Security Threat Intelligence Proficiency (Advanced Level)

Topics covered

• create, modify, and delete user accounts in a Linux system
• define an Advanced Persistent Threat and its purpose
• define risks and recall methods used to response, reduce, avoid, accept, and transfer risks
• define the PASTA threat modeling method and its stages
• define the risk assessment processes that can help you protect your assets
• define the STRIDE model in the context of threat identification
• describe common security vulnerabilities in code that can lead to exploits
• describe the availability concepts of the CIA Triad
• describe the CIA triad and its importance and outline some cybersecurity confidentiality concepts
• describe the elements that make up a scripting language in contrast to a full-fledged computer program
• describe the Equation AKA APT group and its involvement in various cyber crimes
• describe the integrity concepts of the CIA Triad
• describe the motives behind an APT and the probable targets
• describe the purpose and importance of cybersecurity and outline the cybersecurity framework
• describe the standard information security roles within an organization
• discuss the CIA impacts and methods
• identify APT defense best practices
• identify the key points for creating an effective checklist to address APT attacks
• identify the methods that can be used to make the APT defenses stronger
• identify the structure of common executable formats based on their binary signatures
• list and describe the critical information security issues -confidentiality, integrity, availability, authentication, non-repudiation, privacy, and trust
• list the domains into which various types of information security can be categorized
• list the responsibilities of various information security roles within an organization
• list the steps of the APT lifecycle
• list the tools that are used when conducting an APT
• outline the core foundational concepts of information security and recognize why it is important to an organization
• recall the method(s) to deal with Advanced Persistent Threats
• recognize the importance of effective communication for fostering proper information security
• recognize the importance of strategic planning and decision-making when it comes to information security
• recognize the importance of threat identification and describe the concepts of threat modeling and threat identification sources and methods
• verify the integrity of a downloaded files based on its hash value