SCP Level One - Network Security Fundamentals

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Overview

This course is designed to provide network administrators responsible for maintaining a wide range of network technologies with an awareness of security-related issues and the essential skills they need to implement security in a given network.
This instructor-led 5-day classroom delivery with structured hands-on activities is the first course in Level One of the Security Certified Program. After completion of this course, students wishing to complete Level One should take the Network Defense and Countermeasures course Students learn to work with various protocols, and create security across different platforms in router-based networks. Covers several of the techniques commonly used by network attackers and countermeasures to guard against them.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Identify the basics of network security

Define the TCP/IP layered architectures and work with advanced IP addressing protocols and commands

Describe and work with IP protocols and packets at various levels

Create router security using access control lists

Secure Windows NT and 2000 computers and test security effectiveness

Secure Linux computers and test security effectiveness

Define common Internet components and identify techniques used in web hacking

Examine and work with the common techniques used to attack networks and specific operating systems

Prerequisites

Experience with Windows 98, DOS, Windows NT/2000 (client and server), and Linux environments

The following courses or equivalent experience:

A+ Core Hardware
A+ Operating Systems
Network+

Course duration

5 days

Course outline

Chapter 1: Foundations of Network Security
	The Principles of Network Security Network Security Terminologies Network Security and Data Availability Components of Network Security Network Security Policies
Chapter 2: Advanced TCP/IP
	The Concepts of TCP/IP Concepts of TCP The Suite and the Services Internet Protocol Security (IPSec) Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6)
Chapter 3: IP Packet Structure
	Network Monitor The IP Header The TCP Header Connections The UDP Header The ICMP Message Packet Fragmentation Analyze an Entire Session
Chapter 4: Routing and Access Control Lists
	The ARP Process Cisco Routing Modes The Routing Process Routing Tables Access Control Lists Implementing ACLs
Chapter 5: Securing Windows Computers
	Windows NT 4.0 Fundamental Security Windows NT 4.0 Resource Security Windows 2000 Infrastructure Windows 2000 Authentication Windows 2000 User and Group Security Windows 2000 Resource Security Windows 2000 Encrypting File System Windows 2000 Network Security
Chapter 6: Securing Linux Computers
	Linux Operating System vs. Kernel Linux Administration and Security Key Linux Network Files Key Linux Network Processes Key Linux Network Commands Hardening Linux Portmap and Linux Network File System (NFS) and Linux Network Information Service (NIS) and Linux
Chapter 7: Security on the Internet and the World Wide Web
	Components of the Internet The Weak Points of the Internet The Techniques of Web Hacking Methods of Attacking Users
Chapter 8: Attack Techniques
	Network Reconnaissance Mapping the Network Sweeping the Network Scanning the Network Viruses, Worms, and Trojan Horses Gaining Control over the System Recording Keystrokes Cracking Encrypted Passwords Reveal Hidden Passwords Social Engineering Case Study: Social Engineering Gaining Unauthorized Access Hiding Evidence of an Attack Performing a Denial of Service

Hardware and Software

Operating Systems

DOS 6.22 bootable floppy disk (with important utilities like fdisk, format, mscdex, etc)
Windows 98 CD
Windows NT 4.0 Server CD
Windows 2000 Server CD
Red Hat Linux 7.1
Drivers for all the operating systems.

Service Packs and upgrades

SP2 for Windows 2000
SP6a for Windows NT 4 Server
Internet Explorer 5.0 or later

Disk cloning tools and SID changing utilities

Norton Ghost
Norton Ghostwalk

Hardware

One instructor PC.
One PC per student
Three Cisco 2500 series routers
Two back-to-back V.35 serial cables
Two 10/100 switches or hubs
Cisco console kit
Three transceivers

Minimum PC Specifications

Pentium III 500 processor
128 MB of RAM
8 GB of available hard drive space
A non-integrated Network Interface Card per PC (such as a 3Com 3C905C)
A non-integrated video card (from the point of view of driver availability for all OSs)

Internet access (optional)

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