Seminar-Inhalte

Security+

1.0 Threats, Attacks and Vulnerabilities

• Given a scenario, analyse indicators of compromise and determine the type of malware.
• 2 Compare and contrast types of attacks.
• 3 Explain threat actor types and attributes.
• 4 Explain penetration testing concepts.
• 5 Explain vulnerability scanning concepts.
• 6 Explain the impact associated with types of vulnerabilities.

2.0 Technologies and Tools

• 1 Install and configure network components, both hardwareand software-based, to support organisational security.
• 2 Given a scenario, use appropriate software tools to assess the security posture of an organisation.
• 3 Given a scenario, troubleshoot common security issues.
• 4 Given a scenario, analyse and interpret output from security technologies.
• 5 Given a scenario, deploy mobile devices securely.
• 6 Given a scenario, implement secure protocols.

3.0 Architecture and Design

• 1 Explain use cases and purpose for frameworks, best practices and secure configuration guides.
• 2 Given a scenario, implement secure network architecture concepts.
• 3 Given a scenario, implement secure systems design.
• 4 Explain the importance of secure staging deployment concepts.
• 5 Explain the security implications of embedded systems.
• 6 Summarise secure application development and deployment concepts.
• 7 Summarise cloud and virtualisation concepts.
• 8 Explain how resiliency and automation strategies reduce risk.
• 9 Explain the importance of physical security controls.

4.0 Identity and Access Management

• 1 Compare and contrast identity and access management concepts.
• 2 Given a scenario, install and configure identity and access services.
• 3 Given a scenario, implement identity and access management controls.
• 4 Given a scenario, differentiate common account management practices.

5.0 Risk Management

• 1 Explain the importance of policies, plans and procedures related to organisational security.
• 2 Summarise business impact analysis concepts.
• 3 Explain risk management processes and concepts.
• 4 Given a scenario, follow incident response procedures.
• 5 Summarise basic concepts of forensics.
• 6 Explain disaster recovery and continuity of operation concepts.
• 7 Compare and contrast various types of controls.
• 8 Given a scenario, carry out data security and privacy practices.

6.0 Cryptography and PKI

• 1 Compare and contrast basic concepts of cryptography.
• 2 Explain cryptography algorithms and their basic characteristics.
• 3 Given a scenario, install and configure wireless security settings.
• 4 Given a scenario, implement public key infrastructure.

Cloud+

1.0 Cloud Concepts and Models

• Compare and contrast cloud services.
• Compare and contrast cloud delivery models and services.
• Summarise cloud characteristics and terms.
• Explain object storage concepts.

2.0 Virtualisation

• Explain the differences between hypervisor types.
• Install, configure, and manage virtual machines and devices.
• Given a scenario, perform virtual resource migration.
• Explain the benefits of virtualisation in a cloud environment.
• Compare and contrast virtual components used to construct a cloud environment.

3.0 Infrastructure

• Compare and contrast various storage technologies.
• Explain storage configuration concepts.
• Execute storage provisioning.
• Given a scenario, implement appropriate network configurations.
• Explain the importance of network optimisation.
• Given a scenario, troubleshoot basic network connectivity issues.
• Explain common network protocols, ports, and topologies.
• Explain common hardware resources and features used to enable virtual environments.

4.0 Network Management

• Given a scenario, implement and use proper resource monitoring techniques.
• Given a scenario, appropriately allocate physical (host) resources using best practices.
• Given a scenario, appropriately allocate virtual (guest) resources using best practices.
• Given a scenario, use appropriate tools for remote access.

5.0 Security

• Explain network security concepts, tools, and best practices.
• Explain storage security concepts, methods, and best practices.
• Compare contrast different encryption technologies and methods.
• Identify access control methods.
• Implement guest and host hardening techniques.

6.0 Systems Management

• Explain policies and procedures as they relate to a cloud environment.
• Given a scenario, diagnose, remediate and optimise physical host performance.
• Explain common performance concepts as they relate to the host and the guest.
• Implement appropriate testing techniques when deploying cloud services.

7.0 Business Continuity in the Cloud

• Compare and contrast disaster recovery methods and concepts.
• Deploy solutions to meet availability requirements.