Operating systems are the basic building block on which programmers build applications and on which security-minded professionals rely, whether they are monitoring activity on a computer, testing applications for security, or determining how malicious code affected their network.
Learning Objectives
Understand how modern operating systems security components work and interact. Understand how classical system exploits work in detail. Understand the difficulty of properly securing an operating system platform. Develop threat models of single systems and applications
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
- Digital Forensics
- Network Services
- Systems Administration
- Systems Analysis
- Vulnerability Assessment and Management
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