Endpoint Security Fundamentals

This course is about basics in Endpoint Security. In it, you will learn why endpoint security today is of such importance and basic terminology used in this field. Also, you will learn about threats that are existing today related to endpoints and what solutions and tools exist on the market that can help you defend from all kinds of attacks.

Prerequisites

In order to successfully understand everything talked about in this course, you will need the basic knowledge on how PCs and Printers are configured on the network, how users log onto domain and knowledge of IT Administrators and IT Security's role in a company.

Course Goals

By the end of this course, students should be able to:

• Fully understand the importance of Endpoint security

• Be able to talk about Endpoint Security with ease/use the correct vocabulary

• Be fully aware of possible threats that exist today regarding attacks on PCs and printing devices

• Have a pretty good idea how to create ES architecture that will provide your company with high level of protection

• Module 1: Introduction
• 1.0 Introduction
• 1.1 Technology
• 1.2 Importance of Endpoint Security
• 1.3 Module 1 Recap
• Module 2: Threat Landscape
• 2.1 Who/What are you up Against?
• 2.2 What do They Want?
• 2.3 Attacks on PC's
• 2.4 Attacks on Printers/Multi-Function Printers (MFPs)
• 2.5 Attacks on Mobile Devices
• 2.6 Module 2 Recap
• Module 3: Market Offerings
• 3.1 Antiviruses
• 3.2 Fleet Management Solutions and Utilities
• 3.3 Hard Drive Encryption and Other Hardware Offerings
• 3.4 Secure Browsing
• 3.5 Module 3 Recap
• Module 4: How to Protect Yourself
• 4.1 Talking to Management
• 4.2 Choosing AV Software
• 4.3 Defending Against the Modern Attacks
• 4.4 Enforcing Policies
• 4.5 Do's and Don'ts
• 4.6 Module 4 Recap
• Module 5: Course Summary
• 5.1 Course Summary
• Course Assessment
• Course Assessment - Endpoint Security Fundamentals