Internet Security: Threats and Countermeasures

by Jimmy Donohue

Description

Firewalls, IDS, encryption and corporate security policies are not enough to prevent the theft or alteration of your company's assets. You need more than technology or paper to protect them. Well-trained and knowledgeable Security Personnel are the critical forces necessary to counter or mitigate the "hacker? threats.
IT professionals are a value to any organization, but capable security professionals are at a premium. Internet Threats and Countermeasures is a 2 day class for today's IT professional looking to further their understanding of the critical threats to their company's assets and the possible countermeasures to them.
This intense vendor neutral class takes you across the multiple platforms found in today's modern Information Technology landscape.
You will learn how to defend OS vulnerabilities, design best practices for safeguarding DNS and DHCP implementations, and understand why Encryption and PKI are essential tools for secure Enterprise infrastructures.
You will work on "Defense in Depth" scenarios that bring everything together.

What you will learn

• identify security threats.
• harden internal systems and services.
• harden internetwork devices and services.
• secure network communications.
• understand a PKI.
• Understand digital certificates.
• implement and monitor security on networks, computer systems, and respond to security breaches.

Main Topics

• General Security Concepts
• Communication Security
• Infrastructure Security
• Basics of Cryptography
• Operational/Organizational Security
• Policy