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Course Overview

Technology continues to evolve more rapidly than ever, making it essential for enterprises to continuously update their cybersecurity policies. Cyber attackers are no longer targeting only large corporations—small and medium-sized businesses have become equally vulnerable to sophisticated threats such as ransomware. Unfortunately, many organizations are still unprepared to handle or recover from such incidents, emphasizing the urgent need for proactive threat and vulnerability management.

In this course, you’ll gain a comprehensive understanding of threat and vulnerability management. We begin by introducing the core components of a complete vulnerability assessment and provide hands-on guidance for developing a robust defensive strategy from day one. The course focuses on empowering information security professionals in midsize to large organizations to effectively and efficiently secure hundreds or even thousands of systems. Through practical instruction and real-world examples, you’ll learn how to identify, assess, and mitigate vulnerabilities to strengthen organizational defenses.

By the end of this course, you’ll have a solid foundation in the vulnerability management lifecycle—from identifying and ranking security issues to recommending and implementing remediation measures. You’ll also understand how to apply these strategies to prevent future security breaches and improve your organization’s overall security posture.

What You Will Learn

  • Familiarize with framework to be used for vulnerability assessment.
  • Determine what are OWASP Top 10 vulnerabilities.
  • Detect and identify web-based vulnerabilities using automatic scanners.
  • Explore verifying web-based vulnerabilities manually.
  • Detect and identify network-based vulnerabilities.
  • Learn about automatic and manual method to detect vulnerability.
  • System hardening.

Program Curriculum

  • Basics of Security
  • Need for Vulnerability Assessment
  • Vulnerability Management Lifecycle
  • Cyber Kill Chain
  • Setting up Your VA Environment
  • CVE and CVSS Score
  • $7 Million Cybersecurity Scholarship by EC-Council
  • Chapter 1 Lab
  • Chapter 1 Quiz

  • Open Port Analysis
  • Man In the Middle Attack
  • Black Box and White Box Network Vulnerability Assessment
  • TCP Session Hijacking
  • Configuration Review
  • Network Vulnerability Assessment Using Nessus
  • Chapter 2 Lab
  • Chapter 2 Quiz

  • OWASP Top 10 Web App Vulnerabilities
  • SQL Injection
  • XSS
  • Vulnerability Assessment Using Burp Suite
  • Vulnerability Assessment using Nessus
  • SSL Assessment
  • Chapter 3 Lab
  • Chapter 3 Quiz

  • System Hardening Checks
  • Configuration Review: Windows
  • Configuration Review: Linux
  • Configuration Review: Android
  • Vulnerability Assessment using Nessus: Windows
  • Vulnerability Assessment using Nessus: Linux
  • Chapter 4 Lab
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Instructor

Varun Pathak .

Varun Pathak is a Freelance Cyber Security Trainer and Consultant. He has worked as a Cyber Security Consultant at PwC and Network Engineer at Infotel Business Solutions Limited. He has vast experience in administrating and securing devices like Routers, Switches, Firewalls, and Servers. Currently, he is working as a Fulltime Freelancer, executing projects related to Vulnerability Assessment, Penetration Testing, SOC implementation, and Corporate Training. Varun has delivered 400+ pieces of training on Cyber Security, CEH, CCNA, and Network Security, reaching more than 40,000 students. He has experience in auditing Network Infrastructure, Data Centre, SOC Review, Web Application Security Testing, and troubleshooting multiple network and security issues. Varun has also worked as Network Engineer for many years in a Data Centre and then decided to focus on securing devices. Varun's areas of expertise: IP Networking, Routing Implementation and Security Review, Switching, Firewall Configuration and Rule Reviews, VPN, Windows Server Administration and Security Review, Linux Server Administration and Security Review, Vulnerability Assessment, Penetration Testing, Web Application Security Testing, Security Operation Centre, ISO 27001 (ISMS), SIEM, OWASP.

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