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Outlines // Information Security Training

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WEB SERVER AND WEBSITE SECURITY
NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURE SECURITY

The outlines follow below.

Web Server and Website Security

Course Outline:

  • Lesson 1 - Web Server Security Strategies
    • Part 1 - Introduction and Overview
    • Part 2 - Security Threats and Vulnerabilities
    • Part 3 - Web System Hardening - Part I
    • Part 4 - Web System Hardening - Part II
    • Part 5 - Recap
  • Quiz 1 - Questions and hands-on work on the material from Lesson 1
  • Lesson 2 - Web Server Monitoring and Maintenance
    • Part 1 - Introduction and Overview
    • Part 2 - Web Server System Monitoring
    • Part 3 - Web Server Network Monitoring
    • Part 4 - Web Server File Integrity Monitoring
    • Part 5 - Attack Detection and Response
    • Part 6 - System Backups and Restores
    • Part 7 - Recap
  • Quiz 2 - Questions and hands-on work on the material from Lesson 2
  • Lesson 3 - Web Server Software Hardening
    • Part 1 - Introduction and Overview
    • Part 2 - Hide Web Server Details
    • Part 3 - Managing Web Server Processes
    • Part 4 - Securing User and Group Accounts
    • Part 5 - Securing Files and Directories
    • Part 6 - Implementing Apache ModSecurity
    • Part 7 - Recap
  • Quiz 3 - Questions and hands-on work on the material from Lesson 3
  • Lesson 4 - Securing Websites
    • Part 1 - Introduction and Overview
    • Part 2 - Secure Website Management
    • Part 3 - Securing Website Files and Directories
    • Part 4 - Basic User Authentication
    • Part 5 - MySQL User Authentication
    • Part 6 - HTTP and Cookies
    • Part 7 - Website Security Monitoring
    • Part 8 - Website Backups and Restores
    • Part 9 - Recap
  • Quiz 4 - Questions and hands-on work on the material from Lesson 4
  • Lesson 5 - Implementing Website Encryption
    • Part 1 - Introduction and Overview
    • Part 2 - Enabling HTTPS
    • Part 3 - Obtaining SSL/TLS Certificates
    • Part 4 - Installing SSL/TLS Certificates
    • Part 5 - Requiring Encrypted Access
    • Part 6 - Recap
  • Quiz 5 - Questions and hands-on work on the material from Lesson 5
  • Lesson 6 - Securing Web Scripts and Applications
    • Part 1 - Introduction and Overview
    • Part 2 - Secure Coding
    • Part 3 - PHP Hardening
    • Part 4 - CGI Security
    • Part 5 - Database Security
    • Part 6 - Recap
  • Quiz 6 - Questions and hands-on work on the material from Lesson 6
  • Final Exam - Comprehensive exam on the entire course

Network Infrastructure Security

Course Outline:

  • Lesson 1 - Network Security Strategies
    • Part 1 - Introduction and Overview
    • Part 2 - Security Threats and Vulnerabilities
    • Part 3 - Secure Network Design
    • Part 4 - Secure Network Device Configurations
    • Part 5 - Secure Network Device Management
    • Part 6 - Security Monitoring and Maintenance
    • Part 7 - Attack Detection and Response
    • Part 8 - Recap
  • Quiz 1 - Questions and hands-on work on the material from Lesson 1
  • Lesson 2 - Firewall Security
    • Part 1 - Firewall Security Strategies
    • Part 2 - Firewall Network Configuration
    • Part 3 - SSH Configuration
    • Part 4 - NAT Configuration
    • Part 5 - Firewall Rules
    • Part 6 - Creating a DMZ
    • Part 7 - Firewall Security Monitoring
    • Part 8 - Firewall Threat Detection
    • Part 9 - Firewall Traffic Policies
    • Part 10 - Recap
  • Quiz 2 - Questions and hands-on work on the material from Lesson 2
  • Lesson 3 - Router Security
    • Part 1 - Router Security Strategies
    • Part 2 - Router Base Security Configuration
    • Part 3 - Standard ACL Traffic Filtering
    • Part 4 - Extended ACL Traffic Filtering
    • Part 5 - TCP Intercept Configuration
    • Part 6 - Router Security Monitoring
    • Part 7 - NetFlow Traffic Monitoring
    • Part 8 - Recap
  • Quiz 3 - Questions and hands-on work on the material from Lesson 3
  • Lesson 4 - LAN Switch Security
    • Part 1 - Switch Security Strategies
    • Part 2 - Switch Port Security
    • Part 3 - Port-Based Traffic Control
    • Part 4 - VLAN Security
    • Part 5 - ARP and Spoofing Protection
    • Part 6 - 802.1X Authentication
    • Part 7 - STP Security
    • Part 8 - Switch Port Mirroring
    • Part 9 - Recap
  • Quiz 4 - Questions and hands-on work on the material from Lesson 4
  • Lesson 5 - Network Monitoring and Intrusion Detection
    • Part 1 - Introduction and Overview
    • Part 2 - Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)
    • Part 3 - Network Mapping
    • Part 4 - Log Monitoring
    • Part 5 - Packet Sniffing
    • Part 6 - Intrusion Detection and Prevention
    • Part 7 - Recap
  • Quiz 5 - Questions and hands-on work on the material from Lesson 5
  • Final Exam - Comprehensive exam on the entire course