CompTIA Security+ SY0-501

A security professional will need to use a large list of software tools. In this video, you’ll learn which tools can be a useful addition to your security toolbag. << Previous Video: Other Security Devices Next: Command Line Security Tools >> If you’re working IT security, there are a number of software tools that you […]

Most networks will contain a number of different security appliances and gateways. In this video, you’ll learn about SSL accelerators, SSL proxies, hardware security modules, and media gateways. << Previous Video: Mail Gateways Next: Software Security Tools >> Let’s say you’re the manager of a web server farm that has hundreds of web servers. How

Your email gateway can be a valuable part of your IT security strategy. In this video, you’ll learn about blocking unsolicited email at the gateway, identifying spam, and encrypting email automatically from the gateway. << Previous Video: Network Access Control Next: Other Security Devices >> Most organizations have to deal with the problem of unsolicited

The introduction of BYOD (bring your own device) has required much more secure network access controls. In this video, you’ll learn about NAC and how it can be used to perform health checks to secure your network from unmanaged devices. << Previous Video: Data Loss Prevention Next: Mail Gateways >> Many organizations will put security

A DLP can be the difference between a data breach and business as usual. In this video, you’ll learn about data loss prevention technologies and how DLP could have prevented significant real-world data exfiltrations. << Previous Video: SIEM Next: Network Access Control >> In the normal course of doing business, an organization might send many

SIEM (Security Information and Event Management) is an important part of any security strategy. In this video, you’ll learn how a SIEM can be used to gather and report on syslog data from all of your infrastructure devices. << Previous Video: Access Points Next: Data Loss Prevention >> Most organization’s network. They will have switches,

Your wireless network requires as much security (or more) than your wired network. In this video, you’ll learn about access points, wireless security considerations, frequency use, and antenna coverage. << Previous Video: Load Balancers Next: SIEM >> In this video, we’re going to talk about wireless access points or WAPs. This is not the wireless

If you are securing a server farm, then you probably manage a group of load balancers. In this video, you’ll learn about active/active and active/passive load balancing. << Previous Video: Proxies Next: Access Points >> As the name implies, a load balancer is designed to take a load of traffic and distribute it across multiple

Proxies have been used a security technology for many years. In this video, you’ll learn why proxies maintain this longevity, and you’ll learn the differences between a forward proxy, reverse proxy, and open proxy. << Previous Video: Router and Switch Security Next: Load Balancers >> A security technology that has stood the test of time

Your routers are switches connect to everything in the network, so they are prime targets for exploitation. In this video, you’ll learn about router ACLs, network access control, flood guards, and much more. << Previous Video: Network Intrusion Detection and Prevention Next: Proxies >> A router is a device that forwards traffic between different IP