Cybersecurity Fundamentals - A Practical Course Training Course

This instructor-led, live training in Botswana (online or onsite) is aimed at sysadmins who wish to use 389 Directory Server to configure and manage LDAP-based authentication and authorization.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Install and configure 389 Directory Server.
• Understand the features and architecture of 389 Directory Server.
• Learn how to configure the directory server using the web console and CLI.
• Set up and monitor replication for high availability and load balancing.
• Manage LDAP authentication using SSSD for faster performance.
• Integrate 389 Directory Server with Microsoft Active Directory.

Upon completing this training, participants will be able to:

• Explain the principles of application security and common vulnerabilities
• Outline ABAP programming best practices and the management of SY-SUBRC
• Gain an understanding of injection vulnerabilities
• Describe various security testing tools
• Explain the functions of ATC and CVA

Course Format

• Interactive lectures and discussions.
• Extensive exercises and practical practice.
• Hands-on implementation within a live-lab environment.

This instructor-led, live training in Botswana (online or onsite) is targeted at system administrators who want to leverage Microsoft Active Directory to manage and secure data access.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Set up and configure Active Directory.
• Establish a domain and define access rights for users and devices.
• Manage users and machines via Group Policies.
• Control access to file servers.
• Set up a Certificate Service and manage certificates.
• Implement and manage services such as encryption, certificates, and authentication.

This programme explores the core principles of secure coding that are vital for web application developers. Participants will learn secure programming concepts by examining code samples, identifying security vulnerabilities, and applying effective remediation strategies.

The course features demonstrations of real-world attacks and techniques to mitigate them, helping students build confidence in enhancing the security posture of their applications.

Duration: 3 days
Target Audience: Developers seeking to expand their expertise in secure coding practices.

Learning Outcomes
• Participants will acquire knowledge in:
• Web Application Security.
• Common Web Application Risks.
• Penetration Testing of Demo Web Applications.
• Data Validation.
• Authentication.
• Session Management.
• Secure SDLC.

Developing secure networked applications can be challenging, even for developers who have previously worked with cryptographic building blocks like encryption and digital signatures. To help participants grasp the role and application of these cryptographic primitives, the course first establishes a solid foundation on the core requirements of secure communication—namely secure acknowledgement, integrity, confidentiality, remote identification, and anonymity. It also addresses typical threats that can undermine these requirements alongside practical, real-world solutions.

Given that cryptography is a critical component of network security, the course examines essential algorithms in symmetric cryptography, hashing, asymmetric cryptography, and key agreement. Rather than focusing on complex mathematical theory, these topics are approached from a developer's perspective, featuring typical use-case examples and practical considerations such as public key infrastructures. The course introduces security protocols used across various domains of secure communication, offering an in-depth look at widely adopted protocol families like IPSEC and SSL/TLS.

Common cryptographic vulnerabilities are discussed in the context of both specific algorithms and protocols. Topics include BEAST, CRIME, TIME, BREACH, FREAK, Logjam, Padding oracle, Lucky Thirteen, POODLE, and the RSA timing attack. For each issue, the practical implications and potential consequences are explained without delving into deep mathematical details.

Finally, since XML technology is central to data exchange in networked applications, the course covers XML security aspects. This includes the use of XML in web services and SOAP messages, along with protective measures like XML signature and XML encryption. The course also examines weaknesses in these protections and XML-specific security issues such as XML injection, XML external entity (XXE) attacks, XML bombs, and XPath injection.

Participants attending this course will

• Understand basic concepts of security, IT security, and secure coding
• Understand the requirements of secure communication
• Learn about network attacks and defences at different OSI layers
• Have a practical understanding of cryptography
• Understand essential security protocols
• Understand some recent attacks against cryptosystems
• Get information about some recent related vulnerabilities
• Understand security concepts of Web services
• Get sources and further readings on secure coding practices

Audience

Developers, Professionals

This three-day course provides an introduction to safeguarding C/C++ code from malicious actors who might exploit vulnerabilities related to memory management and input handling. The curriculum focuses on the fundamental principles of writing secure code.

Even seasoned Java developers do not necessarily master every security service offered by Java, nor are they always aware of the various vulnerabilities relevant to web applications written in Java.

The course, while introducing the security components of Standard Java Edition, also addresses security issues concerning Java Enterprise Edition (JEE) and web services. Before discussing specific services, the course covers the foundations of cryptography and secure communication. Various exercises focus on declarative and programmatic security techniques in JEE, alongside discussions on both transport-layer and end-to-end security for web services. Participants can apply these concepts through practical exercises, allowing them to test out the discussed APIs and tools themselves.

The course also examines and explains the most common and severe programming flaws in the Java language and platform, as well as web-related vulnerabilities. Beyond typical bugs committed by Java programmers, the introduced security vulnerabilities cover both language-specific issues and problems arising from the runtime environment. All vulnerabilities and relevant attacks are demonstrated through easy-to-understand exercises, followed by recommended coding guidelines and possible mitigation techniques.

Participants attending this course will

• Understand basic concepts of security, IT security, and secure coding
• Learn about web vulnerabilities beyond the OWASP Top Ten and know how to avoid them
• Understand the security concepts of web services
• Learn to use various security features of the Java development environment
• Gain a practical understanding of cryptography
• Understand the security solutions of Java EE
• Learn about typical coding mistakes and how to avoid them
• Get information about some recent vulnerabilities in the Java framework
• Acquire practical knowledge in using security testing tools
• Obtain sources and further readings on secure coding practices

Audience

Developers

Description

The Java language and the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) were engineered to minimise exposure to the most prevalent and dangerous security vulnerabilities found in other languages such as C/C++. Nevertheless, software developers and architects must not only master the application of Java's security features (positive security) but also remain vigilant about the numerous vulnerabilities that continue to affect Java development (negative security).

The course introduces security services by first providing a concise overview of cryptographic foundations, establishing a shared understanding of the purpose and operation of relevant components. Participants will explore the practical application of these components through hands-on exercises, allowing them to experiment with the discussed APIs.

The course also examines and explains the most common and severe programming flaws associated with the Java language and platform. This includes both typical errors made by Java programmers and issues specific to the language and its environment. All vulnerabilities and associated attacks are demonstrated through accessible exercises, followed by recommended coding guidelines and mitigation strategies.

Participants attending this course will

• Grasp the fundamental concepts of security, IT security, and secure coding
• Learn about web vulnerabilities beyond the OWASP Top Ten and understand how to avoid them
• Gain proficiency in using various security features within the Java development environment
• Develop a practical understanding of cryptography
• Identify typical coding mistakes and learn how to prevent them
• Gain insight into recent vulnerabilities affecting the Java framework
• Access sources and further reading materials on secure coding practices

Audience

Developers

Today, a variety of programming languages are available to compile code for the .NET and ASP.NET frameworks. While this environment offers robust tools for security development, developers must understand how to apply architecture- and coding-level programming techniques to implement desired security functionalities, avoid vulnerabilities, or limit their exploitation.

The aim of this course is to equip developers with the ability to prevent untrusted code from performing privileged actions, protect resources through strong authentication and authorization, facilitate remote procedure calls, manage sessions, and introduce diverse implementations for specific functionalities, among other skills, through numerous hands-on exercises.

The introduction to various vulnerabilities begins by presenting typical programming problems encountered when using .NET. The discussion on ASP.NET vulnerabilities also covers various environment settings and their effects. Finally, the topic of ASP.NET-specific vulnerabilities addresses not only general web application security challenges but also special issues and attack methods, such as attacking the ViewState or employing string termination attacks.

Participants attending this course will

• Understand fundamental concepts of security, IT security, and secure coding
• Learn about web vulnerabilities beyond the OWASP Top Ten and understand how to avoid them
• Learn to utilise various security features of the .NET development environment
• Gain practical knowledge in using security testing tools
• Learn about typical coding mistakes and how to avoid them
• Gain information about some recent vulnerabilities in .NET and ASP.NET
• Access sources and further readings on secure coding practices

Audience

Developers

The course provides essential skills for PHP developers necessary to make their applications resistant to contemporary attacks through the Internet. Web vulnerabilities are discussed through PHP-based examples going beyond the OWASP top ten, tackling various injection attacks, script injections, attacks against session handling of PHP, insecure direct object references, issues with file upload, and many others. PHP-related vulnerabilities are introduced grouped into the standard vulnerability types of missing or improper input validation, incorrect error and exception handling, improper use of security features and time- and state-related problems. For this latter we discuss attacks like the open_basedir circumvention, denial-of-service through magic float or the hash table collision attack. In all cases participants will get familiar with the most important techniques and functions to be used to mitigate the enlisted risks.

A special focus is given to client-side security tackling security issues of JavaScript, Ajax and HTML5. A number of security-related extensions to PHP are introduced like hash, mcrypt and OpenSSL for cryptography, or Ctype, ext/filter and HTML Purifier for input validation. The best hardening practices are given in connection with PHP configuration (setting php.ini), Apache and the server in general. Finally, an overview is given to various security testing tools and techniques which developers and testers can use, including security scanners, penetration testing and exploit packs, sniffers, proxy servers, fuzzing tools and static source code analyzers.

Both the introduction of vulnerabilities and the configuration practices are supported by a number of hands-on exercises demonstrating the consequences of successful attacks, showing how to apply mitigation techniques and introducing the use of various extensions and tools.

Participants attending this course will

• Understand basic concepts of security, IT security and secure coding
• Learn Web vulnerabilities beyond OWASP Top Ten and know how to avoid them
• Learn client-side vulnerabilities and secure coding practices
• Have a practical understanding of cryptography
• Learn to use various security features of PHP
• Learn about typical coding mistakes and how to avoid them
• Be informed about recent vulnerabilities of the PHP framework
• Get practical knowledge in using security testing tools
• Get sources and further readings on secure coding practices

Audience

Developers

This instructor-led live training in Botswana (online or on-site) is aimed at system administrators who wish to use FreeIPA to centralise the authentication, authorisation and account information for their organisation's users, groups, and machines.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Install and configure FreeIPA.
• Manage Linux users and clients from a single central location.
• Use FreeIPA's CLI, Web UI and RPC interface to set up and manage permissions.
• Enable Single Sign On authentication across all systems, services and applications.
• Integrate FreeIPA with Windows Active Directory.
• Backup, replicate and migrate an FreeIPA server.

This instructor-led live training in Botswana (online or onsite) is designed for system administrators who wish to utilise Okta for identity and access management.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Configure, integrate, and manage Okta.
• Integrate Okta into existing applications.
• Implement security with multi-factor authentication.

This instructor-led, live training in Botswana (online or onsite) is aimed at system administrators who wish to use OpenAM to manage identity and access controls for web applications.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Set up the necessary server environment to begin configuring authentication and access controls using OpenAM.
• Implement single sign-on (SSO), multi-factor authentication (MFA), and user self-service features for web applications.
• Use federation services (OAuth 2.0, OpenID, SAML v2.0, etc.) to extend identity management securely across different systems or applications.
• Access and manage authentication, authorization, and identity services through REST APIs.

This instructor-led, live training in Botswana (online or on-site) is designed for system administrators who wish to use OpenDJ to manage their organization's user credentials in a production environment.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Install and configure OpenDJ.
• Maintain an OpenDJ server, including monitoring, troubleshooting, and optimizing performance.
• Create and manage multiple OpenDJ databases.
• Backup and migrate an OpenDJ server.