Subscribe and SAVE, give a gift subscription or get help with an existing subscription by clicking the links below each cover image. Advanced Information Security Essentials Course. A properly configured laptop is required to participate in SEC5. Advanced Security Essentials Enterprise Defender. Students must have Administrator privileges. Antivirus software is not recommended and may need to be disabled or uninstalled. If you have a production system already installed with data on it that you do not want to lose, it is recommended that you replace it with a clean hard drive. Digital Defender License Key' title='Digital Defender License Key' />For this course, SANS will provide you with the following virtual machines Custom 6. Kali Linux. Custom Windows 1. Security Onion. Metasploitable. Cisco CSR 1. 00. 0VIt is critical that your CPU and operating system support 6. VMware provides a free tool for Windows and Linux that will detect whether or not your host supports 6. For further troubleshooting, this article also provides good instructions for Windows users to determine more about the CPU and OS capabilities. Digital Defender License Key' title='Digital Defender License Key' />For Macs, please use this support page from Apple to determine 6. Prior to the start of class, you must install the necessary software as described below. The following are minimal hardware requirements for your laptop CPU 6. Intel i. 5 x 6. 4 2. GHz processor or higher based system is mandatory for this class. GB RAM 3. 2GB of memory is strongly recommended8. GB of available disk space more space is recommendedVMware Workstation or Fusion. Please note VMware Workstation or Fusion are mandatory. You must have the ability to take virtual machine snapshots, and you cannot do this with VMware Player. You will use VMware to simultaneously run multiple virtual machines when performing hands on exercises. Extreme Pamplona Game more. Cisco Packet Tracer 6 For Windows 8 on this page. No more missed important software updates UpdateStar 11 lets you stay up to date and secure with the software on your computer. Software defender, software activation service, license activation, protect digital products, stop software piracy, prevent refunders. You must have VMware Workstation installed on your system. If you do not own VMware, you can download a free 3. VMware website see above. If taking advantage of the trial offer, please make sure that the license will not expire before you complete the course. While the labs will run fine for MacFusion students, the lab workbook was written from a Windows host and VMware Workstation perspective. Students opting to bring Mac OS or Linux as their host OS are expected to manage any OS or virtualization software issues that might arise. Final Checklist. We suggest going over the following checklist to make sure that your laptop is prepared for SEC5. Advanced Security Essentials Enterprise Defender The laptop meets hardware requirements outlined in this section. If you use a trial copy of VMware Workstation, make sure that the VMware license will not expire before the class ends. The Windows VMware machine runs using host only networking mode. If you have additional questions about the laptop specifications, please contact laptopprepsans. You Can Still Get Windows 1. Free With a Windows 7, 8, or 8. Key. Microsofts free Windows 1. Theres still a way to activate Windows 1. Windows 7, 8, or 8. Microsofts free Windows 10 upgrade offer is overor is it Theres still a way to activate Windows 10 with a Windows 7, 8, or 8. Microsoft. The latest solutions and services updates from Microsoft, for October 2017 Microsoft EA renewals bookings grow 14, and 9 in constant currency. Digital Defender License Key' title='Digital Defender License Key' />Microsoft Security Essentials Windows 7 Windows Defender Windows 8,Windows RT, Windows 8. 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