IT security – Hacking, firewalls and encryption

Lifelong learning for working professionals

Course Summary

Participants will learn how to protect confidential information and the importance of following information management guidelines and best practices. Through practical exercises and scenarios, participants will gain experience in applying their knowledge to real-life situations and develop their ability to manage different security risks.

During the course, participants will go through:

Methods to perform a vulnerability assessment of networks and servers to identify security risks and vulnerabilities.
How to conduct penetration tests to evaluate the security of IT systems and networks.
How to manage firewalls, intrusion detection systems and other security solutions to protect information, IT systems and networks.
Encryption methods and techniques to protect sensitive information
Secure information management, including password and authentication management, safer use of cloud services and social media, and management of personal information and trade secrets.

Through practical exercises and scenarios, participants will gain experience in applying their knowledge to real-life situations and develop their ability to manage different security risks. The course also emphasizes the importance of ethical and legal aspects of information security, as well as the latest technologies and tools used to protect information and IT systems.

Course Objective

That you as a course participant are generally educated in IT security. You have gained a basic understanding of the various security threats that exist and what you can do to protect yourself against them.

Target Audience

The course is aimed at technicians, IT managers and project managers, product owners and developers.

Prerequisites

No prior knowledge required.

Certification

This course has no certification.

Trainer

The trainer for this course is Picox.

Course Details

1. introduction

2. overview of IT security

Safety areas
Threats and protection
Common attacks and security issues
Risk analysis and measures
IT security, threat, ease of use and cost
Manipulating and intercepting data

3. malicious code

Viruses, worms and Trojans
Targeted attacks
Problems with antivirus software and firewalls
Rootkits
Backdoors
Buffer overflows
Denial of service attacks, DOS, DDOS
Botnets and zombie computers

4. Verify security

Intrusion detection
Automated safety analysis
Commonly used software

5. Vulnerabilities

Vulnerabilities and attacks
CAN, CVE, BID
Reference pages
Checklists and updates
IP restrictions

6. application security

Requirements for in-house developed or purchased applications
Common mistakes
Validation of data
Design problem
Password management
Web security
Guidelines for programmers
Communication with other systems
SQL injection
Code injection
Brute force attackers
Problems with client/server solutions

7. firewalls

Filtering, statefull vs stateless
Local firewalls
Proxy
Firewall topology
IP restrictions
Whitelist vs blacklists
VPN, Virtual Private Networks

8. cryptography

Asymmetric cryptography
Symmetric cryptography
HASH algorithms
RSA, DES, AES, MD5, SHA
Certificates and certificate management
CA, certificate authority
PKI, public key infrastructure

9. physical information security

Shell protection
Safety zones
Mechanical and electronic protection
Identification and access control

10. Policies and safety standards

Security classification of information
Different types of policies
IT security instructions to users
System security plan
Design, implementation and compliance (PDCA)
Targeted policies for users, clients
ISO27001/BS7799-1
ISO27002
CC, common criteria
Requirements for municipalities
Guidelines on information security
Document classification
Processing of personal data
Things to consider when procuring cloud services
Physical security
Organization
System safety analysis

11. From the attacker’s point of view

12. How to protect yourself

13. closing

Course Overview

5 days

Basic

Can’t find a (suitable) date, but are interested in the course? Send in an expression of interest and we will do what we can to find a suitable opportunity.

Customized Courses

The course can be adapted from several perspectives:

Content and focus area
Extent and scope
Delivery approach

In interaction with the course leader, we ensure that the course meets your needs.