In this course, instructor Lisa Bock helps you prepare for the Cisco CBROPS exam. Lisa covers the principles of a defense-in-depth strategy, to ensure the confidentiality, availability, and integrity of a system. Lisa outlines today’s threats and threat actors, and explores the relationship between risk, threat, vulnerability, and exploit. She helps you understand the metrics that make up the Common Vulnerability Scoring System. She reviews access control models and stresses the importance of employing the principle of least privilege. Lisa covers the challenges of complex environments in monitoring traffic and describes how using SIEM, SOAR, and log management helps consolidate information. She summarizes security deployments, such as network and endpoint systems. Lisa compares anti-malware applications, outlines the benefits of using threat intelligence, and concludes by describing methods you can use to manage risks and prevent data loss.

In this course, instructor Lisa Bock describes the various attacks that can occur on the network, along with ways malicious actors use methods such as tunneling and encryption to conceal their behavior. Learn how to recognize the importance of having application visibility and control to effectively monitor the network. Lisa shows you how to examine system data from tcpdump and NetFlow to help with analysis. Discover ways to limit data visibility from threat actors on the network, by using access control lists and network address translation. She then outlines how to assure trust on the network by using the Public Key Infrastructure (PKI). Finally, see how a trusted third party uses certificates to securely exchange session keys to all parties in a transaction. Along the way, Lisa provides practical challenges that let you put your new knowledge to the test.

Cybersecurity specialists and related occupations are in high demand. In this course, instructor Lisa Bock helps you prepare for the host-based analysis portion of the Cisco CyberOps exam. Lisa begins by summarizing key components in a Windows OS. She then walks you through the architecture, file system, and registry, along with ways you can interact with netstat to monitor active processes. Lisa reviews basics on how to monitor the Linux OS, either while working in the shell or a GUI. She describes the importance of having a solid grasp of the network architecture and reinforces how to achieve defense in depth to monitor and protect all endpoints. Lisa then covers the elements of an IPS/IDS log entry, along with ways to examine your network security data. She summarizes methods to generate a malware analysis report. Finally, Lisa explains how to respond effectively to a cybersecurity incident while preserving the chain of custody after an attack.

Cybersecurity specialists and related positions are some of the most in-demand security positions today, and the Cisco CBROPS exam is a big part of proving your skills for any cybersecurity job. In this course, Lisa Bock helps you prepare for the exam, covering the network intrusion analysis topics you need to know. Lisa shows how an intrusion detection/intrusion prevention system can detect and mitigate common attacks, as well as identify potentially malicious traffic that may have slipped by organizational defenses. She explains how to comb through data and interpret IDS/IPS alerts and artifacts from an event and log files for an indication of compromise. And she takes a deep dive into packet analysis to examine how Wireshark helps you evaluate network traffic and application data.

Adobe Lightroom has a lot of great photo-management features, but that's no guarantee that your catalog will be well organized. That's up to you. In this course, photographer, author, and educator Tim Grey tackles the most common problems that Lightroom Classic CC users encounter (or introduce themselves), including missing photos, photos scattered across multiple catalogs, confusingly named folders, keyword spelling errors, and much more.

In this era of digital transformation, the move to cloud is inevitable. In this course, instructor Rashim Mogha walks you through several critical steps in determining your cloud strategy and guiding your company's digital transformation. Rashim explains hybrid and multicloud deployment models, then goes into how to make sure your stakeholders understand how the move to cloud will affect the business. She covers how to have roadmap discussions and create a roadmap. She helps you determine how to pick the right project for proof of concept and how to ensure that you have a team that is open to change. She explains the roles and responsibilities of the Center of Excellence (COE) team, then explores how to create a robust enablement plan for the COE. In conclusion, she teaches you about how to vet potential cloud partners and how to decide if you want MSP to be a part of your cloud journey strategy.

Developers need to understand how to use serverless functions in cloud environments. In this course, instructor Frank P Moley III explains how to use AWS Lambda as a serverless framework and why developers should understand how to use this tool. Frank introduces you to AWS Lambda and how to interact with Lambda in the AWS console. He talks about how and why serverless exists and operates as a technology selection, including its benefits, downfalls, and use cases. Frank covers how to use Lambda functions with Python, Java, and Go.

If you are new to cloud native serverless programming, you may be wondering about what tools are out there for your use and what types of projects you can complete with them. In this series of courses, instructor Frank P Moley III walks you through a variety of cloud native projects. This course focuses specifically on Azure Functions as a serverless framework. Frank introduces Azure Functions, shows you some of the benefits and risks of a serverless-based system, and explains the most common use cases for serverless. He covers Python-based Azure Functions and how you can deploy and run an Azure Function written in Python. Frank goes into Java-based Azure functions and how you can deploy and execute Azure Functions written in Java. He also gives you challenges and possible solutions for both Python and Java.

Every cloud developer should understand the use of serverless functions in cloud environments. In this course, senior software engineer Frank Moley shows you how to understand and implement serverless cloud functions in Google Cloud Platform (GCP). Frank introduces GCP Cloud Functions, as well as the benefits, negatives, and risks of a serverless system. Then he walks you through the steps and strategies you need to implement Python, Java, and Go in GCP serverless, including practical challenges and solutions for each.

Assemblies are fundamental units of deployment for .NET Framework applications, and understanding how assemblies manage code is crucial for developers. In this course, discover how to work with .NET assemblies. Ted Neward walks through the basics of and explains common language runtime (CLR) interactions. He goes into the physics of assemblies, covers assemblies and modules, explains how assemblies scope various elements inside of the CLR, and discusses how to reference assemblies from managed code. He also reviews the security guarantees that the CLR can provide, such as resisting attempts to tamper with assemblies.

Welcoming a new team member can involve excitement and nerves—on both sides. This course helps managers find ways to help new team members acclimate to their new responsibilities, workplace, culture, technology, and more. Learn how to align their new role with existing strengths and vision for success. Explore how to map their first 90 days and the next year of growth and impact. Discover how to guide your employee in finding the right new skills, people, and projects to aid their learning. Learn about small, calculated risks and stretch projects that your new hire can take on. Find out how to start your new team member on safe-to-try projects where they can build confidence while making an immediate impact. Get tips on how to establish a cadence for quarterly check-ins and informal conversations with your team members. In conclusion, find out how to adopt three new strategies for empowering and connecting with your team members.

Of all the changes, promotions, and advancements you may receive at work, few are as impactful as the change from individual contributor to manager. Besides a whole host of new responsibilities, being a manager requires an entirely new way of approaching your job, and some may make that transition easier than others. In this course, Jenny Blake helps those whose job it is to support this role—manager of managers, HR—by offering a plan of action to help new managers make the big leap into their new role. She covers the importance of helping new managers form a mindset that prioritizes outcome over individual contributions, how to help new managers build confidence, and how to foster experimentation so that they can find what works best for them. This course gives you the tools to help acclimate new managers and shift their focus from working in the team, to working on the team.

With the acceleration of remote and hybrid work, managers must master coaching their employees virtually. In this course, executive coach and leadership development expert Alisa Cohn shows you why coaching your employees virtually is critical to their success and your success. Alisa begins by explaining some challenges you may face in coaching virtually, then goes into methods you can use to overcome them, starting with how to build trust virtually. She helps you identify coaching conversations that you can have with your employees virtually, then goes over the GROW model. Alisa discusses how to coach for career mobility, especially internal mobility, and how to master good listening when you’re virtual. After teaching several more strategies, she finishes up with tips on coaching both employees resistant to coaching and as well as motivated top performers.

How do you plan for the future when the present is riddled with uncertainty? In times of uncertainty, say a global pandemic that throws the landscape of work and life into a chaotic state—purposeful leadership skills will meet the challenge. In this course, executive coach Joshua Miller answers that question with clarity. Understanding the what and why of uncertainty and change gives valuable insight, setting the foundation for learning how. After this course, you'll be better prepared to meet uncertainty at the moment and successfully prepare for a rapidly changing future.

Getting the attention of sales prospects you have no existing relationship with is difficult, particularly over email. If we can't reach our prospects in-person or over the phone, how can we begin to build a relationship and start them on our sales journey? While email bypasses gatekeepers, reaches prospects wherever they are, and is readily available, it's often misused, squandering valuable opportunities. In this course, sales professional and prospecting coach Miles Croft helps you compile cold prospecting emails to send directly to individuals you wish to sell to today. This course is not focused on mass email marketing campaigns but on targeting your most wanted prospects and maximizing the chances of success. Join Miles as he explains how he writes and sends highly-effective cold emails using proven psychological techniques. He provides clear, step-by-step guidance on both catching the prospect's attention and enticing them into undertaking your chosen next action.

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When it comes to cold prospecting, speaking to business leaders directly is often seen as a scary prospect by new and experienced salespeople alike. This fear is, however, unwarranted; business leaders have ultimate decision-making power, and therefore will be involved in the buying process at some point. In this course, sales professional and prospecting coach Miles Croft explains how he successfully approaches business leaders on all levels, as well as what he has experienced to be the most common pitfalls that result in lost sales. Each lesson is straightforward, practical, and can be used in the real world right now. After completing this course, you'll have the tools you need to confidently call the managing directors, CEOs, and department heads of the world—and your sales processes will become more streamlined as you sell directly to the top.

Join graphic designer and brand strategist Nicte Cuevas as she discusses the impact color has across cultures and how the hues we use in our branding and work can shift perception. Nicte explains how color can hold different meaning across global cultures. She discusses how color psychology can shift or shape purchasing influences or create a divide among cultures. She helps you understand how cultural misappropriation can create a divide in communities and affect the perception of any brand. Nicte points out how gendered marketing through color can shift across the world. She shares the importance of understanding the role color plays when it comes to cultural heritage, and how using the wrong hue can shift the meaning when you market on a global scale. She explains how brands can partner with communities and experts avoid misunderstandings related to color language. In conclusion, Nicte shares her thoughts on how you can use color and culture to truly connect with an audience.

One of the most underrated skills a leader can demonstrate is compassion. Compassionate leaders are proven to foster more trust and respect for their teams, which increases their ability to have success. In this course, Dr. Melissa Steach details the building blocks of exercising compassion as a leader. She shares a fundamental understanding of what compassion in the workplace means, how to demonstrate compassion without compromise, and how leaders can foster compassionate environments for their teams. Melissa covers the physical, interpersonal, and emotional needs of employees, as well as how to communicate the benefits of compassionate leadership to your team.

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Composite manufacturing is no longer an enigma of high-level industrial fabrication. The migration of composite material has inserted itself into consumer products from automobile interiors to cell phone cases to sporting equipment. In this three-part series, carbon fiber product designer and fabricator Aram Goganian presents an essential guide on composite design and manufacturing, detailing the building of an actual consumer product—in this case a balance bike—from composite design to the finished product. This first course covers composite material basics and carbon fiber manufacturing methodologies. Aram details carbon fiber as a material, how it’s manufactured, how it’s processed, and the different styles of manufacturing with it. By the end of this course, you’ll have a better understanding of the material and how to best use it.

Composite materials are now found in everything from automobile interiors to cell phone cases to sporting equipment. It is critical for product designers to be able to incorporate composite materials into their design. In this three-part series, carbon fiber product designer and fabricator Aram Goganian presents an essential guide to building a composite-based consumer product—in this case a carbon-fiber balance bike. The second course focuses on composite design configuration and simulation, showcasing a single-sided mold with wash-out tooling, a closed mold with a thermoplastic epoxy, and pre-preg materials. By showing the design process in action, Aram provides guidance for part fabrication and final product validation. Discover how to build your model, validate your design concept and make updates to the design, and finalize the design, complete with a fully visualized surface finish. Plus, learn how to create detailed analysis or manufacturing.