Achieve Success in Today’s Security-Conscious Environment!Policies and technologies are worthless without dedicated people who can implement and manage them. Become part of a well-trained workforce that effectively combats hackers, attacks and other threats. This in-depth 12-week course builds on Essentials of IS Security to expand your knowledge in the IS security field. Learn about topics such as communication security, infrastructure security, cryptography, access control, authentication, external attack and operational and organization security. The newly designed interactive course features hundreds of animations and graphics to engage you and enhance your learning experience. In addition, the course now supports the CompTIA Security+™(2008 Edition) certification body of knowledge, and includes over 500 sample questions that will help you prepare for the exam! Who Should Register?Mastering IS Security+™ is designed for the IS security professional, the IT networking professional, those interested in learning more in-depth information about the IS security profession, as well as those interested in obtaining the CompTIA Security+™ certification.
What You’ll Study |
Introduction to Project Management - Course Introduction
- Security Concepts
- IP Addressing, Part 1
- IP Addressing, Part 2
- Kerberos, Part 1
- Kerberos, Part 2
- Access Control Models
- Passwords and Authentication
- Virtualization
Indentifying Potential Risk - TCP/IP Review
- Trojans and Backdoors
- System and Vulnerability Scanning
- Password Attacks
- Malware and Social Engineering
- Alphabet Soup of the Internet
- Password Security
- Helper Protocols
- Adware and Spyware
- Antivirus
Infrastructure and Connectivity - Network Design Elements
- Buffer Overflows, Part 1
- Buffer Overflows, Part 2
- Firewalls and Other Network Security Tools
- RADIUS and TACACS+
- SMTP, IMAP, POP and Scripting
- Threats to Email
- Wireshark
Monitoring Activity and Intrusion Detection - IDS and IPS Security Applications
- Incident Response
- Disk Drive Analysis
- Wireless Protocols
- Wireless Vulnerabilities, Part 1
- Wireless Vulnerabilities, Part 2
- 2.4 GHz Band
- Wireless Site Security
- IEEE 802.11 Inner Workings
- Snort
- Honeypots
- Digital Evidence
| Implementing, Maintaining,
and Securing the Network Environment - Hardening the Network, Part 1
- Hardening the Network, Part 2
- Hardening the Operating System
- Hardening Applications
- Application Controls and Security
- Risks to Hardware and Devices
- Access Control
- Physical Security
- Risk Management
- Environmental Controls
Cryptography - Telnet vs. Secure Shell
- IP Security
- VPNs: L2TP and PPTP
- Securing Email
- Web Protocols and Encryption
- Web Vulnerabilities
- Identity Theft
- General Cryptographic Concepts, Part 1
- General Cryptographic Concepts, Part 2
- Hashing, Hashing Algorithms, and Encryption
- Introduction to PKI
- More PKI and Key Management
- PKI Certificates
- PGP and S/MIME
- SSL/TLS, HTTPS, and LDAP
Security Policies and Administration - Redundancy Planning
- Disaster Recovery
- Change Management
- Organizational Policies and Controls
- Logical Control Mechanisms
- Ten Important Things to Know
- Course Conclusion
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