Course 1
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General Beginner
Build the shared defensive foundation before choosing a specialization.
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80
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Course 2
Networking Foundations
Course 3
Threat Landscape and Attacker Thinking
Course 4
Operating Systems for Defenders
Course 5
Cryptography Essentials
Course 6
Defensive Web Fundamentals
Course 7
Identity and Access Management
Course 8
System Hardening Fundamentals
Course 9
Logging, Monitoring, and Telemetry
Course 10
Blue Team Operations
Course 11
Security Governance and Program Foundations
Course 12
Cloud Security Foundations
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Security Foundations
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- Security Purpose and Defensive OutcomesCurrent
- Confidentiality, Integrity, and AvailabilityLocked
- Authentication, Authorization, and AccountabilityLocked
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Networking Foundations
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- Network Layers and Why They MatterLocked
- Network Identity: IP Addresses, MAC Addresses, and AttributionLocked
- Ports, Protocols, and ServicesLocked
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Threat Landscape and Attacker Thinking
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- Attacker Motivations and ObjectivesLocked
- The Shape of an ATT&CKLocked
- Initial Access PatternsLocked
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Operating Systems for Defenders
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- Processes, Users, and the Idea of Security ContextLocked
- Windows Essentials for DefendersLocked
- Linux Essentials for DefendersLocked
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Cryptography Essentials
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- Cryptography Purpose and Defender ContextLocked
- Symmetric CryptographyLocked
- Asymmetric CryptographyLocked
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Defensive Web Fundamentals
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- Web Architecture and Request FlowLocked
- URLs, Domains, DNS, and HostingLocked
- HTTPS and TLS in the BrowserLocked
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Identity and Access Management
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- Identity, Accounts, and the Identity LifecycleLocked
- Authentication Factors and Modern AuthenticationLocked
- Federated Identity: SSO, OAuth, and OpenID ConnectLocked
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System Hardening Fundamentals
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- System Hardening Purpose and Defensive ValueLocked
- Configuration Baselines and BenchmarksLocked
- Patch ManagementLocked
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Logging, Monitoring, and Telemetry
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- High-Quality Security TelemetryLocked
- The Major Log Sources Every Defender Should KnowLocked
- SIEM, Log Management, and the Detection PlatformLocked
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Blue Team Operations
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- Blue Team Mission and Daily WorkLocked
- The Incident LifecycleLocked
- SOC Structure and Analyst RolesLocked
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Security Governance and Program Foundations
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- Security Governance Purpose and Operating ModelLocked
- The Framework and Regulatory LandscapeLocked
- Risk Management: Identification, Assessment, and TreatmentLocked
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Cloud Security Foundations
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- Cloud Security Model and Shared ResponsibilityLocked
- The Shared Responsibility ModelLocked
- Cloud Identity and Access ManagementLocked
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