Students will learn:

• Performing data analysis and interpret the results to identify vulnerabilities, threats and risks to an organization.
• Apply environmental reconnaissance techniques using appropriate tools, analyzing results, and implementing recommended response.
• Use data to recommend remediation of security issues related to identity and access management and recommend implementation strategy while participating in the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
• Distinguish threat data to determine incident impact and prepare a toolkit with appropriate forensics tools, communication strategy, and best practices as a response

This course is appropriate for computer technicians, IT support staff, and help desk professionals with 6 to 12 months of hands-on experience. It will also help prepare professionals seeking CompTIA CySA+ certification.

Threat Management

• Reconnaissance tools and techniques
• Analyzing reconnaissance results
• Countermeasures and threat mitigation

Vulnerability Management

• The vulnerability management process
• Analyzing vulnerability scan results
• Understanding vulnerabilities by device type

Incident Response

• Impact categorization
• Forensics tools and toolkits
• Communication during incident responses
• Common symptoms
• Incident recovery and post-incident processes

Security Architecture and Tools

• Frameworks
• Identity and access management (IAM)
• Compensating controls
• Secure software development
• Security tools
  • Preventative tools
  • Data collection tools
  • Data analysis tools
  • Exploitation tools
  • Forensics tools and suites