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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 prioritize securing
  • Threat and vulnerability assessment
  • Sources of best practices and recommendations

Fundamental mechanisms for confidentiality and integrity

  • Encryption - core 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 breaches - what's involved?

Network security services

  • AAA model
  • Authentication and authorization protocols (RADIUS, TACACS, Kerberos)
  • IEEE 802.1x - authenticating users and devices
  • Protecting services in local networks (DHCP Snooping, Dynamic ARP Inspection)

Security systems

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

Wireless networks

  • WEP, WPA, WPS - what's involved?
  • Hacking attempt - what can be achieved from captured traffic

Building wide-area networks - interconnecting branches

  • Tunneling protocols - basics
  • VPN tunnels - types (site-to-site and remote access)
  • Corporate vs. public VPN networks - 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 fundamental networking concepts
    (IP addressing, Ethernet, basic services - DNS, DHCP)
  • knowledge of Windows and Linux operating systems (basic administration, system terminal)

Audience

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