CompTIA IT Fundamentals+

1 – Assessing Cybersecurity Risk

• Identify the importance of risk management
• Assess and mitigate risk
• Integrate documentation into risk processes

2 – Analyzing the Threat Landscape

• Classify threats and threat profiles
• Analyze trends affecting security posture

3 – Analyzing Reconnaissance Threats to Computing and Network Environments

• Implement threat modeling
• Assess the impact of reconnaissance and social engineering

4 – Analyzing System Hacking Attacks

• Assess the impact of system, web-based, and malware attacks
• Evaluate threats like hijacking, impersonation, DoS, mobile and cloud vulnerabilities

5 – Analyzing Post-Attack Techniques

• Assess techniques including command & control, lateral movement, exfiltration, and anti-forensics

6 – Assessing the Organization’s Security Posture

• Perform cybersecurity audits
• Conduct vulnerability assessments and penetration testing

7 – Collecting Cybersecurity Intelligence

• Set up intelligence platforms
• Collect data from host-based and network-based sources

8 – Analyzing Log Data

• Use SIEM tools and log analysis for threat detection

9 – Performing Active Asset and Network Analysis

• Investigate incidents using Windows and Linux tools
• Analyze indicators of compromise

10 – Responding to Cybersecurity Incidents

• Deploy incident handling architecture
• Mitigate incidents and support forensic handoff

11 – Investigating Cybersecurity Incidents

• Apply forensic investigation methods
• Collect, analyze, and follow up on digital evidence