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Security Testing Essential Training
To provide your organization with confidence, you need to perform testing to prove it's secure. However, not all security testing is the same. A risk assessment is not a vulnerability assessment; a penetration test won't measure compliance. For a successful career, a security analyst needs to have an understanding of the many different types of security testing and know when and how to implement them. This course provides the resources you need to set up a testing environment, plan assessments, identify targets, and begin executing security tests. Instructor Jerod Brennen also helps you analyze test results and draft a report of your findings. Plus, see popular testing frameworks tools in action, include Nmap, Nessus, Wireshark, Lynis, OWASP ZAP, Aircrack-ng, and hashcat, as run on a Kali Linux virtual machine.
Provider Information
Alyssa Pratt
LinkedIn Learning
1000 W. Maude Avenue
Sunnyvale, CA 94085
Course Overview
Learners should have a basic understanding of security principles.
Learning Objectives
Identifying the five major types of security assessments
Defining the security assessment life cycle
Setting up your testing environment
Planning a security assessment
Reviewing documentation, logs, and more
Identifying test targets
Testing for password and other security vulnerabilities
Drafting and delivering your report
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
- Test and Evaluation
- Network Services
- Systems Analysis
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