This course is designed for novice learners wanting to understand the basics of security infrastructure management. To allow for a self-paced learning experience, this course is video-free. Assignments contain short explanations with images. You'll benefit from instant feedback from a variety of assessment items along the way, gently progressing from quick understanding checks (multiple choice, fill in the blank, and un-scrambling blocks of text) to small, approachable summative assessments that take minutes instead of hours.
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This course is part of the Tools for Security Specialists Specialization.
What you'll learn
- Learners will discover how to construct a proper security system, the role monitoring plays, and how to codify this through policy.
- Learners will discover how to protect networks and physical locations.
- Learners will discover how to protect information at the application and data level.
Syllabus
Introduction to Security Infrastructure Management
Welcome to Week 1 of the Security Infrastructure Management course. These assignments cover the concepts of defense in depth, monitoring & response, and policy management. The module ends with graded summative assessments.
Network & Physical Security
Welcome to Week 2 of the Security Infrastructure Management course. These assignments cover the concepts of network defense, endpoint protection, and physical security controls. The module ends with graded summative assessments.
Data & Application Security
Welcome to Week 3 of the Security Infrastructure Management course. These assignments cover the concepts of the different types of data, the CIA triad, and application management. The module ends with graded summative assessments.