All Episodes
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Episode 1 — Decode the GCCC blueprint: domains, scoring, pacing, and what 71% demands
This episode focuses on interpreting the GCCC exam blueprint so you can study with precision instead of guesswork. You’ll break down how domains shape the question mix...
Episode 2 — Build an audio-first study plan: recall cycles, review rhythm, and exam-day flow
This episode builds an audio-first study plan designed for busy schedules while still meeting GCCC performance demands. You’ll learn how to structure short, repeatable...
Episode 3 — Understand CIS Controls v8 history, purpose, and how the model is organized
This episode explains CIS Controls v8 in a way that supports both exam recall and practical implementation discussions. You’ll cover why the Controls exist, how they e...
Episode 4 — Map CIS Controls to major security standards and governance expectations
This episode connects CIS Controls v8 to the standards and governance expectations you’ll see referenced in GCCC-style thinking. You’ll learn why mapping matters, how ...
Episode 5 — Operationalize CIS Controls governance: owners, metrics, reporting, and accountability
This episode turns CIS Controls from a reference document into a governed program that survives staff changes and competing priorities. You’ll define governance in pra...
Episode 6 — Define enterprise asset scope: what counts, why it matters, who owns accuracy
This episode defines enterprise asset scope in a way that supports both exam questions and day-to-day security operations. You’ll clarify what “enterprise assets” incl...
Episode 7 — Discover enterprise assets continuously using multiple sources and reconciliation discipline
This episode focuses on continuous asset discovery, emphasizing how multiple data sources reduce blind spots but introduce reconciliation challenges. You’ll learn why ...
Episode 8 — Validate enterprise asset inventory quality with drift checks and audit-ready evidence
This episode teaches you how to validate inventory quality rather than assuming an inventory tool is correct because it produces a list. You’ll define what “quality” m...
Episode 9 — Establish software asset authority: approved lists, licensing realities, and control points
This episode explains how to establish software asset authority so “approved software” is a controlled concept, not a vague preference. You’ll define software asset au...
Episode 10 — Detect unauthorized software quickly using discovery signals, baselines, and change patterns
This episode focuses on detecting unauthorized software fast enough to reduce dwell time and prevent small issues from becoming incidents. You’ll learn what counts as ...
Episode 11 — Prevent unapproved execution with allowlisting logic and tightly governed exceptions
This episode explains how application allowlisting reduces attack surface by controlling what is permitted to execute, not just what is blocked after detection. You’ll...
Episode 12 — Design secure configuration baselines that are measurable, repeatable, and realistic
This episode focuses on configuration baselines as the foundation for hardening that can be verified, maintained, and defended under audit. You’ll define a baseline as...
Episode 13 — Control configuration drift with monitoring, remediation workflows, and change discipline
This episode teaches configuration drift as an operational reality and shows how to control it without freezing the business. You’ll define drift as deviation from an ...
Episode 14 — Prove configuration compliance with sampling, evidence, and exception governance
This episode focuses on proving configuration compliance in ways that stand up to scrutiny, which is a common exam angle: the difference between claiming compliance an...
Episode 15 — Clarify account types and lifecycles: user, admin, service, shared, and temporary
This episode breaks down account types and lifecycles so you can answer identity questions cleanly and design safer access in real environments. You’ll define standard...
Episode 16 — Provision accounts safely with approvals, role fit, and minimum privilege intent
This episode focuses on secure account provisioning as a control that prevents future incidents by getting access right at the start. You’ll learn how approvals should...
Episode 17 — Deprovision accounts cleanly to eliminate orphaned access and lingering entitlements
This episode covers deprovisioning as a high-impact security control that reduces exposure after employees change roles, leave the organization, or when services are r...
Episode 18 — Strengthen authentication foundations: factors, session controls, and identity assurance
This episode explains authentication as more than “add MFA,” focusing on factors, session controls, and identity assurance that collectively reduce account takeover ri...
Episode 19 — Build authorization models that match real work without privilege creep
This episode focuses on authorization as the practical “what can you do” layer that must align to real job functions while resisting privilege creep over time. You’ll ...
Episode 20 — Validate access control effectiveness with reviews, testing, and corrective action
This episode teaches how to validate access controls so you can detect gaps before attackers or auditors do, a theme that shows up frequently in control-focused exams....