{"product_id":"vulnerability-assessment-training-protecting-your-organization","title":"Vulnerability Assessment Training: Protecting Your Organization","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis training course on Vulnerability Assessment instructs participants on minimizing expensive security breaches and assessing risks within their enterprise stemming from various vulnerabilities.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eParticipants will learn to develop a comprehensive checklist for network security vulnerability assessments, pinpointing weaknesses in infrastructure, servers, web applications, and desktops. 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Information\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThis course covers multiple domains on the ISC2™ CISSP certification exam\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIf you are interested in achieving the CISSP certification, see CISSP® Training and Certification Prep Course • Course 2058\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ch3\u003eVulnerability Assessment Course Outline\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eModule 1: Fundamentals\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDefining vulnerability, exploit, threat and risk\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCreating a vulnerability report\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConducting an initial scan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCommon Vulnerabilities and Exposure (CVE) list\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eScanning 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