Course description
This course will cover all the aspects you need to know when addressing security vulnerabilities. From the most common and widely used remediations and mitigations to tips and hints about researching and identifying the most appropriate fixes, defining a complete mitigation plan, covering strategies for fix deployment and configuration and patch management.
Syllabus
Common Remediations and Mitigations
Video — 00:11:36
What are the most common remediation and mitigation types? How easily can the different types be deployed?
Security Measures, Research and Due Diligence
Video — 00:09:39
Important points to consider while identifying and researching security measures.
Remediation and Mitigation Planning
Video — 00:07:41
Defining an approach for bringing the risk to an acceptable level and applying the identified remediations and mitigations.
Patch Management
Video — 00:13:55
Handling the inventory, testing and deployment of security patches, the most common security mitigation type.
Configuration Management
Video — 00:12:28
How to keep track of configuration changes across multiple devices. From system hardening deployment to controlling and monitoring for future misconfigurations.
Meet the author
Mitko Katsev has over a decade of work experience in cybersecurity, systems architecture, and software development. His full-service security consultancy company ArmadilCo specializes in helping startups to top fortune 500 medical device manufacturers build and maintain secure systems.
Mitko has studied system programming and computer engineering and has completed several InfoSec/AppSec trainings and certifications, including SANS Defensible Security Architecture and Engineering (SEC530), SANS Defending Against Adversaries – Purple Team Tactics (SEC599), multiple Microsoft security development lifecycle (SDL) trainings and more.
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