoft BitLocker encryption, and use a customer-managed key to enable encryption for an Azure storage account. Then learn how to hash files in Linux and Windows. Finally, find out about hardware security modules (HSMs) and the Trusted Platform Module (TPM), how Transport Layer Security (TLS) supersedes the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL), and how to enable HTTPS. This course can be used to prepare for the ISACA(r) Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control (CRISC(r)) certification.
14 videos |
1h 18m
Assessment
Badge
CRISC 2023: Network Security
Organizations should secure resource access while remaining compliant with relevant laws and regulations. One way to do this is to ensure proper network security controls are in place and reviewed regularly. In this course, learn about the OSI model layers, their relevance to network security controls, and the security aspects of network switching and network access control. Next, explore DHCP and DNS security issues, Wi-Fi authentication methods, and how to harden a DHCP and DNS deployment on Windows Server. Finally, discover the importance of honeypots and honeynets, how to implement a honeypot, how to analyze captured network traffic, and the purpose of an interconnection security agreement. This course can be used to prepare for the ISACA(r) Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control (CRISC(r)) certification.
15 videos |
1h 29m
Assessment
Badge
CompTIA Cybersecurity Analyst+: Network Security Concepts
Cybersecurity policies often require detailed network configuration changes and additions. Technicians must be proficient with the configuration and management of various TCP/IP protocols. In this course, I will start by discussing the Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) model, network switching, and network access control. Next, I'll discuss the TCP/IP protocol suite as well as IPv4 and IPv6 addressing. I will then discuss network routing, dynamic host configuration protocol (DHCP), domain name system (DNS) and Wi-Fi authentication methods. Lastly, I will cover virtual private networks (VPNs), IP Security (IPsec) and network time synchronization. This course can be used to prepare for the CS0-003: CompTIA Cybersecurity Analyst+ (CySA+) exam.
14 videos |
1h 29m
Assessment
Badge
CompTIA Cybersecurity Analyst+: Managing Network Settings
Modern IT solutions communicate over various types of networks. Cybersecurity analysts must be able to configure and secure the ways that devices communicate over these networks. In this course, I will begin by creating on-premises and cloud-based virtual networks, followed by managing IP addressing on Linux, Windows, and in the cloud. Next, I will manage routing table entries in the cloud and implement domain name system (DNS) and Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) security. Lastly, I will harden a Wi-Fi router and configure IPsec in Windows. This course can be used to prepare for the CS0-003: CompTIA Cybersecurity Analyst+ (CySA+) exam.
11 videos |
59m
Assessment
Badge
CompTIA Cybersecurity Analyst+: Cloud Computing & Cybersecurity
Cloud computing is an integral part of IT solutions for individuals and organizations. A knowledge of how cloud computing services are deployed and managed is a requirement for securing cloud-based resources. In this course, I will start by discussing cloud computing deployment models, such as public and private clouds, followed by discussing various cloud computing service models. Next, I will cover a variety of cloud computing security solutions, and I will deploy Linux and Windows cloud-based virtual machines. I will then deploy a web application in the cloud, cover the Cloud Controls Matrix (CCM) security controls, and work with Microsoft Azure managed identities. Lastly, I will discuss and configure a content delivery network (CDN). This course can be used to prepare for the CS0-003: CompTIA Cybersecurity Analyst+ (CySA+) exam.
12 videos |
1h 10m
Assessment
Badge
CompTIA Cybersecurity Analyst+: Data Security Standards
To remain compliant with relevant data privacy laws and regulations, organizations must have a way of identifying sensitive data and implementing security controls to protect that data. In this course, explore how physical security is related to digital data security, examples of personally identifiable information (PII), and how data loss prevention (DLP) solutions can prevent data exfiltration. Next, learn about common data privacy regulations and standards, including GDPR, HIPAA, and PCI DSS. Finally, discover how to use Amazon Macie and File Server Resource Manager to discover and classify sensitive information and learn about the importance of service level objectives (SLOs) and service level agreements (SLAs). This course can be used to prepare for the CS0-003: CompTIA Cybersecurity Analyst+ (CySA+) exam.
11 videos |
1h 3m
Assessment
Badge
CompTIA Cybersecurity Analyst+: Threat Intelligence
Cybersecurity analysts and security tools can reference a variety of threat intelligence sources to keep up to date with the latest threats and mitigations. These can be used to help keep organization security policies as effective as possible. In this course, examine different threat intelligence sources, the common vulnerabilities and exposures (CVEs) website, and the MITRE ATT&CK knowledge base. Next, discover how the OWASP Top 10 can help harden vulnerable web applications, how advanced persistent threats (APTs) are executed, and common ISO/IEC standards. Finally, learn how to analyze CIS benchmark documents, the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS), common organization security policy structures, and how organizational culture relates to IT security. This course can be used to prepare for the CS0-003: CompTIA Cybersecurity Analyst+ (CySA+) exam.
12 videos |
1h 9m
Assessment
Badge
CompTIA Cybersecurity Analyst+: Business Continuity
Organizations must prepare in advance for the inevitable disruption of business operations. This means proactive planning to not only prevent disruptions but also manage them to reduce their negative impact. In this course, you'll begin by exploring common characteristics of a business continuity plan (BCP) and how to conduct a business impact analysis (BIA). You will then consider disaster recovery and incident response plans and focus on incident response activities such as escalation, eradication, and containment. Next, discover the importance of lessons learned from past incidents in order to make future incident response more effective. Lastly, you will explore the cyber-attack kill chain and the diamond model of intrusion analysis. This course can be used to prepare for the CS0-003: CompTIA Cybersecurity Analyst+ (CySA+) exam.
12 videos |
1h 9m
Assessment
Badge
CompTIA Cybersecurity Analyst+: OS Process Management
Managing the running processes on Linux and Windows hosts not only improves performance but also impacts how secure those hosts are. Determining what an abnormal performance or activity is greatly facilitates comparisons to current activity to established baselines of normal performance and behavior. In this course, I will start by navigating through the Windows registry followed by exploring Linux hardware devices using the Linux command line. I will then use the Windows Device Manager tool to manage a hardware device. Next, I will create partitions and file systems on Linux and Windows hosts followed by covering how processes and daemons interact with the Linux OS. I will manage Linux and Windows processes and daemons, or services. Lastly, I will establish a normal performance baseline on a Windows Server using a data collector set. This course can be used to prepare for the CS0-003: CompTIA Cybersecurity Analyst+ (CySA+) exam.
11 videos |
59m
Assessment
Badge
CompTIA Cybersecurity Analyst+: Authentication
Hardening authentication processes makes it more difficult for attackers to compromise accounts. Managing users and groups allows for access to required resources. In this course, you will explore authentication methods, including passwordless login. Then you will learn how to manage Linux users and groups using the command line and how to enable Secure Shell (SSH) public key authentication. Next, you will install and configure a Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) server and client, manage Windows and cloud users and groups, and examine dynamic membership cloud-based groups. Finally, you will configure multi-factor authentication (MFA) for AWS users, manage Windows password policies, and discover identity federation. This course can be used to prepare for the CS0-003: CompTIA Cybersecurity Analyst+ (CySA+) exam.
13 videos |
1h 19m
Assessment
Badge
CompTIA Cybersecurity Analyst+: Authorization
Strong authorization settings limit permissions to resources for authenticated entities. Cybersecurity analysts must be aware of how to not only configure resource permissions, but also how to evaluate existing permissions to ensure adherence to the principle of least privilege. In this course, you will discover how authorization is related to, but differs from, authentication. Then you will explore access control models, such as role-based access control (RBAC) and attribute-based access control (ABAC). Next, you will find out how to manage Linux and Windows file system permissions using the command lines. Finally, you will learn how to configure Windows dynamic access control, work with privileged access management in Linux using sudo, and manage RBAC permissions in the Microsoft Azure cloud. This course can be used to prepare for the CS0-003: CompTIA Cybersecurity Analyst+ exam.
9 videos |
52m
Assessment
Badge
CompTIA Cybersecurity Analyst+: Cryptography
Confidentiality, integrity, and availability are core pillars of IT security governance. Cybersecurity analysts can harden IT environments using various encryption and hashing techniques. In this course, examine how the CIA triad relates to IT security and how cryptography protects sensitive data. Next, discover how to configure EFS file encryption and Microsoft BitLocker encryption, and use a customer-managed key to enable encryption for an Azure storage account. Finally, learn how to hash files in Linux and Windows, about hardware security modules (HSMs), and how TLS supersedes SSL. This course can be used to prepare for the CS0-003: CompTIA Cybersecurity Analyst+ exam.
12 videos |
1h 5m
Assessment
Badge
CompTIA Cybersecurity Analyst+: Secure Coding & Digital Forensics
Security must be included in all phases of IT system and software development designs. Continuous integration and continuous delivery/deployment (CI/CD) integrates development and ongoing management of IT solutions. Cybersecurity analysts must understand IT governance and digital forensics concepts. Begin this course by examining the role of security in the software development life cycle (SDLC). Then you will explore CI/CD and learn how Git is used for file version control. Next, you will discover how the Control Objectives for Information and Related Technologies (COBIT) framework applies to IT governance and you will investigate digital forensics. Finally, you will configure legal hold settings for a cloud storage account and list common digital forensics hardware and software solutions. This course can be used to prepare for the CS0-003: CompTIA Cybersecurity Analyst+ exam.
10 videos |
55m
Assessment
Badge
CompTIA Data+: Understanding Databases
Databases are the backbone of modern life, powering everything from online shopping to social media to memberships and countless other activities. They enable us to store, manage, and retrieve vast amounts of information quickly and efficiently. Understanding databases is the very first step in mastering data analytics. In this course, you will explore databases, beginning with the basic concepts of data analytics, databases, including relational and non-relational databases, and common roles in the field of data science. Then you will examine structured query language (SQL) including examples of SQL operations. Finally, you will investigate the purpose of databases in applications, database management systems (DBMS), how databases are implemented in everyday business environments, and common database tasks. This course can be used to prepare for CompTIA Data+ (DA0-001) exam.
15 videos |
1h 40m
Assessment
Badge
CompTIA Server+: Network Communications
Learning the various aspects of network communications hardware and software is vital to anyone working in a server environment. Use this theory and practice-based course to get a grip on configuring virtual networks and virtual network interface cards (NICs). Explore how network communications hardware and software map to the OSI model. Identify different types of communication networks such as LAN and VLAN. Then, learn how network switching and network routing work. Moving on, practice deploying a hypervisor virtual network. Next, practice configuring IP routing in the cloud and virtual network peering. Then, identify various types of NICs and cables. And finally, practice configuring on-premises and cloud-based virtual machine NICs. Upon completion, you'll be able to identify various network models and configure virtual networks and virtual NICs. You'll also be a step closer to being prepared for the CompTIA Server+ SK0-005 certification exam.
12 videos |
1h 12m
Assessment
Badge
CompTIA Server+: Data Privacy & Protection
Data privacy has become engrained in laws and regulations all over the world. Server technicians must take the appropriate steps to secure sensitive data in alignment with applicable laws and regulations. Discover items that constitute personally identifiable information (PII) and protected health information (PHI) and identify common data security standards such as GDPR, HIPPAA, and PCI DSS. Differentiate between various types of malware and discover how the art of deception is practiced through social engineering. Next, examine data loss prevention (DLP) and implement data discovery and classification on-premises and in the cloud. Lastly, examine key storage media destruction techniques. Upon course completion, you'll be able secure data in alignment with applicable laws and regulations. You'll also be more prepared for the CompTIA Server+ SK0-005 certification exam.
11 videos |
1h 3m
Assessment
Badge
CompTIA Server+: Planning For The Worst
Keeping IT services running in the inevitable event of some kind of disruption is possible only with up-front planning for business continuity and disaster recovery procedures. Explore strategies for managing business continuity and disaster recovery and examine various options for alternate sites, including the cloud. Practice how to enable IT service high availability in a variety of ways. Finally, discover how to manage on-premises and cloud backups, cloud replication, and file versioning. Upon course completion, you'll be able to plan for continued IT service availability in the event of disruptions. You'll also be more prepared for the CompTIA Server+ SK0-005 certification exam.
10 videos |
53m
Assessment
Badge
Forensic Analysis: Cybercrime Investigations
Cybercrime investigators are typically responsible for collecting, processing, analyzing, and interpreting digital evidence related to network vulnerabilities, criminal activity, and counterintelligence initiatives. In this course, you'll explore the basics of network packet capturing, a process used to intercept and log traffic occurring over a network. You'll also examine the purpose and features of some standard tools and techniques to preserve and analyze a computer system's most volatile data. You'll then learn to use some of these tools and techniques to achieve various digital forensic analysis goals. Next, you'll recognize computer forensic best practices, including locating evidence in the Windows Registry. Finally, you'll learn how to differentiate between the purpose and features of the various tools available for conducting hard disk forensic analysis.
17 videos |
1h 37m
Assessment
Badge
Defensive CyberOps: Defensive Cyberspace Operations
A well-planned and properly executed DCO mission will enable the cyber warrior to repel attacks and rapidly prepare for offensive action. In this course, you'll learn the principles of Defensive Cyber Operations, including measures and responses. You'll explore cybersecurity and cyberspace operations in DCO. Next, you'll look at DCO analytics, missions, and operating domains. You'll explore the role of the mission owner and network owner in DCO, as well as planning considerations. Finally, you'll learn about cyberspace threats that may occur during the course of maneuver operations and common security and system tools used in DCO.
14 videos |
42m
Assessment
Badge
Threat Intelligence & Attribution Best Practices: Threat Intelligence Concepts
Identifying and interpreting threat intelligence is crucial to preventing and mitigating cyber attacks. In this course, you'll explore the various threat intelligence types and how they relate to an organization's threat landscape. You'll begin by examining the key characteristics and benefits of threat intelligence and how to use it before, during, and after an attack. You'll then name known cyber threat actors and common indicators of compromise. You'll characterize intelligence, data, and information, and the four categories of threat intelligence: strategic, tactical, operational, and technical. You'll outline the threat intelligence lifecycle and how machine learning and risk modeling relate to threat intelligence. Lastly, you'll recognize threat intelligence use cases and sources, and how to map the threat landscape and benefit from intrusion detection and analysis.
20 videos |
1h 38m
Assessment
Badge
CloudOps Performance Tuning: Applying Performance Principles
When designing solutions, CloudOps practitioners need to mitigate typical performance issues. In this course, you'll explore some common performance problems and the systemic tuning approach to improving performance. You'll examine what comprises a performance engineering approach before outlining a practical performance tuning roadmap. Next, you'll identify post-deployment performance diagnostic techniques for large-scale software systems, essential steps when optimizing application performance, and functional and non-functional components and layers to consider when planning performance management. Moving on, you'll outline the steps involved in configuring performance testing and identify critical cloud computing KPIs and metrics. You'll investigate use cases that help identify gaps in hybrid and multi-cloud deployment architectures. You'll examine performance management challenges and recommended solution architecture for cloud-hosted services. Lastly, you'll outline how to measure private and hybrid cloud performance.
14 videos |
1h 13m
Assessment
Badge
Data Access & Governance Policies: Data Classification, Encryption, & Monitoring
Explore how data classification determines which security measures apply to varying classes of data. This 12-video course classifies data into a couple of main categories, internal data and sensitive data. You will learn to classify data by using Microsoft FSRM (File Server Resource Manager), a role service in Windows Server that enables you to manage and classify data stored on file servers. Learners will explore different tools used to safeguard sensitive information, such as data encryption. You will learn how to enable Microsoft BitLocker, a full volume encryption feature included with Microsoft Windows, to encrypt data at rest. An important aspect of data access governance is securing data that is being transmitted over a network, and you will learn to configure a VPN (virtual private network) using Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager. You will learn to configure a Custom Filtered Log View using MS Windows Event Viewer to track user access to a database. Finally, you will learn to audit file access on an MS Windows Server 2016 host.
13 videos |
1h 18m
Assessment
Badge
Enterprise Architecture: Architectural Principles & Patterns
In this 18-video course, learners can explore software architecture concepts, including the view model, consumer-driven contracts, architectural patterns, and architectural styles and solution patterns used to manage common machine learning issues. Begin by examining software architecture and the benefits it provides, and then the principles that should be followed when designing architecture for applications. You will discover the 4+1 view model and associated views, and learn to recognize software architectures, and the principles of developing enterprise architecture. Recall architectural principles for business, data, and technology, and the fundamental principles guiding service-oriented architecture (SOA) and use of the SOA maturity model. Next, explore serverless architecture; Backend-as-a-Service; the features of evolutionary architecture; and learn to recognize benefits of documenting architecture. Examine the structure of a software project team; the concept and characteristics of consumer-driven contracts; the dimensions of architecture that should be coupled to provide maximize benefit with minimal overheads and costs; and activities and tasks that software architects perform. Finally, take a look at architectural patterns and styles that can be adopted to eliminate common problems.
18 videos |
1h 34m
Assessment
Badge
Enterprise Architecture: Design Architecture for Machine Learning Applications
Explore software architectures used to model machine learning (ML) applications in production, as well as the building blocks of ML reference architecture, in this 11-video course. Examine the pitfalls and building approaches for evolutionary architectures, Fitness function categories, architectural planning guidelines for ML projects, and how to set up complete ML solutions. Learners will begin by studying the basic architecture required to execute ML in enterprises, and will also take a look at software architecture and its features that can be used to model ML apps in production. Next, learn how to set up model ML apps; examine ML reference architecture and the associated building blocks; and view the approaches for building evolvable architectures and migration. Recognize the critical pitfalls of evolutionary architecture and antipatterns of technical architecture and change. Finally, observe how to set up complete ML solutions and explore the Fitness function and its associated categories. Conclude the course with an exercise on architectural planning guidelines for ML projects, with a focus on model refinement, testing, and evaluating production readiness.
11 videos |
59m
Assessment
Badge
Performance Engineering: Optimizing Performance in an Application
It is no longer adequate for software developers and engineers to simply write code that works. They also need to know how to optimize applications for best performance. Learn how you can do this in your role through this diverse course. Learn how software modeling can be employed when designing systems with performance in mind. Examine the role memory management plays in application performance. Discover techniques for code optimization and refactoring. Explore the benefits of optimizing code. And investigate the roles garbage collection, heap dumps, and threading management play in application performance. As you progress, study some code optimization best practices and write a multi-threaded program in .NET. Upon course completion, you'll know the best ways to optimize application performance.
12 videos |
1h 20m
Assessment
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Authentication & Encryption: Best Practices
In this 14-video course, explore the authentication, authorization, and encryption options that a security architect will need on a day-to-day basis. The focus will be on two fronts-from a network security standpoint including cloud services, and internal solutions in an Agile and DevOps environment. Begin with a look at authentication, authorization, and encryption factors and how they fit together, then look at methods of authentication and best practices. This leads into methods of authorization and access control; the use of encryption methods and best practices in implementing encryption; and key symmetry-differentiating between public and private keys and their ciphers. Examine methods of keeping login and authentication credentials secure; view system authentication and authorization through user account administration in Linux, and handle security policy trade-offs in situations where solutions might not align with policy. Discover Secure Shell (SSH) configuration, and implementing and securing remote access to a system using SSH; create secure certificates and keys using OpenSSL; verify software package authenticity by using OpenSSL, and file encryption and file decryption with OpenSSL.
14 videos |
56m
Assessment
Badge
Security Program Regulatory Integration
In this 12-video course, learners will discover the importance of integrating regulations with organizational security policies. Explore security standards such as General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR); Health Insurance Portability and Accountability (HIPAA); and Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA), as well as the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), and National Institute of Standard and Technology (NIST). To begin, determine how to establish the importance of building regulatory compliance into a company's IT security program. You will then examine Personally Identifiable Information (PII), and Protected Health Information (PHI). This leads into the subject of Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS), and what it entails. You will learn how HIPAA protects medical information; how GDPR protects European Union citizen data, and how the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA), applies to financial institutions. You will also identify how FISMA strives to protect sensitive US Government information, and recognize both NIST and ISO security standards. To conclude the course, you will discover how the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX), requires organizational financial transparency.
12 videos |
38m
Assessment
Badge
Security Software Assessments
In this 13-video course, learners will discover techniques used to perform software security assessments and testing, including components of a security assessment, test strategy approaches, security control and software testing, and the security management process. Key concepts covered in this course include the major components of a security assessment and test strategies approaches; security control review methods including log and code reviews; and how to recognize security control testing mechanisms such as code testing. Next, learn the importance of a security management process and its common functions; learn steps to take to properly test software to ensure that it is secure; and learn methods to detect potential software vulnerabilities. Then learn common software vulnerabilities such as buffer overflow and injection flaws; learn how to avoid common software vulnerabilities by using secure coding techniques; and explore steps and techniques to analyze risk. Finally, learn about penetration testing and its purpose; and learn microservices, a mini-application that focuses on a specific task, and application programming interfaces (APIs) and highlight security concerns associated with each.
13 videos |
55m
Assessment
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Mitigating Security Risks: Cyber Security Risks
Effective cybersecurity risk management requires intricate knowledge of day-to-day IT security risks, network vulnerabilities, and cyber attacks. In this course, you'll detail several cybersecurity breaches and how best to prevent each one. You'll start with a general overview of what comprises security risks before categorizing different types into information, cloud, and data-related risks. Next, you'll explore cybercrime methods, the motivations behind them, and the security gaps that invite them in. You'll then use real-life examples to detail some commonplace cyberattacks and crimes. Moving on, you'll investigate what's meant by malware and outline best practices to manage worms, viruses, logic bombs, trojans, and rootkits. You'll also learn how to safeguard against malware, spyware, ransomware, adware, phishing, zero-day vulnerabilities, DoS, and backdoor attacks. By the end of the course, you'll be able to outline guidelines and best practices for securing against the most prevalent types of cybercrimes.
13 videos |
1h 16m
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Cloud Security Administration: Infrastructure Planning
Cloud infrastructure consists of the physical location of the cloud data center. Depending on the data center location, there are different risks that are taken by the service provider and different methods used to tackle security issues. A secure cloud is created by using open source software and creating a technical support pool. Additionally, basic security concepts like protecting data in motion and in rest using encryption can be employed so that clients can only see their data. In this course, you'll learn about baselining cloud infrastructure, different components like hardware and software, and challenges faced in cloud environments.
13 videos |
55m
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Cloud Security Administration: Continuous Operational Improvement
"To manage, operate, and maintain the cloud environment, proper procedures have to be in place. In this course, you'll learn about design concepts and the various models that can be used for operational improvements. You'll then move to on learn about how to create a management plan, ITSM operation management, risk management, and stakeholder communication. "
11 videos |
1h 26m
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Ethical Hacker: Risk Assessment
Ethical hacking is about testing the risk level of an organization. In order to perform effective, professional ethical hacking, a knowledge of risk is essential. In this 10-video course, you will discover how to use the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) and how to apply risk management concepts and evaluate risk in accordance with common standards. Key concepts covered in this course include learning to calculate risk levels in a quantitative manner, the preliminary step done in any risk assessment; learning to identify and implement specific responses to risk assess security vulnerabilities by using CVSS; and utilizing the CIA triangle (confidentiality, integrity. and availability) and the McCumber cube to assess risks and threats. Next, learn to apply risk management standards according to NIST 800-37; evaluate security in accordance with ISO/IEC 18045; and learn the COBIT 5 standard, a widely-known standard and way of modeling risk and security. Finally, learn to use Damage, Reproducibility, Exploitability, Affected Users, Discoverability (DREAD), Process for Attack Simulation and Threat Analysis (PASTA), and other risk models.
10 videos |
46m
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Ethical Hacker: Secure Technology & Applications
Security devices and software are the technical aspect of security. An ethical hacker must be familiar with security technology in order to effectively conduct tests of the target organization's network. In this 10-video course, you will explore firewall types and usage, SIEM systems, intrusion detection systems and intrusion prevention systems (IDS/IPS), antivirus strategies, Windows Firewall, and how to implement Snort. Key concepts covered in this course include security devices and software concepts, and how they relate to ethical hacking; learning to correctly deploy firewall solutions, their relevance to ethical hacking, and different types and usage; and learning the role of SIEM (security information and event management) and how to deploy SIEM systems. Next, learners observe how to utilize IDS/IPS and its relationship to ethical hacking; learn antivirus concepts and implement an AV strategy; configure the firewall in Windows 10 and Windows Server 2019; and learn to configure Windows Defender. Conclude by learning how to implement basic Snort network IDS, a tool that can be used for simple packet capture or for IDS.
10 videos |
40m
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Monitoring & Securing System Configuration
In this 14-video course, you will learn how to drive system configuration monitoring by using tools to keep systems secure and the importance of monitoring system configuration within an organization for incident response. Key concepts covered here include the configuration management (CM) process and how it can influence securing system configuration for incident response; tools and software to monitor systems and their advantages for incident response; and continuous monitoring in risk management, including the three-tier approach. Next, learn the process of minor, major, and unknown configuration changes; learn the importance of securing CM processes in the software development lifecycle (SDLC) for preventing security impacts; and observe methods for identifying common high probability items, such as identifying default or weak credentials. Continue by learning to implement a secure system CM program; and how to assess the monitoring process and perform security configuration evaluations. Finally, observe methods of monitoring releases and deliveries throughout SDLC; learn security controls for monitoring system configuration in a cyber framework; and learn how monitoring system configuration is important in today's enterprise SDLC.
14 videos |
1h 16m
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SecOps Engineer: System Infrastructure Security
This 13-video course explores SecOps (security and operations) engineering concepts. Learners will observe how security and operations are fused together, and learn to integrate system infrastructure security with normal business operations by applying engineering principles. Begin by learning the steps for infrastructure hardening of the operating system, including server workstations, routers, devices. You will examine server hardening, including how to turn off unneeded services, and remove unneeded software. Next, learn how to analyze and harden Windows 10, and to use security devices, and implement intrusion detection and prevention systems. You will examine the practical use of IDS (intrusion detection system) to detect activity that appears to be a possible intrusion, to log it, and to notify the administrator. You will then examine IPS (intrusion prevention system), which takes the additional step of shutting down the suspicious activity. Finally, you will explore firewall concepts, including stateless firewalls, how to use SPI (stateful packet inspection), and how to place them to improve your security network.
13 videos |
1h
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SecOps Engineer: Security Engineering
Explore fundaments of cybersecurity and engineering in this 10-video course, which examines the fundamental concepts of the CIA (confidentiality, integrity, and availability) triangle, and views security operations, security planning, engineering, application security through these three concepts. First, learners will examine the more advanced version: the McCumber Cube. You will learn to integrate systems engineering into cybersecurity, and explore requirements engineering, and how to gather requirements. Next, learn how to analyze them, to apply security requirements engineering techniques, and to finalize project requirements. You will be introduced to SecML (Security Modeling Language) which takes SysML (System Modeling Language) used by systems engineers, and to modify portions of it to be specific to cybersecurity. You will examine how SecML can be used to create both offensive and defensive security mitigation controls. This course examines security metrics, and how to apply engineering failure analysis methods to cybersecurity. Finally, you will observe how to incorporate security requirements engineering into cybersecurity, and the relevance of regulatory requirements.
10 videos |
33m
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CISM 2022: Information Security Governance
The best way to improve the enterprise security stance is to align IT security solutions with business objectives. In this course, you will consider how information security must align with business strategies. You will explore the business model for information security and review the importance of identifying and classifying assets critical to a business. Next, you will learn about supply chain security, personnel management, and the components of an information security program. You will discover the relationship between service-level agreements (SLAs) and organizational objectives and discuss the relevance of change and configuration management. Then, consider how to develop organizational security policies. Lastly, explore expense types, chain of custody, organizational culture, and how the Control Objectives for Information Technologies (COBIT) framework applies to IT governance. This course can be used to prepare for the Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) exam.
16 videos |
1h 40m
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CISM 2022: Security Standards
Global and local security standards, including laws and regulations, are an important input to determine how enterprises deploy and manage security controls. In this course, you will learn how the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) data privacy legislation applies to any organization world-wide handling private EU citizen data. Next, you will explore various International Organization for Standardization/International Electrotechnical Commission (ISO/IEC) standards for proper data governance, followed by American data privacy and cloud security standards such as Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRamp). Discover how to secure cardholder data as related to Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) international security standards and review other data privacy legislation including Canada's Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) and China's Personal Information Protection Law (PIPL). Lastly, explore the importance of securing cloud service usage in alignment with the Cloud Controls Matrix (CCM). This course can be used to prepare for the Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) exam.
10 videos |
53m
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CISM 2022: Managing Risk
Residual risk remains after security controls are put in place to mitigate the impact of threats. The organizational appetite for risk determines what level of residual risk is acceptable. In this course, you will explore how risk management improves business operations by minimizing the impact of realized threats. You will learn how to calculate the cost of mitigating risk compared to the value of the protected asset and determine the cost-benefit analysis and return on investment when implementing security controls. Next, discover the importance of risk assessments, especially where there are changes to some aspect of the business or a specific business process. You will then explore how various risk approaches, such as risk acceptance, avoidance, transfer, and reduction, apply to an organization's tolerance of residual risk. Lastly, discover how risk heat maps are an effective method for communicating various degrees of risk. This course can be used to prepare for the Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) exam.
9 videos |
49m
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CISM 2022: Data Privacy
Enterprises must comply with relevant laws and regulations related to data privacy. This requires recognizing applicable laws and regulations and implementing the appropriate security controls. In this course, you will explore examples of personally identifiable information (PII) and protected health information (PHI) and learn about data residency implications related to the physical storage location of sensitive data. Next, learn how to reduce the possibility of data exfiltration through data loss protection policies and how to discover and classify data using Amazon Macie and Microsoft Purview governance. Then you will learn to configure data classification on the Microsoft Windows server platform and tag cloud resources for classification purposes. Lastly, explore how to configure Microsoft Azure storage account encryption using a customer-managed key. This course can be used to prepare for the Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) exam.
10 videos |
56m
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CISM 2022: Assessing Risk
Assessing risk is a crucial activity that enables organizations to evaluate risk exposure for business processes and assets. In this course, you will begin by exploring how to conduct vulnerability assessments and how the results can shed light on security control deficiencies. Next, you will learn how to perform a network vulnerability assessment and review the results, followed by scanning a web application for web app-specific vulnerabilities. You will discover how to conduct a gap analysis to determine the current security posture compared to a desired security posture. Then, you will explore the important aspects of when and how to run penetration tests. Lastly, you will see how to configure Microsoft Azure Policy assignments to determine cloud resource configuration compliance. This course can be used to prepare for the Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) exam.
8 videos |
45m
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CISM 2022: Implementing Access Control
Authorization allows limited access to resources only after successful authentication. Resources can include IT services such as applications, databases, files, and folders, among others. In this course, explore the role authorization plays in allowing resource access and the various access control models used to ensure least privilege. Next, learn how to configure ABAC through Microsoft Dynamic Access Control, create an Azure dynamic group in the cloud, and use RBAC to grant permissions to Azure cloud resources. Finally, discover how to manage permissions for Windows and Linux-based file systems, handle Windows NTFS file system auditing, and configure Microsoft Active Directory delegated administration. This course can be used to prepare for the Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) exam.
11 videos |
1h 2m
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CISM 2022: Network Security
Organizations should secure resource access while remaining compliant with relevant laws and regulations. One of the many ways to do this is to ensure proper network security controls are in place and reviewed regularly. In this course, examine the OSI model layers and their relevance to network security controls, as well as the security aspects of network switching and network access control. Next, explore DHCP and DNS security issues and Wi-Fi authentication methods, and discover how to harden a DHCP and DNS deployment on Windows Server. Finally, learn the importance of using honeypots and honeynets, and how to implement a honeypot and analyze captured network traffic. This course can be used to prepare for the Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) exam.
11 videos |
1h 10m
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CISM 2022: Network Attack Mitigation
To effectively defend against common network attacks, organizations must truly understand how they are executed. Thereafter, information security managers can implement and manage security controls to address network security control objectives. In this course, explore firewall types, configure the built-in Windows Defender Firewall, and adjust firewall rules on a Linux host. Next, learn how to manage Azure cloud network security groups to control virtual network subnet and interface traffic and how forward and reverse proxy servers can enable inbound and outbound network security. Finally, examine the relevance of intrusion detection placement and prevention configurations and configure the open-source Snort IDS tool to detect suspicious traffic. This course can be used to prepare for the Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) exam.
10 videos |
1h 2m
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CISM 2022: IT Service & Data Availability
Ensuring IT service and data high availability can reduce downtime and increase business productivity. The configurations put in place to achieve high availability align with standard business continuity requirements. In this course, you will discover the importance of high availability as it relates to business objectives. Begin by exploring load balancing as a method of optimizing application performance and availability. Next, you will learn how to deploy a cloud-based application load balancing solution. Examine various backup types such as differential and incremental, in order to adhere to the Recovery Point Objective (RPO). Then configure backup for Windows Server and for Microsoft Azure resources and find out how redundant array of inexpensive disks (RAID) levels apply to data availability and resiliency to disk failures. Finally, configure software RAID on the Windows and Linux platforms and enable availability in the cloud by enabling storage account and virtual machine replication. This course can be used to prepare for the Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) exam.
13 videos |
1h 16m
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CISM 2022: Common Network Security Threats
Some security controls are very specific to the threat that they address. Information security managers must be well versed in common network security threats in order to minimize the impact of realized threats on business processes. In this course, you will start by exploring various types of threat actors and their motivation for attacking networks. You will review industry standards related to categorizing threats, including common vulnerabilities and exposures (CVEs), the MITRE ATT&CK knowledge base, and the OWASP Top 10 web application security attacks. Next, you will learn how bug bounties are paid by companies to ensure the utmost in security for their products, which can influence customer choices. You will discover how various types of network attacks are executed including Wi-Fi attacks, SYN flood attacks, buffer overflow attacks, advanced persistent threats (APTs), and distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks. Lastly, you will see how VPN anonymizer solutions and the Tor web browser can be used for anonymous network connectivity for legitimate as well as illegal purposes. This course can be used to prepare for the Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) exam.
13 videos |
1h 14m
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CISM 2022: Common Network Security Attacks
Security technicians can benefit significantly by executing network security attacks in a controlled environment. This allows for an in-depth periodic review of security control efficacy related to IT networks. In this course, you will discover how networks can be scanned by attackers seeking potentially vulnerable services using free tools such as Nmap. You will then explore how attackers can compromise a user web browser, how SQL injection attacks can reveal more information than intended by the app designer, and how to configure a reverse shell where the compromised station reaches out to the attacker station, often defeating standard firewall rule sets. Next, you will learn how to spoof network traffic and execute a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack. Lastly, you will discover how to brute force a Windows remote desktop protocol (RDP) connection to gain access to a Windows host. This course can be used to prepare for the Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) exam.
9 videos |
49m
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CISM 2022: Cloud Computing & Coding
The use of cloud services is a form of outsourcing of IT service which also introduces an element of risk. Software developers can use on-premises as well as cloud-based services to create, test, and deploy software solutions. In this course, you will explore cloud deployment models including public, private, hybrid, and community clouds. You will then cover cloud computing service models, such as Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS), and Software as a Service (SaaS), including where the security responsibility lies in each model. Next, you will explore various cloud-based security controls addressing a wide variety of cloud computing security needs. You will discover how to deploy a repeatable compliant cloud-based sandbox environment using Microsoft Azure Blueprints. Next, explore how security must be included in each software development life cycle (SDLC) phase as opposed to post-implementation. Finally, discover the importance of secure coding practices and how security must integrate with software development, testing, deployment, and patching. This course can be used to prepare for the Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) exam.
9 videos |
49m
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CISM 2022: Data Protection with Cryptography
Cryptography provides solutions for ensuring data privacy and integrity. Various firmware and software solutions protect data in transit and data at rest. In this course, you will explore the CIA security triad and how it relates to the organization's security program. You will then review various cryptography solutions and discuss data integrity to assure that tampering has not occurred. Next, you will learn how Hardware Security Module (HSM) appliances and Trusted Platform Module (TPM) firmware provide cryptographic services. You will see how Transport Layer Security (TLS) supersedes the deprecated Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) network security protocol suite followed by discussing virtual private network (VPN) encrypted network tunnels, and the IP Security (IPsec) network security protocol suite. Lastly, you will explore the PKI hierarchy and how public key infrastructure (PKI) certificates are used for digital security throughout the certificate life cycle. This course can be used to prepare for the Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) exam.
12 videos |
1h 5m
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CISM 2022: Secure Device & OS Management
IT departments must work in conjunction with higher-level management to determine when and how to securely use technological solutions that support the business strategy. In this course, begin by exploring how mobile device usage in a business environment can introduce risk and how that risk can be managed with centralized remote wipe capabilities. Then find out how Microsoft Intune can be used to centrally manage devices and how to securely wipe a disk partition. Learn how to harden Windows computers using Group Policy and disable the deprecated SSL network security protocol on Windows hosts. Next, investigate common digital forensics hardware and software solutions, as well as the storage area network (SAN) security and jump box solutions to manage hosts securely and remotely. Finally, discover how to manage Azure resources permissions using managed identities, examine device and OS hardening techniques, and investigate the importance of firmware and software patching. This course can be used to prepare for the Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) exam.
16 videos |
1h 38m
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SSCP 2021: Basic Security Concepts
Most candidates for the (ISC)² Systems Security Certified Practitioner (SSCP) exam will have the required one year of paid job experience. So the basic security concepts are most likely a review for most learners. However, simply defining the technology is not enough. Candidates must be able to grasp how the following principles are implemented: (ISC)² Code of Ethics, confidentiality, integrity, availability, accountability, privacy, non-repudiation, least privilege, and segregation of duties (SoD). Take this course to explore how you would apply these principles to your own daily security operations. Upon completion, you'll have a solid knowledge of the topics covered in Domain 1: Security Operations and Administration of the (ISC)² SSCP 2021 CBK, preparing you to take the exam.
11 videos |
28m
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SSCP 2021: Secure Protocols & Public Key Infrastructure (PKI)
Early on in the development of TCP/IP and the application layer protocols and services, it was decided not no build native security but rather to add new secure mechanisms and protocols. The aim was to maintain internetworking and interoperability without adding too much overhead. Knowing how these protocols work and how you can implement them will change how you protect your organization's information. Use this course to get abreast of some of the most vital secure protocols and their implementation along with other core services, such as key management, web of trust (WOT), and Public Key Infrastructure (PKI). Upon course completion, you'll be able to detail how and why these protocols and services are used. This course will help you in the lead-up to taking the (ISC)² Systems Security Certified Practitioner (SSCP) 2021 exam.
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38m
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SSCP 2021: Authentication & Trust Architectures
As a security professional, you'll likely have been exposed to the concept of origin authentication. However, in today's modern environment of mobile devices, the Internet of Things, and embedded systems, more robust authentication, authorization, and identity management methods are imperative. Use this course to comprehend how single and multi-factor authentication, single sign-on (SSO), device authentication, and federated access work. Examine the use of trust relationships between domains and what's meant by Zero Trust. And distinguish between various internetwork connections such as the Internet, intranets, and extranets. Upon course completion, you'll be able to detail how and why these authentication mechanisms and trust architectures are used. You'll also be one step closer to being prepared to take the (ISC)² Systems Security Certified Practitioner (SSCP) 2021 exam.
7 videos |
33m
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SSCP 2021: Identity Management & Access Control Models
Whether you manage one or thousands of digital identities, the expectation for regulatory compliance, top-level security, and speedy access control will be the same. The importance of access control is reinforced by Domain 2 of the SSCP exam, representing 15% of the overall subject matter. Among other topics, this domain covers the identity management lifecycle and access control models. Use this course to gain a clear comprehension of the various aspects of identity management, namely authorization, proofing, provisioning, de-provisioning, maintenance, and entitlement. Furthermore, explore several types of access control models, including role-based and rule-based, and investigate the Bell-LaPadula and Biba mandatory access confidentiality and integrity models. Upon course completion, you'll recognize the identity management and access control techniques needed in your organization. You'll also be further prepared to sit the (ISC)² Systems Security Certified Practitioner (SSCP) 2021 exam.
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40m
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SSCP 2021: Fundamental Networking Concepts
Historically speaking, the vast majority of security practitioners, technicians, engineers, and architects come from the field of local and wide area networking. This factor, as well as the importance of protecting data-in-transit, makes networking a critical knowledge area. Use this course to get to grips with several networking concepts and methodologies. Learn to distinguish between the OSI and TCP/IP reference models. Explore network topologies, relationships, and media types. See what's meant by software-defined networking (SDN), Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service (RADIUS), and terminal access controller access-control system plus (TACACS+), among other terms. Examine commonly used ports and protocols. And look into remote access connectivity and virtual private networks (VPNs). Upon course completion, you'll be familiar with several fundamental networking concepts and network access control methodologies. You'll also be further prepared for the (ISC)² Systems Security Certified Practitioner (SSCP) 2021 exam.
9 videos |
50m
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System Security Certified Practitioner (SSCP 2018): Security Concepts
Learners can explore the ISC squared (International Information System Security Certification Consortium) and its Code of Ethics when performing security work in this course, which prepares for the Systems Security Certified Practitioner (SSCP) certification exam. In its 14 videos, you will examine the four canons of Ethics: 1) to protect society and infrastructure; 2) to act honorably, honestly, justly, responsibly, and legally; 3) to provide diligent and competent service to principals; and 4) to advance and protect the profession. Examine the CIA (confidentiality, integrity, and availability) triad for security controls; then examine restricting access or protecting data through encryption. You will learn how to provide data assurances, and how to use MS Windows Power Shell and Linux to generate file hashes, and digital signatures. Learners will explore availability, and the importance to assuring business processes can run uninterrupted. Next, explore how accountability and data access can be used to track users, devices, or software. Finally, you will learn how to enable file system auditing.
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56m
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System Security Certified Practitioner (SSCP 2018): Identity Management
Learners can explore identity management, also known as IAM (identity and access management), in this 14-video course helping prepare for the Systems Security Certified Practitioner (SSCP) certification exam. You will learn how to configure identities to have strong authentication for users and devices, such as smart phones. Next, examine single-factor authentication, in which one category is used to authenticate, such as a username and a password. You will examine multifactor authentication where there is a username and a password, and having an additional private key. Learners continue by examining how to use an identity federation, and SSO (single sign-on) a centralized trusted set of logon credentials. This course demonstrates the multiple phases of the IAM lifecycle, including account request, how accounts are provisioned, how the user access is enforced and reported, and how it is de-provisioned. You will learn the concepts and terminology, including IDP (identity provider) and RP (resource provider), and how to use MS Active Directory for authentication. Finally, learners will examine Amazon Web Services CLI (command-line interface) authentication.
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55m
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Backup & Recovery: Enterprise Backup Strategies
Critical information must be backed up and protected for a company's survival. In this course, you'll learn about onsite and offsite backup and the recovery solution. You'll examine the three main cloud providers - Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, and Google. You'll then learn about considerations for local backup and bring your own device backups. Finally, you'll explore the cultural impact involved in moving to the cloud and how employee communication and inclusion could be vital to a successful migration.
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45m
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Describing Distributed Systems
Distributed systems involves numerous computers that work together but appear as only a single computer to the operator. In this course, you'll learn about distributed systems can provide numerous benefits including performance, availability, and autonomy. You'll also explore distributed systems in greater detail, and learn strategies and best practices for monitoring them.
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42m
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