CompTIA Cybersecurity Analyst+ CS0-001: Reducing Vulnerabilities Overview/Description Target Audience Prerequisites Expected Duration Lesson Objectives Course Number Expertise Level Overview/Description
Authentication controls who gets access to resources. Stronger authentication means greater control over resource access. In this course, you will identify weaknesses including conducting vulnerability scans in order to protect IT assets.
Target Audience
IT specialists who will be responsible for securing and analyzing IT assets at the hardware and software levels
Prerequisites
None
Expected Duration (hours)
2.4
Lesson Objectives CompTIA Cybersecurity Analyst+ CS0-001: Reducing Vulnerabilities
start the course
recognize how crypto is used to secure data in the enterprise
differentiate symmetric from asymmetric encryption
differentiate asymmetric from symmetric encryption
identify the PKI hierarchy
request a security certificate from a CA
encrypt files on a Windows system using EFS
explain how file integrity can be maintained
enable file integrity using Linux
enable file integrity using Windows
recognize authentication methods used to prove one's identity
require VPN connections to use MFA
recognize how resource access gets authorized
configure centralized authentication using RADIUS
describe what user provisioning entails
describe how identity federation differs from traditional authentication
identify security weaknesses in server OSs
identify security weaknesses on endpoint devices
identify security weaknesses at the network level
identify security weaknesses on mobile devices
recognize the overall process of scanning for vulnerabilities
configure appropriate vulnerability scanning settings
explain how the SCAP standard is used to measure vulnerability issues and compliance
conduct a vulnerability scan using Nessus
distinguish various vulnerability scanning tools from one another
conduct a vulnerability scan using MBSA
understand vulnerability scan results
put controls in place to mitigate threats
reduce vulnerabilities that can be exploited
Course Number: cs_cybs_a04_it_enus
Expertise Level
Intermediate