Automating Information Security with Python and Shell Scripting

Catalog description

This course is designed to acquaint students interested in learning about system administration using tools such as Python and PowerShell. No prior experience in either is required, and a good deal of time will be spent introducing students with topics of general interest and their coding equivalents using these tools. Students will be introduced to topics such as Python and PowerShell automation, NSA Top 10 Mitigations, CIS Critical Security Controls, MITRE ATT&CK mitigations, application of the NSA/DISA Secure Host Baseline, deployment and managing PKI and smart cards.