UNIX/Linux Survival Skills for Auditors

This course is designed for Auditors and highlights critical files and locations that an Auditor should understand.

Overview

Working as an Auditor on a UNIX/Linux system requires basic survival skills, including the ability to move around the filesystem, check permissions, understand system  timestamps, list jobs running, browse through logs, and much more. This hands-on course focuses on the basic survival skills required to work in UNIX/Linux.

Audience

This course is designed for Auditors who require a basic introduction to Linux.

Length

1 day

Outline

  • Overview
  • Understanding the Linux Filesystem
  • Working with Files and Directories
  • Coping and Moving files
  • Understanding Permissions
  • Unix/Linux Job Control
  • Working with Superuser Access
  • Basic Commands to Examine File Content
  • Working with Linux Editors
  • Survival Skills
  • An Auditor’s Look at Critical Files
  • Summary