Scheduled Tasks using Bash

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Scheduled Tasks using Bash

In this lab, you’ll practice running several tasks related to security analysis and automating these tasks to run on a schedule. When you’re finished, you’ll have automated a security scanning and log centralization and analysis process..

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Lab Info

Level

Beginner

Last updated

Oct 14, 2025

Duration

1h 30m

Challenge

Run the Security Scanning Service

In this lab, you will be using the security tool, Lynis, to scan various hosts for misconfigurations.
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Consolidate and Centralize All Logs

In this challenge, you are going to pull logs from remote servers onto the bastion.
Challenge

Analyze the Log Data for Specific Pieces of Information

In this challenge, you are going to search and filter for specific information in the logs.
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Create a Scheduled Job to Automate the Process

In this challenge, you are going to automate and schedule the tasks you completed in the previous challenges.
Challenge

The Last Challenge

Welcome to the final challenge! This is your last chance to experiment in the environment. Clicking Finish Lab will end this little world that flittered into existence just for you.

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