• Online, Self-Paced

Essential to every organization, infrastructure penetration testing provides an opportunity to know about the current situation of a company and analyze existing potential breach points. The process includes all internal computer systems, associated external devices, Internet networking, cloud and virtualization testing. This course teaches how to perform Network Infrastructure penetration tests, perform necessary scans, and test controls.

Learning Objectives

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

  • Perform network-layer penetration tests
  • Test network segmentation controls
  • Perform a network scan to discover active devices
  • Perform a port scan on a host to identify exposed network services

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

  • 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.

Feedback

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