Securing an Environment Using Mitigating Techniques

Welcome to the Securing an Environment Using Mitigating Techniques practice lab. In this module, you will be provided with the instructions and devices needed to develop your hands-on skills.

Overview

Learning Outcomes:

In this module, you will complete the following exercises:

  • Exercise 1 – Mitigation Techniques
  • Exercise 2 – Software Restriction Policies
  • Exercise 3 – Firewall

After completing this module, you should have further knowledge of:

  • Mobile Device Management (MDM)
  • Containment
  • Segmentation
  • Isolation
  • Data Loss Prevention (DLP)
  • Secure Orchestration, Automation, and Response (SOAR)

After completing this module, you should be able to:

  • Create software restriction policies.
  • Configure a basic firewall rule.
  • Block ICMPv4 traffic.
  • Configure logging of firewall traffic.

Exam Objectives:

The following exam objective is covered in this lab:

4.4 Given an incident, apply mitigation techniques or controls to secure an environment.

  • Reconfigure endpoint security solutions
  • Configuration changes
  • Isolation
  • Containment
  • Segmentation
  • SOAR
Note: Our main focus is to cover the practical, hands-on aspects of the exam objectives. We recommend referring to course material or a search engine to research theoretical topics in more detail.