GIAC Security Essentials (GSEC)
Learn the most effective steps to prevent attacks and detect adversaries with actionable techniques while preparing for your GSEC certification. GIAC Security Essentials holders demonstrate an understanding of information security that goes beyond “simple” terminology and concepts.
Training at a glance
Level
Intermediate
Duration
5 Days
Experience
2 years: Security Engineers/Admin
Average Salary
$84,000
Labs
Yes
Level
Intermediate
Duration
5 Days
Experience
2 years: Security Engineers/Admin
Average Salary
$84,000
Labs
Yes
Training Details
Our GSEC course focuses on preparing you for the GSEC exam through extensive mentoring and drill sessions, review of the entire body of knowledge, and practical question and answer scenarios, all through a seminar approach. GSEC holders demonstrate an understanding of information security that goes beyond “simple” terminology and concepts.
What you will learn:
- Networking fundamentals
- Network design
- Cloud computing
- Authentication and access control
- Unix/Linux
- Windows
- Encryption
- Risk management
- Virtual machines
- Vulnerability control
- Malware
- Incident response
- Wireless technologies
- Log Management
- IoT and embedded devices
Introduction and course overview
Understanding security controls
- Common attack methods
- Advanced persistent threats
- Basic defensive strategies
- Critical security controls
- Access control
- Authentication and password management
- Implementing defense in depth
- Active defense methods and techniques
Lesson 2: Risk management and Cryptography
Risk Management
- Cybersecurity risk terminology
- Threat assessment process
- Vulnerability management
- Penetration testing techniques
- Purpose and components of security policy
- Business continuity and disaster recovery planning
- Handling cyber incidents
- Logging, monitoring and SIEM
Cryptography
- Cryptographic concepts and terminology
- Cryptographic algorithms
- Hash functions
- Applying cryptography
Lesson 3: Network Security and Virtualization
Network Security
- Networking fundamentals
- Protocols and protocol stacks
- Securing network devices
- Network security devices
- Endpoint security devices
- Intrusion-resistant network architecture
- Securing wireless networks
Virtualization, cloud and web security
- Virtualization fundamentals
- Virtualization risks
- Securing cloud services
- Common web application vulnerabilities
- Secure web communications
Lesson 4: Windows and Linux security
Securing Windows
- Windows OS security features overview
- Applying permissions and privileges
- Group policy
- Security templates
- Network services security
- Managing service packs and hotfixes
- Backups and restoration
- Auditing Windows hosts
Securing Linux
- Linux security features overview
- Access control on Linux systems
- Hardening Linux
- Logging and monitoring
Lesson 5: Exam review
- GSEC exam review
Anyone who works in security, is interested in security, or has to understand security should take this course
- Security Analysts
- Security Engineers
- Security Administrators
Must have a solid understanding of security information with cybersecurity foundations.
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