Understand Vulnerability Response, Handling, and Management

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Goals

• explain concepts related to vulnerability response, handling, and management
• compare and contrast threat-intelligence and threat-hunting concepts
• explain the preparation and post-incident activity phases of the incident management life cycle
• explain the importance of system and network architecture concepts in security operations
• explain the importance of efficiency and process improvement in security operations

Understand Cybersecurity Leadership Concepts

• Policy and Governance
• Risk Responses
• Threat Modeling

Explore Control Types and Methods

• Security Control Categories
• Security Control Function Types
  • Preventative
  • Detective
  • Corrective
  • Compensating
  • Responsive

Manage Attack Surface

• Attack Surface
  • Managing attack surface
  • Evaluating attack surface
  • Penetration testing and adversary emulation
  • Reducing attack surface

Patch Management Concepts

• Software Patching and Host Protections
• Configuration Management
  • Automated Configuration Management
• Maintenance Windows