• Online, Self-Paced
Building and maintaining quality software requires functional configuration management, but this is easier said than done in today’s day and age. This process involves automation, but minimizing errors while securely and systematically managing changes in systems is complicated. This course provides Systems Developers, Network Operations Specialists, System Administrators, and Systems Security Analysts with the necessary skills to consistently and securely manage environments.

Learning Objectives

On successful completion of this course, learners should have the knowledge and skills to:

  • Ensure the coordination and consistency of security policies across the enterprise
  • Understand the importance of maintaining immutability of live container instances, ensuring that changes occur in the source control and are only deployed via new versions of the resource
  • Understand the role of third-party tools such as Clair, Actuary, and Anchore in testing Infrastructure-as-Code (IAC) and Configuration-as-Code (CAC) platforms

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

  • Cyber Defense Infrastructure Support
  • Vulnerability Assessment and Management

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.