• Online, Self-Paced
Course Description

There is a saying that a craftsman is only as good as his tools. In this course, the learner will explore several demonstrations of various tools for security assessment as well as prepare for the Security+ SY0-501 exam.

Learning Objectives

Security Assessment Tools

  • start the course
  • work with protocol analyzers
  • work with network scanners
  • specify wireless scanners/cracker
  • work with password crackers
  • describe vulnerability scanners
  • define configuration compliance scanner
  • describe exploitation frameworks
  • compare data sanitization tools
  • define steganography tools
  • describe honeypots
  • configure backup utilities
  • define banner grabbing
  • compare passive vs. active
  • describe other command line tools

Practice: Using Security Assessment Tools

  • work with security assessment using software tools

Framework Connections