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ISC2 SSCP Oct 2025 outline · Domain 7: Systems & application security

Endpoint security: HIDS/HIPS, EDR, host firewalls, hardening, patch management

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Endpoints, meaning workstations, laptops, servers and similar hosts, are where users work and where attackers usually land first. Network controls cannot see everything, especially encrypted traffic and activity on laptops away from the office, so each endpoint needs its own layered protection.

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