Free
CIS Top 20 Critical Security Controls
CIS Controls are a prioritized set of actions that protect your organization and data from known cyber-attack vectors. Our CIS Top 20 Critical Security Controls Course aligns to CIS v7.1. Learn about each control, why it’s important to your organization, and how you can help your team implement these best practices.
8
H
24
M
Time
intermediate
difficulty
10
ceu/cpe
Course Content
Data Backup and Recovery
Control 10: Data Recovery Capabilities
Firewall Setup and Configuration
Control 11: Secure Configuration for Network Devices, Such as Firewalls, Routers, and Switches
Performing an Initial Attack Analysis
Control 19: Incident Response and Management
Performing Incident Response in a Windows Environment Lab
Control 19: Incident Response and Management
Run a Network Scan Using Nmap
Control 1: Inventory and Control of Hardware Assets
Performing Incident Response in a Windows Environment
Control 19: Incident Response and Management
Course Description
These security controls can be combined with frameworks, like NIST SP 800-37 (The NIST Risk Management Framework-RMF) to provide organizations with defense-in-depth best practices.
This course may help prepare students for industry certifications around the CIS Security Controls.The course will cover an overview of each control, map the controls to the NIST Cybersecurity Framework, and students will gain hands-on practice through labs in this course.
Prerequisites
Students should be familiar with common IT and cybersecurity terminology. It is recommended that students have 1-2 years of experience working in the cybersecurity industry.Course Goals
By the end of this course, students should be able to:Provider
Certificate of Completion
