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Course Outline

Introduction – What is Security?

  • A few basic definitions and how to think about security
  • Attacker profiles – who might want to attack us and why
  • Basic risk management – what to secure first
  • Threat and vulnerability assessment
  • Sources of best practices and recommendations

Basic Confidentiality and Integrity Mechanisms

  • Encryption – basic algorithms, where they are used and what they provide
  • Cryptographic attacks – which algorithms to avoid and why
  • Integrity – how to protect data from modification
  • Certificates and Public Key Infrastructure (PKI)
  • Man-in-the-middle attacks
  • Secure password storage
  • Password cracking and user database leaks – what is it about?

Network Security Services

  • AAA Model
  • Authentication and Authorization Protocols (RADIUS, TACACS, Kerberos)
  • IEEE 802.1x – User and Device Authentication
  • Protection of services in Local Networks (DHCP Snooping, Dynamic ARP Inspection)

Security Systems

  • Firewalls – types, operation methods, configuration
  • Intrusion Prevention Systems (IPS/IDS)
  • Data Loss Prevention (DLP)
  • Event logging systems

Wireless Networks

  • WEP, WPA, WPS – what is it about?
  • Attempted breach – what can be obtained from intercepted traffic

Building Wide Area Networks – Interconnecting Branches

  • Traffic tunneling protocols – basics
  • VPN Tunnels – types (site-to-site and remote access)
  • Corporate vs. Public VPNs – what is it about?
  • Security issues – which solutions to avoid

Security Testing

  • Penetration Testing – what is it about?
  • Network scanning and vulnerability detection
  • Network attack simulation

Requirements

  • knowledge of fundamental computer network topics
    network addressing (IP), Ethernet, basic services – DNS, DHCP)
  • familiarity with Windows and Linux operating systems (basic administration, command-line interface)

Audience

  • individuals responsible for network and service security,
  • network and system administrators wishing to learn about security systems,
  • everyone interested in the topic.
 28 Hours

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