Endpoint & Wireless Security

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Endpoint & Wireless Security

Instructors: Dan LaChance

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6 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

Intermediate level

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5 hours to complete

Flexible schedule

Learn at your own pace

6 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

Intermediate level

Recommended experience

5 hours to complete

Flexible schedule

Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

How to identify malware types, attack vectors, and system vulnerabilities to apply effective host-based security controls against endpoint threats
How to implement endpoint hardening controls including antivirus, host-based firewalls, EDR, and application control to defend individual systems
How to configure wireless security protocols and identify and mitigate common wireless attacks including evil twin and rogue access points

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There are 6 modules in this course

his course covers the host-level and wireless attack surfaces that every security professional must understand and defend. Covering approximately 4 hours of expert instruction across endpoint threats, malware analysis, attack types, system hardening, and wireless network security, learners develop the skills to harden endpoints and protect wireless networks from a broad range of attacks.

Learners benefit by understanding how to identify and analyze malware types, apply host-based security controls including antivirus, EDR, and application whitelisting, and implement wireless security protocols including WPA3 and 802.1X/RADIUS authentication. Online labs reinforce endpoint hardening and wireless security configuration tasks. By the end of this course, learners will be able to secure individual systems and wireless infrastructure against modern threats.

This chapter covers malware varieties, insecure configurations, mitigation practices, overflow exploits, authentication threats, botnet disruptions, storage redundancy, hardware protection, endpoint monitoring, encryption usage, intrusion detection, RAID setup, macOS enclave concepts, and zero‑day responses.

What's included

4 videos1 reading1 assignment2 plugins

4 videosTotal 35 minutes

Endpoint & Wireless Security Introduction2 minutes
Malware13 minutes
Weak Configurations11 minutes
Common Attacks9 minutes

1 readingTotal 5 minutes

Endpoint Threats & Malware Slide Handout5 minutes

1 assignmentTotal 6 minutes

Endpoint Threats & Malware Assignment6 minutes

2 pluginsTotal 6 minutes

Malware Types (Challenge)3 minutes
Common Attacks (Challenge)3 minutes

What's included

8 videos1 assignment1 plugin

8 videosTotal 58 minutes

Overflow Attacks6 minutes
Password Attacks8 minutes
Bots and Botnets6 minutes
Disk RAID Levels10 minutes
Securing Hardware11 minutes
Securing Endpoints9 minutes
Securing Data with Encryption6 minutes
Securing Hardware (Sim)2 minutes

1 assignmentTotal 14 minutes

Attack Types & System Hardening Assignment14 minutes

1 pluginTotal 5 minutes

Securing Hardware (Click-through)5 minutes

What's included

5 videos1 reading1 assignment1 plugin

5 videosTotal 17 minutes

Linux Software RAID Lab8 minutes
Secure Enclave Lab in macOS4 minutes
Securing Endpoints (Sim)2 minutes
Endpoint Security Review & Labs Ask Me Anything (AMA)2 minutes
Endpoint Security Review & Labs Exam Question Review2 minutes

1 readingTotal 5 minutes

Linux Software RAID Lab Handout5 minutes

1 assignmentTotal 10 minutes

Endpoint Security Review & Labs Assignment10 minutes

1 pluginTotal 5 minutes

Securing Endpoints (Click-through)5 minutes

This chapter examines Wi‑Fi standards, proximity technologies, coverage analysis, hidden network limitations, passphrase attacks, hardening options, deceptive threats, protection methods, and wireless impersonation variations.

What's included

5 videos1 reading1 assignment2 plugins

5 videosTotal 38 minutes

Wi-Fi Encryption Standards10 minutes
RFID, NFC, and Bluetooth7 minutes
Wi-Fi Coverage and Performance8 minutes
Wi-Fi Discovery and Attacks12 minutes
Wireless Coverage (Sim)2 minutes

1 readingTotal 5 minutes

Wi-Fi Security Fundamentals Slide Handout5 minutes

1 assignmentTotal 16 minutes

Wi-Fi Security Fundamentals Assignment16 minutes

2 pluginsTotal 8 minutes

Wireless Encryption Standards (Challenge)3 minutes
Wireless Coverage (Click-through)5 minutes

What's included

6 videos1 reading1 assignment1 plugin

6 videosTotal 32 minutes

Cracking WPA210 minutes
Wi-Fi Hardening10 minutes
WPA2 Cracking Lab7 minutes
Wireless Hardening (Sim)2 minutes
Wireless Attacks & Hardening Ask Me Anything (AMA)1 minute
Wireless Attacks & Hardening Question Review2 minutes

1 readingTotal 5 minutes

WPA2 Cracking Lab Handout5 minutes

1 assignmentTotal 4 minutes

Wireless Attacks & Hardening Assignment4 minutes

1 pluginTotal 5 minutes

Wireless Hardening (Click-through)5 minutes

What's included

1 assignment

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