-: In this section of the course, we're going to cover 2 2
the concept of a service-oriented architecture, 3 3
which is known as SOA. 4 4
Now as we move through it, we're going to be looking inside 5 5
of domain one, security operations, 6 6
and domain two, vulnerability management, 7 7
and we'll be focusing on objectives 1.1, 1.3, 1.5, and 2.5. 8 8
Objective 1.1 states that you must be able to explain 9 9
the importance of system and network architecture concepts 10 10
in security operations. 11 11
Objective 1.3 states that, given a scenario, 12 12
you must be able to use appropriate tools 13 13
or techniques to determine malicious activity. 14 14
Objective 1.5 states that you must be able 15 15
to explain the importance of efficiency 16 16
and process improvement in security operations. 17 17
And objective 2.5 states that you must be able 18 18
to explain concepts related to vulnerability response, 19 19
handling, and management. 20 20
Now, as we begin this section, 21 21
we're going to be describing the use 22 22
of service-oriented architectures, 23 23
known as SOA or microservices. 24 24
Now, service-oriented architecture, or SOA, 25 25
is a method of software development 26 26
that uses software components called services 27 27
to create business applications. 28 28
Each service provides a business capability 29 29
and the services can also communicate 30 30
with each other across platforms and languages. 31 31
Developers are able to use SOA to reuse services 32 32
in different systems or combine several independent services 33 33
to perform complex tasks. 34 34
Now, we're also going to be discussing different technologies 35 35
that are used with SOA or service-oriented architectures. 36 36
This includes things like SOAP, SAML, REST, 37 37
APIs, webhooks, and plugins. 38 38
Next, we're going to focus on scripting inside of the world 39 39
of automation and the use of workflow orchestrations. 40 40
After that, we'll discuss FaaS, 41 41
which is Function-as-a-Service, 42 42
as well as serverless architectures, 43 43
because both of these are becoming very popular these days. 44 44
In fact, here at Dion Training, we built all 45 45
of our web applications and services using 46 46
a service-oriented architecture that relies 47 47
on Function-as-a-Service and serverless technologies 48 48
to be able to serve all of our students around the globe. 49 49
Finally, we're going to take a short quiz to see 50 50
what you learned during this section and then we'll review 51 51
the answers from the quiz to ensure you can explain 52 52
why each one was right. 53 53
Now, let's go ahead and get started learning all 54 54
about service-oriented architecture 55 55
and how it affects your enterprise networks 56 56
and operations in this section of the course.