C)VA

Master the art of safeguarding your network infrastructure with the Certified Vulnerability Assessor course, designed for IT engineers and cybersecurity professionals to develop robust vulnerability assessment skills and prevent critical security breaches.

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Essential Skills Gained

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Understand the fundamentals and importance of vulnerability assessments.

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Implement and conduct basic vulnerability tests to secure network infrastructures.

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Recognize and analyze different types of vulnerabilities and exploits.

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Utilize core vulnerability assessment tools effectively.

Format

  • Instructor-led
  • 3 days with lectures and hands-on labs.

Audience

  • Information System Owners
  • Analysts
  • Ethical Hackers
  • Cyber Security Managers

Description

The vendor neutral Certified Vulnerability Assessor certification course helps students understand the importance of vulnerability assessments by providing intricateknowledge and skills in the Vulnerability Assessment arena. The CVA course provides foundational knowledge of general VA tools as well as popular exploits an IT engineer should be familiar with. The CVA is a fundamental cyber security certification course that focuses on vulnerability assessments. The CVA course focuses on foundational information such as the importance of a Vulnerability Assessment and how it can help an engineer prevent serious break-ins to your organization. In the CVA course, the student will be versed with basic malware and viruses and how they can infiltrate an organizations network. The student will also learn how to assess a company’s security posture and perform a basic vulnerability test to help secure the organization’s networking  infrastructure. Mile2 Accreditations: 

  1. Accredited by the NSA CNSS 4011-4016
  2. Is approved and has been placed on Homeland Security's National Initiative for Cyber Security Careers and Studies (NICCS) training providers and maps to the National Cybersecurity Workforce Framework
  3. Preferred cyber certification for the FBI

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Upcoming Course Dates

December 8-10, 2025

9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Virtual: Online - US/Eastern

Enroll

$3000

December 8-10, 2025

9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Virtual: Online - US/Eastern

Enroll

$3000

Course Outline

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Module 1 - Why Vulnerability Assessment?

  1. Overview of Vulnerability Assessment

  2. Vulnerability Assessment Methodology

  3. Risk Management

  4. Policy Review Methods

Module 2 - Vulnerability Types

  1. Critical Vulnerability Types

  2. Information Leaks and Disclosures

  3. Denial of Service

  4. Best Practices

Module 3 - Assessing the Network

  1. Network Security Assessment

  2. Footprinting Tools and Techniques

  3. NMAP Scans and Analysis

Module 4 - Assessing Web Servers

  1. Web Server Fingerprinting

  2. SQL Injection and Web Vulnerabilities

  3. Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)

Module 5 - Assessing Remote VPN Services

  1. Remote Information Services

  2. VPN Protocols and Services

  3. Assessing Remote Maintenance Services

Module 6 - Vulnerability Tools of the Trade

  1. Vulnerability Scanners and Tools

  2. Patch Management Options

Module 7 – Output Analysis

  1. Security Alerts and Research

  2. Reporting and Results Analysis

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