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Hacker Guard - Baseline Training for IT Administrators and Operations
Security training for systems and network operations staff: First line of defense against unauthorized access to systems applications and networks.
Provider Information
Merritt College
12500 Campus Drive
Oakland, CA 94619
Course Overview
CIS005 or CIS006 CIS071 or CIS072 CIS055 CIS060
Learning Objectives
- Basic Security frameworks and principles.
- Start with expectations on how and what to do with Incident Handling, coving the framework and step by step learnings.
- Understand what is involved with a Forensics investigation.
- Go wider in learning about Networks and ability to scan from the attackers view and also in defending against attacks with a Security Operations Center.
- Learn about specific types of attacks both traditional and advanced persistent threats (APT).
- Go over various types of tools and techniques used by hackers to probe and infiltrate into networks and applications.
- As students finally understand the ways an attack can occur and how hackers operate, the course will then transition to ways and methods to prevent, detect and respond to such attacks.
- Determine how to incorporate security learning into their regular IT/Admin roles.
- Work with Security organization and integrate.
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 Analysis
- Cyber Defense Infrastructure Support
Feedback
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