A patching strategy for an application should be well designed. In this video, you’ll learn about application patch management, how different operating systems are patched, and some of the challenges with maintaining a well patched computing environment.
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You must first determine a baseline for application security before you can begin the process of hardening the technology. In this video, you’ll learn some best practices for security baselining and some techniques for hardening the operating system and application environment.
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An application is only as secure as its programming. In this video, you’ll learn about security coding, validating input, cross-site scripting concerns, and how to handle exceptions.
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A fuzzing technique will try every possible type of random input to an application to see if a security problem can be found with the application’s programming. In this video, you’ll learn how fuzzing works and I’ll demonstrate fuzzing with an application in my lab.
Vulnerability scans can provide you with a wealth of information about your network security. In this video, you’ll learn about different scan types, how to identify vulnerability, and how to interpret scan results.
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One way to determine the security of your network is to actively attack your computing resources. In this video, you’ll learn techniques for testing security controls on your network.
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Security policies should be written to include the security assessment of your infrastructure. In this video, you’ll learn the best practices around baselining, reviewing code, performing design reviews, and completing architecture reviews.
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It’s important to accurately categorize security assessments. In this video, you’ll learn the differences between a security risk, security vulnerability and security threat.
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As a security professional, you need assessment tools to help keep your network secure. In this video, you’ll learn about active vs. passive tools, protocol analyzers, honeypots, and more.
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How many vulnerabilities do your network devices have? In this video, you’ll learn how to use a vulnerability scanner to find the susceptible areas in your network.
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