1.1 Explain the importance of system and network architecture concepts in security operations.

  • Log ingestion
    • Time synchronization
    • Logging levels
  • Operating system (OS) concepts
    • Windows Registry
    • System hardening
    • File structure
      o Configuration file locations
    • System processes
    • Hardware architecture
  • Infrastructure concepts
    • Serverless
    • Virtualization
    • Containerization
  • Network architecture
    • On-premises
    • Cloud
    • Hybrid
    • Network segmentation
    • Zero trust
    • Secure access secure edge
      (SASE)
    • Software-defined networking
      (SDN)
  • Identity and access management
    • Multifactor authentication (MFA)
    • Single sign-on (SSO)
    • Federation
    • Privileged access management
      (PAM)
    • Passwordless
    • Cloud access security broker
      (CASB)
  • Encryption
    • Public key infrastructure (PKI)
    • Secure sockets layer (SSL) inspection
  • Sensitive data protection
    • Data loss prevention (DLP)
    • Personally identifiable information (PII)
    • Cardholder data (CHD)