New Horizons Sec + Class - Lab List

Here is the listing and description of the labs that are related the the New Horizons course that I took recently. It is for the CompTIA Security Certification Exam (SY0-701). I've also attached the lab score sheets. This is my way to keep myself accountable for completing the labs.

1. Assisted Lab: Exploring the Lab Environment
   In this activity, you will familiarize yourself with the systems you will be using in the course activities.
   PASSED Score: 100 (Score Sheet)

2. Assisted Lab: Perform System Configuration Gap Analysis
   In this lab, you will use security templates to manage a Windows Server configuration, which will entail using the Microsoft Policy Analyzer to perform a security baseline template review and gap analysis.
   PASSED Score: 100 (Score Sheet)

3. Assisted Lab: Configuring Examples of Security Control Types
   In this lab, you will learn about several types of security controls, including preventive, detective, directive, and corrective.
   PASSED Score: 100  (Score Sheet)

4. Assisted Lab: Finding Open Service Ports
   In this lab, you will use a port scanner to detect open ports, enumerate service identities, and identify the operating system of targets.
   PASSED Score: 100 (Score Sheet)

5. Assisted Lab: Using SET to Perform Social Engineering
   In this lab, you will familiarize yourself with the Social-Engineer Toolkit (SET) and learn how to use it to conduct social engineering attacks.
   PASSED Score: 100 (Score Sheet)

6. APPLIED LAB: Using Storage Encryption
   In this lab, first, you will configure an EFS Data Recovery Agent, and then you will encrypt files with EFS.
   PASSED Score: 100 (Score Sheet)

7. Assisted Lab: Using Hashing and Salting
   In this lab, you will simulate obtaining a file from a website and confirm its integrity with hashing.
   PASSED Score: 100 (Score Sheet)

8. Assisted Lab: Managing Password Security
   In this lab, you will first perform password spraying, and then you will perform dictionary-based password cracking. Next, you will perform brute force password cracking. Finally, you will implement a more restrictive password policy.
   PASSED Score: 100 (Score Sheet)

9. Assisted Lab: Managing Permissions
   In this lab, first, you will configure Linux file permissions. Next, you will configure Windows file permissions, and then you will manage Windows share permissions. Finally, you will explore Windows effective permissions.
   PASSED Score: 100 (Score Sheet)

10. Assisted Lab: Setting up Remote Access
    In this lab, you will learn about establishing remote access options. You will configure and use Windows Remote Desktop between two Windows systems, verify the installation and configuration of SSH on a Linux system, and establish SSH sessions between a Windows and Linux system using GUI and CLI options.
    PASSED Score: 100 (Score Sheet)

11. Assisted Lab: Using IPSec Tunneling
    In this lab, you will learn about configuring and using an IPSec tunnel.
    PASSED Score: 100 (Score Sheet)

12. Assisted Lab: Using Containers
    In this lab, you'll gain hands-on experience using PowerShell and Docker on a Windows Server 2019 machine. From a focus on security best practices, you'll start by building a Docker image and will create and manage containers in a secure environment.
    PASSED Score: 100 (Score Sheet)

13. Assisted Lab: Using Virtualization
    In this lab, you will install Hyper-V, and configure a new virtual machine. Next, you will install an operating system, configure virtual networking switches and connect the VM's with virtual networking.
    PASSED Score: 100 (Score Sheet)

14. APPLIED LAB: Implement Backups
    In this lab, you will learn about protecting files with backup options to allow for restoration.
    PASSED Score: 100 (Score Sheet)

15. Assisted Lab: Performing Drive Sanitization
    In this lab, you will learn about data and drive sanitization. This lab focuses on data destruction to prevent unauthorized access to data through data recovery efforts.
    PASSED Score: 100 (Score Sheet)

16. Assisted Lab: Exploiting and Detecting SQLi
    In this lab, you will perform SQLi against a client's public-facing website hosted in their screened subnet to gain access and discover the details of the database structure and extract user information.
    PASSED Score: 100 (Score Sheet)

17. Assisted Lab: Working with Threat Feeds
    This lab focuses on making you aware of threat feeds and other online security resources. First, you will explore IoC sources offering threat feeds. Finally, you will explore Exploit Database.
    PASSED Score: 100 (Score Sheet)

18. Assisted Lab: Performing Vulnerability Scans
    This lab focuses on vulnerability scanning a legacy system to determine the issues that need to be mitigated.
    PASSED Score: 100 (Score Sheet)

19. Assisted Lab: Understanding Security Baselines
    In this lab, first, you will evaluate and customize security policy templates. Finally, you will access security benchmarks and configuration guides.
    PASSED Score: 100 (Score Sheet)

20. APPLIED LAB: Implementing a Firewall
    In this lab, you will learn about configuring firewall rules.
    PASSED Score: 100 (Score Sheet)

21. Assisted Lab: Using Group Policy
    In this lab, you will learn about Group Policy Objects (GPOs) for Windows systems.
    PASSED Score: 100 (Score Sheet)

22. APPLIED LAB: Hardening
    In this lab, you will learn various forms of system hardening.
    PASSED Score: 100 (Score Sheet)

23. Assisted Lab: Performing DNS Filtering
    In this lab, you will investigate strange DNS activity to discover an IoC, use a threat feed of malicious FQDNs (Fully Qualified Domain Names) to implement resolution blocks (i.e., DNS filtering) via an automation script and perform DNS reconnaissance with nslookup and dig.
    PASSED Score: 100 (Score Sheet)

24. Assisted Lab: Configuring System Monitoring
    In this lab, you will configure centralized logging from one Windows server system to another.
    PASSED Score: 100 (Score Sheet)

25. APPLIED LAB: Incident Response: Detection
    In this lab, you will learn about using an automated security platform named wazuh to detect IoCs related to suspicious activity.
    PASSED Score: 100 (Score Sheet)

26. APPLIED LAB: Performing Digital Forensics
    In this lab, you will perform post-incident forensic analysis of several security breaches.

27. Assisted Lab: Performing Root Cause Analysis
    In this lab, you will perform a root cause analysis of a security breach.

28. Assisted Lab: Detecting and Responding to Malware
    In this lab, you will learn about analyzing files that may be malicious.

29. Assisted Lab: Understanding On-Path Attacks
    In this lab, you will configure an on-path or adversary-in-the-middle (AitM) (previously known as a man-in-the-middle (MitM)) attack to intercept credentials and simulate sending a victim a phishing message.

30. ADAPTIVE LAB: Using a Playbook
    In this lab, you will work through a playbook in response to a security incident.

31. Assisted Lab: Implementing Allow Lists and Deny Lists
    In this lab, you will implement application rules using the Windows AppLocker mechanism and create deny execution policies.

32. Assisted Lab: Performing Reconnaissance
    In this lab, you will familiarize yourself with commonly used reconnaissance tools and techniques used in the early phases of penetration testing.

33. Assisted Lab: Performing Penetration Testing
    In this lab, you will learn about aspects of penetration testing.

34. Assisted Lab: Training and Awareness through Simulation
    In this lab, you will learn about social engineering training and awareness through simulation.

35. Assisted Lab: Use Cases of Automation and Scripting
    In this lab, you will use a threat feed of malicious IP address ranges to update firewall rules via a scheduled script. Finally, you will use a threat feed of malware hashes via a provided script to automate the removal of malicious code.

36. APPLIED LAB: Using Network Sniffers
    In this lab, you will learn about network sniffing and packet capture.

37. CHALLENGE LAB: Network Incident Investigation and Remediation
    This challenge lab scenario is designed to provide hands-on experience in investigating a security incident on a network, analyzing logs and network traffic, and implementing remediation measures. This scenario aligns with the skills required for the CompTIA Security+ certification.