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Course Outline
Introduction – What is Security?
- Key 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
Fundamental Mechanisms for Confidentiality and Integrity
- Encryption – basic algorithms, their applications, and benefits
- 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’s behind it?
Network Security Services
- AAA Model
- Authentication and authorization protocols (RADIUS, TACACS, Kerberos)
- IEEE 802.1x – user and device authentication
- Protecting services in local networks (DHCP Snooping, Dynamic ARP Inspection)
Security Systems
- Firewalls – types, operating principles, configuration
- Intrusion Prevention/Detection Systems (IPS/IDS)
- Data Loss Prevention (DLP)
- Event logging systems
Wireless Networks
- WEP, WPA, WPS – what’s involved?
- Attempting intrusion – what can be gained from captured traffic
Building a Wide Area Network – Connecting Branches
- Tunneling protocols – basics
- VPN tunnels – types (site-to-site and remote access)
- Corporate vs. public VPNs – what’s the difference?
- Security issues – which solutions to avoid
Security Testing
- Penetration testing – what’s involved?
- Network scanning and vulnerability detection
- Network attack simulation
Requirements
- knowledge of basic computer networking concepts (IP addressing, Ethernet, basic services – DNS, DHCP)
- knowledge of Windows and Linux operating systems (basic administration, command-line terminal)
Audience
- persons responsible for network and service security,
- network and system administrators wishing to learn about security systems,
- anyone interested in the topic.
28 Hours
Testimonials (1)
The trainer had an excellent knowledge of fortigate and delivered the content very well. Thanks a lot to Soroush.
