An important part of IT security is the management of hardware and software. In this video, you’ll learn best practices for the procurement process, asset tracking, media sanitization, physical destruction, and more. << Previous Video: Application Security Next Video: Vulnerability Scanning >> Every organization has a formal process for acquiring goods and services from third […]
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Application developers will follow best practices for security in their code. In this video, you’ll learn about input validation, secure cookies, code signing, sandboxing, and more. << Previous Video: Wireless Security Settings Next Video: Asset Management >> As IT professionals, we’re often tasked with installing security patches for applications which have been found to have
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Wireless network security requires the configuration of many different options. In this video, you’ll learn about wireless encryption protocols, the AAA framework, and authentication options such as RADIUS, 802.1X, and EAP. << Previous Video: Securing Wireless and Mobile Next Video: Application Security >> An obvious security concern regarding wireless networks is that everything is being
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Many different strategies work together to provide security for wireless and mobile systems. In this video, you’ll learn about site surveys, mobile device management, BYOD, COPE, and more. << Previous Video: Hardening Targets Next Video: Wireless Security Settings >> If you’re installing a new wireless network or you’re troubleshooting an existing wireless network, you may
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No system is secure with the default configurations. In this video, you’ll learn about hardening mobile devices, servers, embedded systems, IoT devices, and more. << Previous Video: Secure Baselines Next Video: Securing Wireless and Mobile >> When you first install an operating system, the default configuration is rarely secure. You may need to provide additional
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The security of an application environment should be well defined. In this video, you’ll learn about establishing, deploying, and maintaining security baselines. << Previous Video: Power Resiliency Next Video: Hardening Targets >> When an application is deployed, we have to think about all of the security that is associated with using that app. That means
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Our computing systems rely on a stable power source. In this video, you’ll learn how UPS technologies and generators can be used to maintain power. << Previous Video: Backups Next Video: Secure Baselines >> The one resource that connects all of our technologies together and is the foundation of everything we do is the power
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Backups can be one of the best recovery methods when things go wrong. In this video, you’ll learn about backup frequency, encryption, snapshots, replication, and more. << Previous Video: Recovery Testing Next Video: Power Resiliency >> If you’ve watched any of my training courses for any amount of time, you’ve probably heard me say that
A disaster recovery plan isn’t very useful if it doesn’t work. In this video, you’ll learn how organizations test their recovery plans before an actual disaster occurs. << Previous Video: Capacity Planning Next Video: Backups >> If an organization has created a disaster recovery plan, then they also need to test to be sure that
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It’s important to match the supply of network resources to the demand. In this video, you’ll learn how people, technology, and infrastructure should be evaluated to provide the proper capacity. << Previous Video: Resiliency Next Video: Recovery Testing >> Trying to predict how much capacity you might need for any particular service is an ongoing
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