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System and Network Security Training

Course 468

Duration: 4 days
Labs: Yes
Language: English
32 (ISC)2 CPE A Credits
Level: Foundation

Get This Course £2,095

4-day instructor-led training course
Earn 23 NASBA credits (live, in-class training only)
After-course coaching available
After-course computing sandbox

Include dates with afternoon start times

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Guaranteed to Run - you can rest assured that the class will not be cancelled.
Jul 19 - 22 2:00 PM - 9:30 PM BST

New York or AnyWare
Jul 25 - 28 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM BST

AnyWare
Oct 10 - 13 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM BST

London or AnyWare
Nov 1 - 4 1:00 PM - 8:30 PM GMT

Herndon, VA or AnyWare
Jan 16 - 19 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM GMT

London or AnyWare
Jan 17 - 20 2:00 PM - 9:30 PM GMT

New York or AnyWare
May 8 - 11 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM BST

London or AnyWare

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In this Network Security Training course, you will gain the foundational knowledge and skills to analyse and assess network risks, then select and deploy appropriate countermeasures. Through multiple hands-on exercises, you will learn how to:

Evaluate methods for strong authentication
Search for possible vulnerabilities in operating systems
Reduce your organisation’s exposure to dangers in enterprise-wide and virtual private networks (VPNs)

System and Network Security Training Delivery Methods

In-Person
Online

System and Network Security Training Benefits

Analyse your exposure to security threats
Protect your organisation's systems and data
Deploy firewalls and data encryption to minimise threats
Assess alternative user and host authentication mechanisms
Manage risks originating from inside the organisation and the internet
Leverage continued support with after-course one-on-one instructor coaching and computing sandbox

System and Network Security Training Outline

Module 1: Building A Secure Organisation

Real threats that impact cybersecurity

Hackers, internal and external
Eavesdropping
Spoofing
Sniffing
Trojan horses
Viruses
Wiretaps

A cyber security policy: the foundation of your protection

Defining your information assurance objectives
Assessing your exposure

Module 2: A Cryptography Primer

Securing data with symmetric encryption

Choosing your algorithm: DES, AES, Rc4, and others
Assessing key length and key distribution

Solving key distribution issues with asymmetric encryption

Generating keys
Encrypting with RSA
PGP and GnuPG
Evaluating Web of Trust and PKI

Ensuring integrity with hashes

Hashing with Md5 and SHA
Protecting data in transit
Building the digital signature

Module 3: Verifying User and Host Identity

Assessing traditional static password schemes

Creating a strong password policy to prevent password guessing and cracking
Protecting against social engineering attacks
Encrypting passwords to mitigate the impact of password sniffing

Evaluating strong authentication methods

Preventing password replay using one-time and tokenised passwords
Employing biometrics as part of multi-factor authentication

Authenticating hosts

Distrusting IP addresses
Mitigating address-spoofing issues and implementing countermeasures
Implementing solutions for wireless networks

Module 4: Preventing System Intrusions

Discovering system vulnerabilities

Searching for operating system vulnerabilities
Discovering file permission issues
Limiting access via physical security

Encrypting files for confidentiality

Encryption with application-specific tools
Recovering encrypted data

Hardening the operating system

Locking down user accounts
Securing administrator's permissions
Protecting against viruses

Module 5: Guarding Against Network Intrusions

Scanning for vulnerabilities

Searching for rogue servers
Profiling systems and services

Reducing Denial of Service (DoS) attacks

Securing DNS
Limiting the impact of common attacks

Deploying firewalls to control network traffic

Preventing intrusions with filters
Implementing a cyber security policy
Deploying personal firewalls

Protecting web services and applications

Validating user input
Controlling information leakage

Module 6: Ensuring Network Confidentiality

Threats from the LAN

Sniffing the network
Mitigating threats from connected hosts
Partitioning the network to prevent data leakage
Identifying wireless LAN vulnerabilities

Confidentiality on external connections

Ensuring confidentiality with encryption
Securing communication with IPsec

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