Security Architectures: Defensible Security

Security Architectures: Defensible Security

• discover the key concepts covered in this course
• describe the challenges and deficiencies of traditional security architectures
• describe some of the standards that address the challenges of security architectures
• describe the concepts and approaches to defensible architecture
• describe the zero-trust model for security
• describe the security architecture needs for layer 1, 2, and 3
• describe the principle of least privilege and how it pertains to security architecture
• describe the security benefit of reproducible builds
• configure a deny-first firewall using ufw
• configure a firewall to block all but a trust subnet
• configure a VPN service using WireGuard
• configure a secure VPN client to connect to a VPN server
• configure a firewall to block untrusted egress
• summarize the key concepts covered in this course

Explore defensible architecture and zero-trust models from the standpoint of a security architect. Familiarize yourself with challenges and tools used to address the challenges of network security. Review common security models and standards for network security.