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Practical Linux for Security Professionals

Gain all the Linux knowledge you need to propel your cybersecurity career to the next level.

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20 Practice Labs

39 Questions

8 Courses

42 hrs 13 mins

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Skill Path Overview

This learning path will propel your budding security career to a whole new level. You'll start right from the basics, and then gradually achieve mastery in Linux security by learning measures such as system hardening, revere engineering, Binary analysis, mitigating rootkits and even performing forensic analysis on Linux systems. By the end of this learning path, you'll have all the Linux expertise you need to push your security career forward.

Who Is This For

Aspiring Security Professionals who want to get started using Linux. Security Analyst, DevSecOps, System Engineer, and Sysadmin interested in learning how to improve Linux system security based on best practices for Linux server hardening.

What You Will Learn

Trace Linux process's and learn how an ELF file gets loaded and executed
Learn about malware protection techniques and how to defeat them
Secure Linux based infrastructure and avoiding any pitfalls that may lead to breaches
Learn to develop a web application using Meteor.js
Understand how to use rootkit detection tools
Perform vulnerability assessments and how to set up and configure a SIEM
Administer and support Linux in your environment
Learning of how assembly language works and interacts with hardware

No previous experience or skills are required to get started with this Learning Path.

Linux Security
Cybersecurity
Binary Analysis
RCE
Vulnerabilities
Linux Rootkits
System Administration

Threat/Warning Analyst
System Administrator
Cyber Operator
Cyber Defense Forensics Analyst
Cyber Defense Analyst

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Skill Path Curriculum

Short Course

Linux for Absolute Beginners

0 Practice Labs

8 Chapters

7 hrs 22 mins

Get started with Linux, app development, server configuration, networking, and become a system administrator!

Short Course

Installing and Mitigating Linux Rootkits

0 Practice Labs

5 Chapters

3 hrs

Understanding the threat posed by rootkits in Linux and potential mitigations.

Short Course

Linux Hardening Deconstructed

8 Practice Labs

8 Chapters

11 hrs 52 mins

Hands-on Application of Linux Security best practices to protect your organization against modern Cybersecurity threats

Short Course

Linux Forensics

2 Practice Labs

2 Chapters

1 hrs 30 mins

Gain the foundational knowledge and skills necessary to administer and support your Linux OS.

Short Course

Linux 32-bit Reverse Engineering

7 Practice Labs

8 Chapters

5 hrs 30 mins

Perform real world reverse engineering on Linux 32-bit executables and develop buffer overflow, heap overflow, format string, and kernel exploits.

Short Course

Hands-on Binary Analysis in Linux - Part 1

3 Practice Labs

3 Chapters

4 hrs 16 mins

Learn and understand the low-level details of the system and get the knowledge you need to gain technical mastery of binary analysis, from static analysis through symbolic execution.

Short Course

Hands-on Binary Analysis in Linux - Part 2

0 Practice Labs

3 Chapters

4 hrs 20 mins

Learn and understand the practical techniques used in static/dynamic analyzing software along with the Linux Kernel module and Rootkit analysis!

Short Course

IT Security with Red Hat Made Easy

0 Practice Labs

8 Chapters

3 hrs 50 mins

Diving deep into the most crucial bits of securing Linux infrastructure

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Instructor

Hamid Rezaei r

Hamid Rezaei is an Information Security Enthusiast with 10 years of experience in application and information security. Hamid gained his Master of Sci

Richard Medlin

Richard K Medlin has an extensive background in cybersecurity, Open-Source Intelligence, forensics, penetration testing, as well as reverse engineerin

Bilal Dayeh

Bilal Dayeh is a technology professional working for a major US corporation. Throughout his career, he led sys-admin teams in deploying and securing e

Donald Brown

Mr. Brown received his M.S. in Computer Science with a specialization in Computer Systems Security from Colorado Technical University. He earned his U

Donald Tevault

Donald A. Tevault—but you can call him Donnie—got involved with Linux way back in 2006 and has been working with it ever since. He holds the Linux Pro

Corey Charles Charles Sr.

Corey Charles is Security+, Qualys Vulnerability Management Specialist Certified. Mr. Charles has 11 years’ experience in IT Security with a direct fo

Joseph Delgadillo

Joseph Delgadillo is the founder of JTDigital Courses, an education technology company. He has been active in the online learning community since 2015

Hamid Rezaei r

Hamid Rezaei is an Information Security Enthusiast with 10 years of experience in application and information security. Hamid gained his Master of Sci

Richard Medlin

Richard K Medlin has an extensive background in cybersecurity, Open-Source Intelligence, forensics, penetration testing, as well as reverse engineerin

Bilal Dayeh

Bilal Dayeh is a technology professional working for a major US corporation. Throughout his career, he led sys-admin teams in deploying and securing e

Donald Brown

Mr. Brown received his M.S. in Computer Science with a specialization in Computer Systems Security from Colorado Technical University. He earned his U

Donald Tevault

Donald A. Tevault—but you can call him Donnie—got involved with Linux way back in 2006 and has been working with it ever since. He holds the Linux Pro

Corey Charles Charles Sr.

Corey Charles is Security+, Qualys Vulnerability Management Specialist Certified. Mr. Charles has 11 years’ experience in IT Security with a direct fo

Joseph Delgadillo

Joseph Delgadillo is the founder of JTDigital Courses, an education technology company. He has been active in the online learning community since 2015

Hamid Rezaei r

Hamid Rezaei is an Information Security Enthusiast with 10 years of experience in application and information security. Hamid gained his Master of Sci