Essentials of Information Security

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Essentials of Information Security - Security+

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Essentials of Information Security - Security+ - 5 -day course

Learn security fundamentals as you build, test, and deploy a secure network.

Course Description

In this intense, hands-on course, you will not only prepare for the Security+ certification, but you will also gain the foundation security knowledge to protect your network from attack. Through real-world examples and labs, you will learn how to apply security best practices to actual security architectures. You will spend 50% of your time applying security principles to meet actual security scenario requirements. Labs reinforce vital security concepts and provide real-world practice using tools such as Tenable Security Nessus, Snort, Symantec Enterprise Firewall, and Funk Software's Steel-Belted Radius.

This course includes 1-year access to our 50-book Online Security Reference Library with titles specially selected to reinforce course concepts.

Preparing for your certification exams? To help, this course includes a Security+ study guide, certification practice exam, and test voucher, as well as our security Self-Paced e-Learning course.

Course Objectives

Prepare for the Security+ certification
Design security plans to protect your network access points and services
Translate policy requirements into a technical security solution
Test your classroom network's security and repair holes reported by vulnerability detection tools
Use an Intrusion Detection System (IDS) to identify hacker attacks
Configure a bastion host
Develop and design Access Control Lists (ACL)
Design firewalls using router packet filtering and stateful inspection devices
Use port scanners, Telnet, TFTP, FTP, and other hacker tools
Use certificates and public-key cryptography to encrypt information
Implement IPSec-compliant VPNs

Intended Audience

Anyone interested in expanding their knowledge of designing or implementing security policy in an enterprise network, specifically network engineers and managers, security administrators, IS and data center managers, system administrators, security analysts, and individuals seeking the CompTIA Security+™ certification and/or the TruSecure TICSA. Certified Security Associate certification.

Prerequisites

Student prerequisites are an understanding of the following topics:

TCP/IP Networking or equivalent knowledge.

Course Outline

Attack Methods
Security Assessment
Security Policies
Vulnerability Assessment and Audit
Intrusion Detection and Incident Response
Host Security
Network Components
Access Control Lists and Firewall Configuration
Architecture Integration
Authentication
Cryptographic Functions and Applications
Communications Security
Appendix A. Network Services Security
Appendix B: Router Security
Appendix C: Security+ Exam Objectives
Appendix D: Answers to Review Questions
Appendix E: References

Course Labs

Lab 1: Network Configuration
Lab 2: Hacker Tricks
Lab 3: Vulnerability Scanning
Lab 4: Intrusion Detection
Lab 5: Server Hardening
Lab 6: Creating and Testing an ACL on Cisco Routers
Lab 7: Firewall Configuration
Lab 8: Establishing the DMZ and Making Rule Changes
Lab 9: Authentication
Lab 10: Cryptography
Lab 11: Create a Gateway-to-Gateway VPN Using SEF
Optional Lab A: Case Study Analysis
Optional Lab B: Hardening the Router