Episode 58 — Triage noisy alerts and prioritize rapid response
This episode closes the series by focusing on alert triage and prioritization, because the ISA exam expects you to understand that monitoring is only effective when alerts lead to timely, consistent a...
22 Helmi 20min
Episode 57 — Correlate logs and proactively hunt emerging threats
This episode teaches log correlation and threat hunting as practical skills that strengthen monitoring controls and show up in ISA exam scenarios where a single alert is not enough to understand what ...
22 Helmi 19min
Episode 56 — Plan evidence collection and credible sampling approaches
This episode focuses on evidence planning and sampling because the ISA exam often tests whether you can collect proof that controls operate consistently, not just find a single screenshot that looks g...
22 Helmi 15min
Episode 55 — Verify AOCs and contractual requirements with rigor
This episode teaches you how to evaluate Attestations of Compliance and contractual requirements in a way that supports the ISA exam and prevents the real-world mistake of treating paperwork as proof ...
22 Helmi 17min
Episode 54 — Control third-party access and high-risk integrations
This episode covers third-party access and integrations as a high-risk area because the ISA exam often tests whether you can spot hidden access paths and unclear responsibility boundaries that undermi...
22 Helmi 19min
Episode 53 — Protect supporting services like DNS and NTP
This episode focuses on supporting services that rarely get attention until they fail, because the ISA exam expects you to recognize that services like DNS and NTP can directly impact security control...
22 Helmi 16min
Episode 52 — Secure network infrastructure, routers, and firewalls comprehensively
This episode teaches network infrastructure security as a control set you must validate end to end, because ISA exam scenarios often reveal that the environment “looks segmented” while the underlying ...
22 Helmi 19min
Episode 51 — Harden endpoints, laptops, and high-risk workstations
This episode focuses on endpoint hardening because the PCI ISA exam often treats user workstations and admin endpoints as the easiest place for attackers to gain credentials, bypass controls, and move...
22 Helmi 19min
