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L I N U X

E S S E N T I A L S   F O R
CYBERSECURITY
Course Description

Linux is a heavily used technology throughout the IT industry, and it is used as an alternative to more common platforms because of its security, low cost, and scalability. The Linux OS is used to power a larger variety of servers, including email and web servers. Additionally, it is often favoured by software developers as the platform they code on.

Duration

Three Days

Delivery

Face-to-face on Campus

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Learning Outcomes

At the completion of this course, you will have confidence to perform the following tasks in Linux:​

  • Distributions and Key Components

  • Working on the Command Line

  • Getting Help

  • Editing Files

  • When Things Go Wrong

  • Managing Group Accounts

  • Managing User Accounts

  • Develop an Account Security Policy

  • File Permissions

  • Manage Local Storage: Essentials

  • Manage Local Storage: Advanced Features

  • Manage Network Storage

  • Develop a Storage Security Policy

  • Crontab and At

  • Scripting (Linux Programming, BASH scripting etc.)

  • Common Automation Tasks

  • System Booting

  • Develop an Automation Security Policy (Security of BASH scripts)

  • Networking Basics

  • Network Configuration

  • Network Service Configuration: Essential Services

  • Network Service Configuration: Web Services

  • Connecting to Remote Systems

  • Develop a Network Security Policy

  • Process Control

  • System Logging

  • Red Hat–Based Software Management

  • Debian-Based Software Management

  • Develop a Software Management Security Policy

  • Footprinting (Kali Linux will be introduced)

  • Firewalls

  • Intrusion Detection

  • Additional Security Tasks

IF YOU ARE GEARING UP TO BE A CYBERSECURITY PRO, YOU MUST HAVE LINUX SKILLS

Linux is transparent, and that means you can learn to manipulate it in ways that are not possible with most OSes. In addition, most Cybersecurity tools are written to run on Linux

CYBER TRAIN NOW OFFERS THREE DAY WORKSHOP THAT WILL EQUIP YOU WITH SKILLS A LINUX PROFESSIONAL SHOULD HAVE AND KEEP YOUR DATA SECURE FROM OTHER USERS.

IN THIS FULL 3-DAY WORKSHOP YOU WILL LEARN BASICS OF LINUX AND HOW TO USE IT IN CYBERSECURITY.

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