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Course Outline
Introduction – What Is Security?
- Fundamental definitions and how to think about security.
- Attacker profiles: who might want to attack us and why.
- Basic risk management: what to protect first.
- Threat and vulnerability assessment.
- Sources of best practices and recommendations.
Basic Mechanisms for Confidentiality and Integrity
- Encryption – key algorithms, where they are used, and what they offer.
- Cryptographic attacks – which algorithms to avoid and why.
- Data integrity – how to protect information from unauthorised modification.
- Certificates and Public Key Infrastructure (PKI).
- Man-in-the-middle attacks.
- Secure password storage.
- Password cracking and user database leaks – what is involved?
Network Security Services
- The AAA model.
- Authentication and authorisation 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, operating methods, and configuration.
- Intrusion Prevention/Detection Systems (IPS/IDS).
- Data Loss Prevention (DLP).
- Event logging systems.
Wireless Networks
- WEP, WPA, WPS – what do these mean?
- Hacking attempts – what can be achieved with intercepted traffic.
Building a Wide Area Network – Connecting Branches
- Traffic tunnelling protocols – fundamentals.
- VPN tunnels – types (site-to-site and remote access).
- Corporate versus public VPN networks – what's the difference?
- Security issues – which solutions to avoid.
Security Testing
- Penetration testing – what does it involve?
- Network scanning and vulnerability detection.
- Simulated network attacks.
Requirements
- Knowledge of fundamental computer networking concepts (IP addressing, Ethernet, basic services such as DNS and DHCP).
- Familiarity with Windows and Linux operating systems (basic administration, terminal usage).
Target Audience
- Personnel responsible for network and service security.
- Network and system administrators seeking to learn about security systems.
- Anyone interested in the subject.
28 Hours
Testimonials (1)
The trainer had an excellent knowledge of fortigate and delivered the content very well. Thanks a lot to Soroush.
