SecOps Tools and 2021 Security Incidents: Microsoft Exchange Server Data Breach

Skillsoft issued completion badges are earned based on viewing the percentage required or receiving a passing score when assessment is required. Cybersecurity professionals are often tasked with studying breaches that have impacted other organizations to protect their assets. This knowledge helps them identify potential threats and understand how threat actors operate in a modern environment. In this course, explore the background of the Microsoft Exchange Server data breach, how it was discovered, and how Microsoft communicated about it. Review different tools that can be used to discover and exploit the vulnerability. Finally, explore how the cybersecurity community responded and how you can patch systems against such a breach. Upon completion of this course, you'll be able to describe the Microsoft Exchange Server data breach and how to detect it, as well as respond if you find a server that could be compromised by the same vulnerability.