IT Fundamentals

CompTIA IT Fundamentals+ Certification

Module 1: Using Computers

• Common Computing Devices
• Using a Workstation
• Using an Operating System
• Managing an Operating System
• Troubleshooting and Support

Module 2: Using Applications and Databases

• Data Types and Units Using Applications
• Programming and Application
• Development Using Databases

Module 3: Using Computer Hardware

• System Components Using Device Interfaces
• Using Peripheral Devices
• Using Storage Devices
• Using Filesystems

Module 4: Using Networks

• Networking Concepts
• Connecting to a Network
• Secure Web Browsing
• Using Shared Storage
• Using Mobile Devices

Module 5: Security Concepts

• Security Concerns
• Using Best Practices
• Using Access Controls
• Behavioral Security Concepts

 

Configuring, Managing, and Troubleshooting IT Infrastructure

CompTIA Network+ Certification

Module 1: Topologies and Infrastructure

• Topologies and the OSI Model
• Ethernet
• Hubs, Bridges, and Switches
• Infrastructure and Design

Module 2: Addressing and Routing

• Internet Protocol
• IPv4 Addressing
• DHCP and APIPA
• IPv6 Addressing
• Routing

Module 3: Troubleshooting and Management

• Transport Protocols
• Name Resolution
• Troubleshooting
• Applications and Services
• Management and Monitoring
• Cloud and Virtualization

Module 4: Installation Network Sites

• Installing Cabling
• Installing Wireless Networks
• WAN Technologies
• Remote Access

Module 5: Security

• Vulnerabilities and Threats
• Security Appliances
• Authentication
• Incident Response
• Change and Configuration Management

Information Assurance and IT Security

CompTIA Security+ Certification

Module 1: Security Fundamentals

• The Information Security Cycle
• Information Security Controls
• Authentication Methods
• Cryptography Fundamentals
• Security Policy Fundamentals

Module 2: Security Threats and Vulnerabilities

• Social Engineering
• Physical Threats and Vulnerabilities
• Network-Based Threats
• Wireless Threats and Vulnerabilities
• Software-Based Threats

Module 3: Network Security

• Network Devices and Technologies
• Network Design Elements and Components
• Implement Networking Protocols
• Apply Network Security Administration Principles
• Secure Wireless Traffic

Module 4: Managing Application, Data, and Host Security

• Establish Device/Host Security
• Application Security
• Data Security
• Mobile Security

Module 5: Access Control, Authentication, and Account Management

• Access Control and Authentication Services
• Implement Account Management Security Controls

Module 6: Managing Certificates

• Install a CA Hierarchy
• Enroll Certificates
• Secure Network Traffic by Using Certificates
• Renew Certificates
• Revoke Certificates
• Topic F: Back Up and Restore Certificates and Private Keys

Module 7: Compliance and Operational Security

• Physical Security
• Legal Compliance
• Security Awareness and Training

Module 8: Risk Management

• Risk Analysis
• Implement Vulnerability Assessment Tools and Techniques
• Scan for Vulnerabilities
• Mitigation and Deterrent Techniques

Module 9: Managing Security Incidents

• Respond to Security Incidents
• Recover from a Security Incident

Module 10: Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Planning

• Business Continuity
• Plan for Disaster Recovery
• Execute DRPs and Procedures

Linux Operating System Essentials and Administration

CompTIA Linux+ Certification

Module 1: Performing Basic Linux Tasks

• Identify the Linux Design Philosophy
• Enter Shell Commands
• Getting Help with Linux

Module 2: Managing Users and Groups

• Assume Superuser Privileges
• Create, Modify, and Delete Users
• Create, Modify, and Delete Groups
• Query Users and Groups
• Configure Account Profiles

Module 3: Managing Permissions and Ownership

• Modify File and Directory Permissions
• Modify File and Directory Ownership
• Configure Special Permissions and Attributes
• Troubleshoot Permissions Issues

Module 4: Managing Storage

• Create Partitions
• Manage Logical Volumes
• Mount and Manage File Systems
• Navigate the Linux Directory Structure
• Troubleshoot Storage Issues

Module 5: Managing Files and Directories

• Create and Edit Text Files
• Search for Files
• Perform Operations on Files and Directories
• Process Text Files
• Manipulate File Output

Module 6: Managing Kernel Modules

• Explore the Linux Kernel
• Install and Configure Kernel Modules
• Monitor Kernel Modules

Module 7: Managing the Linux Boot Process

• Configure Linux Boot Components
• Configure GRUB2

Module 8: Managing System Components

• Configure Localization Options
• Configure GUIs
• Manage Services
• Troubleshoot Process Issues
• Troubleshoot CPU and Memory Issues

Module 9: Managing Devices

• Identify the Types of Linux Devices
• Configure Devices
• Monitor Devices
• Troubleshoot Hardware Issues

Module 10: Managing Networking

• Identify TCP/IP Fundamentals
• Identify Linux Server Roles
• Connect to a Network
• Configure DHCP and DNS Client Services
• Configure Cloud and Virtualization Technologies
• Troubleshoot Networking Issues

Module 11: Managing Packages and Software

• Identify Package Managers
• Manage RPM Packages with YUM
• Manage Debian Packages with APT Configure Repositories
• Acquire Software
• Build Software from Source Code
• Troubleshoot Software Dependency Issues

Module 12: Securing Linux Systems

• Implement Cybersecurity Best Practices
• Implement Identity and Access Management Methods
• Configure SELinux or AppArmor
• Configure Firewalls
• Implement Logging Services
• Back Up, Restore, and Verify Data

Module 13: Working with Bash Scripts

• Customize the Bash Shell Environment
• Identify Scripting and Programming Fundamentals
• Write and Execute a Simple Bash Script
• Incorporate Control Statements in Bash Scripts

Module 14: Automating Tasks

• Schedule Jobs
• Implement Version Control Using Git
• Identify Orchestration Concepts

Module 15: Installing Linux

• Prepare for Linux Installation
• Perform the Installation

Network and Packet Analysis

Module 1: Refresher of Networking

• Network Review
• Sniffers
• OSI Model
• DNS Review
• Routing and Traffic Type Review
• Network Hardware Review

Module 2: Sniffing Basics

• Sniffing through Hubs and Switches
• TCPDump Basics
• Basic TCP Analysis Labs

Module 3: Evaluating Address Resolution Protocol

• The Ethernet Header
• ARP Packets
• ARP Analysis Labs

Module 4: Evaluating Internet Protocol

• IP Version 4 Header Evaluation
• IP Analysis Labs

Module 5: Evaluating Internet Control Message Protocol

• ICMP Header Evaluation
• ICMP Types and Codes
• ICMP Analysis Labs

Module 6: Evaluating User Datagram Protocol

• UDP Header Evaluation
• UDP Analysis Lab

Module 7: Evaluating Transmission Control Protocol

• TCP Header Evaluation
• TCP Analysis Labs

Module 8: Evaluating Domain Name System

• DNS Protocol Structure
• DNS Header Evaluation
• DNS Analysis Labs

Module 9: Evaluating Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol

• DHCP Scenerios
• DHCP Header Evaluation
• DHCP Discover Options
• DHCP Analysis Lab

Module 10: Advanced Filtering and Wireshark

• Berkley Packet Filter Types
• Integrated Analysis Labs on Filter Types
• Wireshark Protocol Analyzer

Module 11: Exercises

• Exercises on Packet Evaluation using TCPdump
• Exercises on Packet Evaluation using Wireshark

Defensive Cybersecurity Operations

Cisco Certified CyberOps Associate Certification

Module 1: The Danger

• War Stories
• Threat Actors
• Threat Impact
• The Danger Summary

Module 2: Fighters in the War Against Cybercrime

• The Modern Security Operations Center
• Becoming a Defender
• Fighters in the War Against Cybercrime Summary
• Module 3: The Windows Operating System
• Introduction
• Windows History
• Windows Architecture and Operations
• Windows Configuration and Monitoring
• Windows Security
• The Windows Operating System Summary

Module 4: Linux Overview

• Linux Basics
• Working in the Linux Shell
• Linux Servers and Clients
• Basic Server Administration
• The Linux File System
• Working with the Linux GUI
• Working on a Linux Host
• Linux Basics Summary

Module 5: Network Protocols

• Network Communication Process
• Communication Protocols
• Data Encapsulation
• Network Protocols

Module 6: Ethernet and Internet Protocol (IP)

• Ethernet
• IPv4
• IP Addressing Basics
• Types of IPv4 Addresses
• The Default Gateway
• IPv6 Prefix Length
• Ethernet and IP Protocol Summary

Module 7: Principles of Network Security

• ICMP.
• Ping and Traceroute Utilities
• Connectivity Verification Summary

Module 8: Address Resolution Protocol

• MAC and IP
• ARP
• ARP Issues
• Address Resolution Protocol Summary

Module 9: The Transport Layer

• Transport Layer Characteristics
• Transport Layer Session Establishment
• Transport Layer Reliability
• The Transport Layer Summary

Module 10: Network Services

• DHCP
• DNS
• NAT
• File Transfer and Sharing Services
• Email
• HTTP
• Network Services Summary

Module 11: Network Communication Devices

• Network  Devices
• Wireless Communications
• Network Communication
• Devices Summary

Module 12: Network Security Infrastructure

• Network Topologies
• Security Devices
• Security Services
• Network Security
• Infrastructure Summary

Module 13: Attackers and Their Tools

• Who is Attacking Our Network?
• Threat Actor Tools
• Attackers and Their Tools Summary

Module 14: Common Threats and Attacks

• Malware
• Common Network Attacks – Reconnaissance, Access, and Social Engineering
• Network Attacks – Denial of Service, Buffer Overflows, and Evasion
• Common Threats and Attacks Summary

Module 15: Observing Network Operation

• Introduction to Network Monitoring
• Introduction to Network Monitoring Tools
• Network Monitoring and Tools Summary

Module 16: Attacking the Foundation

• IP PDU Details
• IP Vulnerabilities
• TCP and UDP Vulnerabilities
• Attacking the Foundation Summary

Module 17: Attacking What We Do

• IP Services
• Enterprise Services
• Attacking What We Do Summary

Module 18: Understanding Defense

• Defense-in-Depth
• Security Policies, Regulations, and Standards
• Understanding Defense Summary

Module 19: Access Control

• Access Control Concepts
• AAA usage and operation
• Access Control Summary

Module 20: Threat Intelligence

• Information Sources
• Threat Intelligence Services
• Threat Intelligence Summary

Module 21: Cryptography

• Integrity and Authenticity
• Confidentiality
• Public Key Cryptography
• Authorities and the PKI Trust System
• Applications and Impacts of Cryptography
• Cryptography Summary

Module 22: Endpoint Protection

• Antimalware Protection
• Host-based Intrusion
• Prevention Application Security
• Endpoint Protection Summary

Module 23: Endpoint Vulnerability Assessment

• Network and Server Profiling
• Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS)
• Secure Device Management
• Information Security Management Systems
• Endpoint Vulnerability Assessment Summary

Module 24: Technologies and Protocols

• Monitoring Common Protocols
• Security Technologies
• Technologies and Protocols Summary

Module 25: Network Security Data

• Types of Security Data
• End Device Logs
• Network Logs
• Network Security Data Summary

Module 26: Evaluating Alerts

• Source of Alerts
• Overview of Alert Evaluation
• Evaluating Alerts Summary

Module 27: Working with Network Security Data

• A Common Data Platform
• Investigating Network Data
• Enhancing the Work of the Cybersecurity Analyst
• Working with Network Security Data Summary

Module 28: Digital Forensics and Incident Analysis and Response

• Evidence Handling and Attack Attribution
• The Cyber Kill Chain
• The Diamond Model of Intrusion Analysis
• Incident Response
• Digital Forensics and Incident Analysis and Response Summary

Introduction to Scripting with Python

Module 1: An Overview of Python

• Python Versions
• Installing Python
• Executing Python from the Command Line
• Executing Python from an Interactive Python
• Shell IDLE
• Additional Editors and IDEs
• Python Documentation
• Getting Help
• Python Keywords
• Naming Conventions
• Dynamic Types

Module 2: Basic Python Syntax

• Basic Syntax
• Comments
• Numbers
• Strings
• String Methods
• Formatting Strings
• Sequence Operations
• Indexing and Slicing
• Conversion Functions
• Simple Output
• Simple Input

Module 3: Language Components

• Indenting Requirements
• The if Statement
• Relational and Logical Operators
• Bitwise Operators
• The While Loop
• Break and Continue
• The For Loop

Module 4: Collections

• Lists
• Tuples
• Sets
• Dictionaries
• Sorting Collections

Module 5: Functions

• Defining Your Own Functions
• Parameters and Arguments
• Function Documentation
• Named and Optional Parameters
• Passing Collections to a Function
• Scope
• Functions – “First Class Citizens”

Module 6: Modules

• What is a Module
• Modules
• The dir Function
• The sys Module
• Numeric and Mathematical Modules

Module 7: Input and Output

• Creating Your Own Data Streams
• Writing to a Text File
• Reading From a Text File

Module 8: Network Programming

• Networking Fundamentals
• The Client/Server Model
• The socket Module
• A Client Program
• A Server Program
• An Echo Client and Server
• A Threaded Server

Penetration Testing Methodology and Malware Analysis

Module 1: Introduction to CNE Methodology

• Tradecraft Methodology
• Legal Framework

Module 2: Metasploit Framework

• Overview Installation
• Console Commands

Module 3: Vulnerability Identification

• Footprinting
• Scanning
• Enumeration
• Vulnerability Analysis and Exploit Selection

Module 4: Exploitation and Immediate Actions

• Exploitation Privilege
• Escalation
• Covering Your Tracks
• Situational Awareness Checks

Module 5: Post-Exploitation

• Persistence
• Implants and Listeners
• Pilfering
• Password Defeat

Module 6: Advanced Topics

• Pivoting Armitage

Module 7: Malware

• Introduction and Types of Malware
• Advanced Persistent Threats (APT)
• Types of Analysis
• Creating a Malware Analysis Lab

Module 8: Malware Analysis

• Malware Report
• Portable Executable
• Packed Binaries
• Rootkits

Module 9: Malware Identification

• Research Persistence

Fundamentals of Windows: Powershell

Module 1: Intro to PowerShell

• Design Goals
• Starting PowerShell
• PowerShell Concepts
• PowerShell Components

Module 2: Getting Started with PowerShell

• PowerShell Naming Conventions
• Cmdlets and Parameters
• Conventional cmd.exe
• Commands and Aliases
• Getting Help and Information

Module 3: PowerShell Basics for End Users

• PowerShell Environment and Variables
• Pipelines
• Working with Objects
• Working with Input and Output
• PowerShell Scripting

Module 4: Running PowerShell Remotely

• Interactive Sessions
• Remote Command
• Execution Running Scripts
• Persistent Connections
• PowerShell over SSH

Module 5: PowerShell for Administrators

• Managing Computers
• Managing Processes and Services
• Managing Drives and Files
• Working with the Registry Managing Users
• PowerShell Modules

Program Capstone

Part One: Penetration Testing and Hacker Methodologies Module 1: Planning and Scoping

• Types of Assessments
• Deliverables
• Rules of Engagement
• Team Documentation Standards

Module 2: Information Gathering and Reconnaissance

• Open Source Intelligence
• Public IP Addresses
• Internet Web Presence
• Physical Locations
• Personnel and Email

Module 3: Scanning

• Host Discovery
• Port Discovery
• Service Enumeration
• Vulnerability Scanning Research

Module 4: Gaining Access

• Situational Awareness Checks
• Privilege Escalation
• Migration
• Impersonation and Token Stealing

Module 5: Maintaining Access

• Password Compromise or Defeat
• Account Creation
• Registry Persistence
• Services
• WMI Event Subscription

Module 6: Pilfering

• Goals and Objectives
• Proof of Your Efforts

Module 7: Covering Tracks

• Time Stomping
• Log Cleaning

Module 8: Analysis and Reporting

• Mitigation Recommendations
• Vulnerabilities Detected and Exploited
• Sensitive Data Accessed
• Suggestions to Counter Vulnerabilities

Part Two: Tool Review and Usage

• Secure Shell and Secure Copy
• Ping and Traceroute Time-to-Live
• NMAP
• NCat
• Nikto
• OpenVAS
• Password Defeat
• Wireshark
• Linux Crontab
• Metasploit Framework

Part Three: Tradecraft Considerations

• Network Sockets
• Process Names
• Migration
• Masquerading
• Files and Directories
• Callbacks
• To Persist or Not

Part Four: Team Preparation

• Documentation and Operations Notes
• Communications Channels
• Collaboration Workspaces
• Shared Resources