National CAE Designated Institution
  • Online, Instructor-Led

This course will cover classification of threats and vulnerabilities. Students will use hands-on labs and assignments to understand the nature of the vulnerability and discover ways to exploit those vulnerabilities. Students will use the knowledge of the vulnerability to perform a threat analysis.

Learning Objectives

  • Categorize identified vulnerabilities based on severity, impact and class of vulnerability in order to prioritize remediation
  • Determine approaches to exploiting a particular vulnerability once identified
  • Recommend mitigations or remediation for identified vulnerabilities
  • Compare different remediation possibilities in order to propose a strategy for addressing the vulnerabilities and a prioritization order

Framework Connections

The materials within this course focus on the NICE Framework Task, Knowledge, and Skill statements identified within the indicated NICE Framework component(s):

Specialty Areas

  • Test and Evaluation
  • Systems Analysis
  • Cyber Defense Analysis
  • Exploitation Analysis
  • Threat Analysis

Specialty Areas have been removed from the NICE Framework. With the recent release of the new NICE Framework data, updates to courses are underway. Until this course can be updated, this historical information is provided to give better context as to how it can help you with your cybersecurity goals.