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Certified: The CompTIA Security+ Audio Course

Dr. Jason Edwards

Certified - Security+ 701 is your completely free audio companion for mastering the CompTIA Security+ SY0-701 certification exam. Developed by BareMetalCyber.com, this immersive Audio Course transforms every domain of the official exam objectives into clear, practical, and exam-ready lessons you can learn anywhere—whether commuting, exercising, or studying at home. Each episode delivers focused explanations, real-world examples, and proven study strategies designed to build confidence and help you

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10:32

Security Standards and Physical Controls (Domain 5)

Certified: The CompTIA Security+ Audio Course ·

2025/06/16

Standards and controls turn high-level policy into actionable, enforceable security, and in this episode, we explore how physical controls and documented standards create consistent, measurable protection. We discuss the value of security standards like password complexity requirements, encryption levels, and access review intervals that ensure systems operate within secure and compliant configurations. On the physical side, we explore barriers like badge readers, biometric gates, security

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9:20

Incident Response Policies and Procedures (Domain 5)

Certified: The CompTIA Security+ Audio Course ·

2025/06/16

An effective incident response program starts with well-defined policies and procedures that guide every action, role, and escalation during a security event. In this episode, we explore the components of an incident response policy—covering scope, roles, definitions, response timelines, and classification levels. We then break down procedures into practical, step-by-step actions that teams follow from detection through recovery. This includes activation of the response team, initial

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9:26

Key Security Policies and Standards (Domain 5)

Certified: The CompTIA Security+ Audio Course ·

2025/06/16

Policies and standards are the written expression of an organization’s security expectations—and in this episode, we explore how they’re developed, communicated, and enforced. We cover essential policies such as Acceptable Use Policies (AUPs), information security policies, disaster recovery policies, and software development lifecycle (SDLC) standards, explaining how each one sets the tone for secure behavior. Standards—like password rules, encryption requirements, and physical access

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9:22

Introduction to Security Governance (Domain 5)

Certified: The CompTIA Security+ Audio Course ·

2025/06/16

Security governance is the blueprint for how an organization manages its security strategy, aligns it with business goals, and ensures accountability across all levels of operation. In this episode, we introduce the core elements of effective governance, including the development of security policies, acceptable use standards, change management procedures, and incident response planning. Governance defines who is responsible for making decisions, enforcing controls, and reviewing

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8:17

Introduction to Domain Five — Security Program...

Certified: The CompTIA Security+ Audio Course ·

2025/06/16

Cybersecurity isn’t just about blocking attacks and managing firewalls. It’s also about building policies, assessing risk, managing vendors, and aligning security with the overall goals of the business. That’s the focus of Domain Five: Security Program Management and Oversight. This domain gives you the big-picture understanding of how security fits into the way organizations function. It teaches you to think beyond the keyboard and start connecting what happens in the server room to what

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10:13

Packet Captures in Investigations (Domain 4)

Certified: The CompTIA Security+ Audio Course ·

2025/06/16

Packet captures are the most detailed and revealing form of network data available to defenders—showing not just what happened, but exactly how it happened, byte by byte. In this episode, we explain how tools like Wireshark and tcpdump allow analysts to capture and inspect network packets for signs of malicious activity, protocol abuse, data leakage, and command-and-control traffic. We explore how to filter packet data by source, destination, port, and protocol to isolate relevant

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9:24

Dashboards and Visualization Tools (Domain 4)

Certified: The CompTIA Security+ Audio Course ·

2025/06/16

A well-designed dashboard can turn complex security data into fast, actionable insight—and in this episode, we explore how visualization tools help analysts, engineers, and executives understand the health of their security environments at a glance. We discuss how dashboards consolidate metrics like open vulnerabilities, login anomalies, firewall events, and endpoint alerts into tiles, graphs, and timelines that make trends visible and priorities obvious. Role-based dashboards deliver

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10:16

Vulnerability Scan Data and Automated Reporting...

Certified: The CompTIA Security+ Audio Course ·

2025/06/16

Vulnerability scan data is only useful when it’s collected, organized, and presented in a way that drives action—and this episode explains how automated reporting transforms raw scan results into operational intelligence. We begin by examining the structure of scan output: severity levels, CVSS scores, affected assets, and remediation recommendations. From there, we explore how automated reporting tools categorize and prioritize findings, filter out false positives, and group results by

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10:19

Leveraging Log Data (Part 2) (Domain 4)

Certified: The CompTIA Security+ Audio Course ·

2025/06/16

In this continuation of our log analysis discussion, we shift from collection to interpretation—examining how different data sources support threat detection, forensic investigation, and compliance reporting. We explore how packet capture tools, vulnerability scanners, dashboards, and automated reports enrich raw logs with context, allowing for faster triage and incident understanding. Tools like Zeek, Wireshark, and Nessus help visualize patterns, reveal anomalies, and connect events that

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10:01

Leveraging Log Data (Part 1) (Domain 4)

Certified: The CompTIA Security+ Audio Course ·

2025/06/16

Logs are the record books of your infrastructure, capturing who did what, when, and where—and in this episode, we explore how to extract value from them. We start with common log types including firewall logs, application logs, operating system logs, and security-specific logs like authentication events, audit trails, and IDS alerts. Each source provides a different lens on activity, and together they form a timeline that helps reconstruct incidents or spot early signs of intrusion. We

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10:24

Forensic Evidence Preservation and E-Discovery...

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2025/06/16

Once digital evidence is collected, preserving it and producing it responsibly are the next critical steps—and in this episode, we focus on maintaining evidentiary integrity through preservation and e-discovery. Preservation involves storing forensic images, logs, or artifacts in tamper-resistant formats with strong access controls and documented retention procedures. We discuss legal holds, which are internal directives to preserve relevant data once litigation is anticipated, and how that

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10:07

Forensics – Data Acquisition and Reporting (Domain 4)

Certified: The CompTIA Security+ Audio Course ·

2025/06/16

Capturing and reporting digital evidence is a delicate process that must be repeatable, verifiable, and legally defensible. In this episode, we focus on how to perform data acquisition properly—whether imaging a hard drive, collecting volatile memory, or retrieving logs from cloud services—and how to ensure that the resulting data is both complete and forensically sound. We explain the role of tools like FTK Imager, EnCase, and command-line utilities that allow analysts to collect data

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9:32

Digital Forensics Foundations (Domain 4)

Certified: The CompTIA Security+ Audio Course ·

2025/06/16

When a security incident occurs, understanding what happened—and proving it—requires digital forensics. In this episode, we cover foundational concepts of digital forensics, including data acquisition, chain of custody, preservation, and documentation. Acquiring data from endpoints, servers, or cloud environments must be done carefully to avoid altering evidence, while maintaining chain of custody ensures that every step of handling is logged and defensible in court. We explore the

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9:40

Root Cause Analysis and Threat Hunting (Domain 4)

Certified: The CompTIA Security+ Audio Course ·

2025/06/16

Stopping an incident isn’t enough—you have to understand how it happened and whether something deeper is still lurking. This episode explores root cause analysis and threat hunting as advanced investigative tools that move teams from reaction to prevention. Root cause analysis aims to determine the exact failure—whether it’s a missed patch, user error, misconfiguration, or policy gap—that allowed an incident to occur. Threat hunting, on the other hand, proactively searches for signs of

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9:46

Incident Response Training and Testing (Domain 4)

Certified: The CompTIA Security+ Audio Course ·

2025/06/16

A well-written incident response plan is only useful if your team knows how to execute it—and the best way to build that confidence is through training and testing. In this episode, we explore various training methods including role-based instruction, tabletop exercises, and simulated attacks (also called purple team or red team exercises). Tabletop exercises walk stakeholders through scenarios without touching live systems, helping test decision-making, communications, and escalation

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9:11

Incident Response – Lessons Learned (Domain 4)

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2025/06/16

Every incident is a learning opportunity, and the final step of the response lifecycle—lessons learned—ensures that your team emerges stronger, smarter, and better prepared. In this episode, we explore how to conduct structured post-incident reviews that examine not just what happened, but how and why it happened, how the team responded, and what can be improved. This includes identifying gaps in detection, communication failures, delayed responses, or missing playbooks, as well as

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9:04

Incident Response Process (Part 2) (Domain 4)

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2025/06/16

Following detection and analysis, the next phases in an incident response plan are containment, eradication, and recovery—critical steps that stop the spread of an attack and restore operations. Containment involves isolating affected systems, blocking malicious traffic, disabling compromised accounts, and ensuring the attacker cannot escalate further. Eradication is the process of removing malware, deleting backdoors, or addressing vulnerabilities that allowed the intrusion in the first

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10:44

Incident Response Process (Part 1) (Domain 4)

Certified: The CompTIA Security+ Audio Course ·

2025/06/16

A strong incident response process can mean the difference between a contained event and a catastrophic breach—and in this episode, we break down the first half of the response lifecycle: preparation, detection, and analysis. Preparation involves building an incident response plan (IRP), assigning roles and responsibilities, and creating playbooks that guide teams when things go wrong. Detection is all about spotting anomalies through tools like SIEMs, IDS/IPS, endpoint logs, and user

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10:03

Considerations for Security Automation (Part 2)...

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2025/06/16

Continuing our discussion on automation pitfalls, this episode focuses on the risk of single points of failure, technical debt, and long-term support challenges. Centralized automation platforms can become mission-critical dependencies—if they crash or misfire, entire workflows may halt, leaving your organization blind or exposed. We also examine how quick, untracked scripts—created to solve urgent problems—can accumulate into fragile systems that are hard to maintain, audit, or update

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10:37

Considerations for Security Automation (Part 1)...

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2025/06/16

As powerful as automation is, it’s not without challenges—and in this episode, we dive into the complexity and cost considerations that come with security automation projects. Poorly scoped automation can introduce more problems than it solves, especially when it relies on fragile scripts, inconsistent APIs, or tools that don’t integrate cleanly. We explore how hidden costs—such as testing time, support, licensing, and training—can derail budgets and delay ROI if not planned from the start

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