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Operating Systems, Logs, and Hardening Basics

Operating Systems, Logs, and Hardening Basics is a course in Cybersecurity Fundamentals & Career Entry. 10 lessons covering Why Linux Dominates Cybersecurity And Your First 20 Commands; File Permissions, Users, And Groups In Linux: The Security View; Processes, Services, And What Is Running On Your System.

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What this course covers

  1. Why Linux Dominates Cybersecurity And Your First 20 Commands · 9 min
  2. File Permissions, Users, And Groups In Linux: The Security View · 8 min
  3. Processes, Services, And What Is Running On Your System · 8 min
  4. Linux Logs: Where To Find Them And What To Look For · 8 min
  5. Windows Security Fundamentals: Defender, Firewall, And User Account Control · 8 min
  6. Windows Event Viewer: Reading Logs Like An Analyst · 8 min
  7. Active Directory Basics And Why It Is A Hacker’S Favourite Target · 8 min
  8. Powershell For Security: Commands That Help You Investigate · 8 min
  9. Hardening Linux And Windows: The First Settings You Change · 8 min
  10. Patch Management: Why Updates Matter And How To Verify Them · 8 min

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