SCNP Network Defense and Counter Measures Training Class

Lesson 1: Network Defense Fundamentals

Describe Network Defense
Identify Defensive Technologies
Describe the Objectives of Access Control
Identify the Impact of Defense
Define the Concepts of Network Auditing

Lesson 2: Designing Firewall Systems

Examine Firewall Components
Create a Firewall Policy
Rule Sets and Packet Filters
Proxy Server
The Bastion Host
The Honeypot

Lesson 3: Configuring Firewalls

Firewall Implementation Practices
Installing and Configuring Firewall-1
Monitor Firewall-1
Installing and Configuring ISA Server 2000
Monitor ISA Server
IPChains Concepts
Implementing Firewall Technologies

Lesson 4: Configuring VPNs

VPN Fundamentals
IP Security Protocol (IPSec)
VPN Design and Architecture
VPN Security
Configuring a VPN

Lesson 5: Designing an IDS

The Goals of an Intrusion Detection System
Technologies and Techniques of Intrusion Detection
Host-based Intrusion Detection
Network-based Intrusion Detection
The Analysis
How to Use an IDS
What an Intrusion Detection System Cannot Do

Lesson 6: Configuring an IDS

Snort Foundations
Installing Snort
Snort as an IDS
IDScenter
Configuring ISS Scanners

Lesson 7: Analyzing Intrusion Signatures

Describe the Concepts of Signature Analysis
Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE)
Signatures
Normal Traffic Signatures
Abnormal Traffic Signatures

Lesson 8: Performing a Risk Analysis

Concepts of Risk Analysis
Methods of Risk Analysis
The Process of Risk Analysis
Techniques to Minimize Risk
Continual Risk Analysis

Lesson 9: Creating a Security Policy

Concepts of Security Policies
The Policy Design
The Policies
An Example Policy
Incident Handling and Escalation Procedures
Partner Policies