Earning Criteria

• • Analyze packet traffic flowing over a network in order to better troubleshoot issues such as poor network performance • Understand and implement network theory • Analyze malware to identify its origin and purpose, and determine methods for uninstalling it • Perform administrative and security tasks to Windows and Linux Operating Systems • Understand cybersecurity threats, actors, and methods
• • Conduct vulnerability assessments using tools like Metasploit to profile an application for vulnerabilities and then exploit those vulnerabilities • Perform network, system, and web penetration testing activities • Identify suspicious patterns of user behavior to identify bots, intruders, and other malicious actors • Perform Python programming along with Bash and scripting • Gain insight into the important best practices around password selection and storage to crack into (mock!)user accounts
• Advise on cybersecurity best practices and risk management strategies • Implement access control policies as an additional layer of security over an organization’s private data • Develop best practices in implementing security strategy policies across an organization.