Fundamentals of Network Security - ESP-A-004
- Track: Software, Technical.
- Level: Awareness level - Provides a basic understanding of IT security responsibilities relative to a particular role
- Overview
This course is designed to provide IT Professionals with the fundamentals of network security. The course provides a comprehensive overview of technology central to the understanding, management and implementation of network security. It answers the questions many are often afraid to ask and takes a step back to ensure the right foundation and building blocks are in place on which to overlay future security training.
- This course is suitable for
- Ideally suited to those incorporating security as part of their remit,/li>
- Those who evolved into the area of security and never had the time to put foundation into place
- Ideal for those who come from a non-technical background
- Those moving into the area of security for the first time
- Pre and post sales engineers
- System administrations, IT Managers
- Course duration
- 2 Days – Intensive. The course begins daily at 9.30 and ends at 17.00 on each day.
- Course format
Instructor led. All Espion training courses are of small class size (max 8 attendees) to ensure an optimum teaching environment.
- Course dates
- There are currently no dates scheduled for this course.
.- Course location
On-Site / Espion Training Center
- Content
Security Overview
- Threats
- Policy
- Procedures
- Attacks, hacking and Defending
Network Architecture and Components
- Firewall Architecture
- Firewall Options - Stateful Inspection, Proxy, combination
- Multiple Levels of Trust - Routers etc.
- Filtering
- Firewall and Router rules
- Modifying and maintaining
- Change control
- Testing for vulnerabilities
Secure Communications
- Virtual Private Networks (VPN)
- IPSec
- SSL VPN's
- Encryption
- Authentication
- Key management protocols and Public Key Exchange
Authentication, Authorisation and Logging
- Authentication
- Authorisation
- Accounting and Logging
Hosts
- Defining the host
- Protecting the host
- Trusted and untrusted Networks
- Role of the host
- Configuration guidelines and Hardening the O/S
VoIP & Wireless Networks
- VoIP Explained
- VoIP Security Issues
- Steps to securing VoIP
- Overview of Wireless LANs
- WLAN Security Challenges
- Wireless Network Standards
- WLAN Security Solution
Risk Analysis & Intrusion Detection
- Risk Identification
- Risk Management
- Intrusion Detection
- Signatures & Rules
- Honeypots