-
Course
Secure Operations and Protections, 2nd Edition
Published by Pearson (April 3, 2024)
ISBN-13: 9780135341728
Product Information
Understanding how to keep data operations secure and protect data is a critical part of any organization's day-to-day business. The Secure Operations and Protections, 2nd Edition course explores organizations' strategies, practices, and technologies to protect their systems, networks, and data, ultimately enhancing their overall security posture. Dive into the essential aspects of secure operations, including network security, system hardening, and incident response planning.
Cybersecurity expert and Trainer, Aamir Lakhani uses hands-on demos, in-depth discussions, and lightboard work to teach cyber security fundamentals. By the end of the course, you will have an understanding of cybersecurity best practices, basic secure operations and protections concepts, system and network architecture concepts, recommended controls to mitigate attacks and software vulnerabilities and how to analyze date to prioritize those vulnerabilities.
Lesson 1: Importance of System and Network Architecture Concepts in Security Operations
Lesson 2: Importance of Efficiency and Process Improvement in Security Operations
Lesson 3: Recommend Controls to Mitigate Attacks and Software Vulnerabilities
Lesson 4: Analyze Data to Prioritize Vulnerabilities
Aamir Lakhani is a leading senior security strategist. He is responsible for providing IT security solutions to major enterprises and government organizations.
Mr. Lakhani creates technical security strategies and leads security implementation projects for Fortune 500 companies. Industries of focus include healthcare providers, educational institutions, financial institutions and government organizations. Aamir has designed offensive counter-defense measures for the Department of Defense and national intelligence agencies. He has also assisted organizations with safeguarding IT and physical environments from attacks perpetrated by underground cybercriminal groups. Mr. Lakhani is considered an industry leader for creating detailed security architectures within complex computing environments. His areas of expertise include cyber defense, mobile application threats, malware management, Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) research, and investigations relating to the Internet's dark security movement. He is the author or contributor of several books, and has appeared on FOX Business News, National Public Radio, and other media outlets as an expert on cybersecurity.