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Hardening and operating systems defensively. Linux, Windows, logging, containers, privesc.

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System Security Intermediate Free

Module 15 · Vulnerability Management Programme

Module 13 (DevSecOps) covered triage. This module is the program around it. Programme components Asset inventory — what to scan; tagged with owner, criticality Scanning cadence — Tenable / Qualys / Rapid7 weekly for infrastructure; daily for cloud (CSPM) Triage process — EPSS + KEV + reachability Patch SLAs — by criticality and exposure Exception […]

Apr 27, 2026 20 min Open
System Security Advanced Free

Module 16 · Zero Trust Architecture

Zero trust is a posture, not a product. Module 16 (Cloud track) covered ZTNA specifically. This module is the architectural view. The seven pillars (NIST) User/identity Device Network/environment Application/workload Data Visibility/analytics Automation/orchestration Core principles Never trust; always verify Assume breach Least privilege Continuous verification Phased rollout (24-36 months realistic) Identity — strong IdP, MFA, conditional […]

Apr 27, 2026 25 min Open
System Security Intermediate Free

Module 17 · Asset Inventory at Scale

Asset inventory is the unsexy foundation of every other security control. Without it, vuln management, IR, audit response all fail. What “asset” means in 2026 Physical and virtual servers Endpoints (laptops, desktops) Mobile devices Cloud accounts, projects, subscriptions Cloud resources (instances, storage, databases, functions) Containers and Kubernetes workloads Internet-exposed services (per Module 6, API track) […]

Apr 27, 2026 20 min Open
System Security Intermediate Free

Module 18 · Business Continuity Planning

BCP > DR. Disaster Recovery is the IT subset of Business Continuity. BCP includes processes, people, vendors, communications. Business Impact Analysis (BIA) Per business process: how long can it be down? What’s the financial / reputational / regulatory impact? Who depends on it? BCP components Crisis management team — named individuals, alternates, comms plan Critical […]

Apr 27, 2026 20 min Open
System Security Intermediate Free

Module 10 · Windows Hardening — GPO Baseline

Microsoft publishes Security Baselines for Windows Server and Windows 10/11. Adoption rate in Indian enterprises: low. The Microsoft Security Baseline Free GPO templates from Microsoft. Includes 200+ settings tuned for security. Apply via Group Policy or Intune. High-impact specific settings Credential Guard on Windows 10/11/Server 2019+ Application Control (WDAC) / AppLocker BitLocker with TPM + […]

Apr 27, 2026 25 min Open
System Security Advanced Free

Module 12 · EDR Evasion — Defender View

Modern EDRs (CrowdStrike, SentinelOne, Defender for Endpoint, Carbon Black) hook into kernel and user space. Attackers evolved evasion. Knowing the techniques helps defenders evaluate detection coverage. Common evasion techniques Process injection variants — APC injection, atom bombing, CTRL injection, NtMapViewOfSection. Each evades signature-based hooks. AMSI bypass — disable Microsoft’s anti-malware scan interface in-process. Many published […]

Apr 27, 2026 25 min Open
System Security Intermediate Free

Module 13 · macOS Security in Enterprise

macOS isn’t niche anymore. Most Indian SaaS startups have 30-50% Macs. Security model differs from Windows. Native protections Gatekeeper — only signed/notarised apps run by default XProtect — Apple’s anti-malware System Integrity Protection (SIP) — even root can’t modify protected paths FileVault — full-disk encryption App Sandbox + Hardened Runtime — for App Store apps […]

Apr 27, 2026 20 min Open
System Security Intermediate Free

Module 14 · Disaster Recovery — RTO, RPO, Tabletop

Backups are the last line. They are also the prime target — modern ransomware encrypts backups before triggering payload. DR design must assume backups are attacker-accessible. RTO and RPO defined RTO (Recovery Time Objective) — how long you can be down RPO (Recovery Point Objective) — how much data you can lose Per-system RTO/RPO. Critical: […]

Apr 27, 2026 25 min Open
System Security Intermediate Members

Module 8 · Incident Response Playbook

An incident response (IR) playbook is the written plan your team executes when things go wrong. Not the feature of a tool, not an idea, not a slide deck — a concrete document that says “when X happens, do Y, then Z, with owner A accountable.” This module covers playbook structure, the core playbooks every […]

Apr 19, 2026 90 min Open
System Security Advanced Members

Module 6 · Memory Forensics

Memory forensics is the discipline of examining volatile memory (RAM) to find evidence that disk-only forensics miss. Credentials cached in memory, in-memory malware, injected code, encrypted traffic plaintext — all live only in RAM. This module covers the tooling and workflow. Why memory forensics Traditional disk forensics recovers files, logs, persistence. Memory adds: Process list […]

Apr 19, 2026 120 min Open
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