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Threats
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You can’t protect your networks unless you understand the threats they face, but using the concept of security shells makes it easier to categorize and mitigate threats.
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Dealing with Threats
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This episode covers the core tools and actions you must do as a tech to reduce threats, including patching software, running anti-malware and installing firewalls and intrusion detection/prevention systems.
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Physical Security
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Secure your assets in three layers: perimeter, rooms and individual devices.
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Passwords and Authentication
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This episode explores options for creating very secure passwords and using multifactor authentication.
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Malware
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This episode describes malware in all its lovely shades of ugly, from viruses and worms to spontaneous application crashes and invalid certificate errors.
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Anti-Malware
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This episode looks at important pre-malware steps and then describes the CompTIA procedures.
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Social Engineering
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This episode highlights social engineering tactics, from tailgating to spearphishing.
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Licensing
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Some software requires a paid license, depending on the number of users or number of systems. This episode explores them all.
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Incident Response
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Although procedures can vary among companies, the CompTIA A+ objectives follow a logical set of responses, and this lesson describes each step.
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Environmental Controls
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This episode looks at options for disposing of waste such as old printer cartridges and controlling temperature and humidity.
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Syllabus
Syllabus
Course description
There’s more than one way to break into a computer, and with the rapid advance of technology, new avenues are opening up all the time. In this course, you’ll learn to think defensively and explore the ways systems can be subverted and protected from subve
Meet the author
Mike Meyers, affectionately called the “Alpha Geek,” is the industry’s leading authority on CompTIA certifications. He is the president and co-founder of Total Seminars, LLC, a provider of PC and network repair seminars, books, videos and courseware for thousands of organizations throughout the world. Mike has been involved in the computer and network repair industry since 1987 as a technician, instructor, author, consultant and speaker. He has sold over a million IT and certification books, including the best-selling CompTIA A+ Certification All-in-One Exam Guide and CompTIA Network+ Certification All-in-One Exam Guide. He has personally taught thousands of students, including U.S. senators, U.S. Supreme Court Justices, members of the United Nation, every branch of the U.S. Armed Forces, many branches of the Department of Justice, hundreds of corporate clients and academic students at every level.
Associated NICE Work Roles
All Infosec training maps directly to the NICE Workforce Framework for Cybersecurity to guide you from beginner to expert across 52 Work Roles.
- All-Source Analyst
- Mission Assessment Specialist
- Target Developer
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