There are a number of security techniques that transcend a single computer or operating system. In this video, you’ll learn about cable locks, safes, and locking cabinets.
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When should you patch your computer, and what is the process? In this video, you’ll learn about the importance of patching and the options and process used for patching your operating system.
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There are many technologies that we can use to combat malware on our computers. In this video, you’ll learn about the best practices for anti-virus, anti-spyware, anti-spam, pop-up blockers, and host-based firewalls.
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For the best security, you’ll want to always keep your applications and operating systems up-to-date. In this video, you’ll learn about application patch management, OS updates, and some of the challenges associated with application patch management.
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If you’re going to constantly check on the security of your application, you’ll need a baseline to which everything should refer. In this video, you’ll learn the basics of application configuration baselining and some techniques you can use to harden your applications against attack.
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There are some application development best practices that can help to make your code as secure as possible. In this video, you’ll learn about input validation, XSS prevention, and error handling.
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Fuzzing is a unique security technique to discover application vulnerabilities. In this video, you’ll learn about fuzzing and I’ll demonstrate a live fuzzing session using a downloadable virtual machine that you can run yourself!
Are your systems at risk? You’ll be able to answer that question with vulnerability scanning. In this video, you’ll learn the basics of vulnerability scanning, and I’ll scan my local network to identify some vulnerable systems.
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If you really want to see if the bad guys can break in, then you should try to do it yourself. In this video, you’ll learn the importance of penetration testing and I’ll show you how easy it is to own a Windows XP system with some downloadable testing tools.
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How can you assess the security of your applications? In this video, you’ll learn the importance of baseline reporting, code review, application design review, and architecture review.
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