Firewall design and configuration, intrusion detection deployment, VPN, IPSec, and SSL solutions with hands-on penetration testing and IT infrastructure assessment

The Skills & Resources To Keep Up

You’ve seen the webinar and read the magazine articles. You know security breaches continue to increase in number and complexity. In May 2004 alone, Anti-virus vendor Sophos reported a staggering 959 new virus and worm discoveries. There are so many potential exploits out there that Gartner warns 95% of 2005’s security breaches will come from known exploits, but companies will simply not be able to fix problems fast enough. The professionals throughout your organization must have the skills to successfully protect your IT infrastructure.

Taking A Ground-Up Approach

The key to success is securing your infrastructure. And as new factors such as wireless technology and IP telephony begin to enter your IT development plans, security weaknesses in your network infrastructure will become apparent. Next-generation technologies must be built on a solid, inherently secure foundation.

Ensure A Secure IT Infrastructure

You’re only as strong as the talent of your people when it comes to IT. The technologies are cool, but they don't plan, design, implement or operate themselves. Your IT staff deploys, configures, administers and operates the technology. Give them what they need to be successfully properly building their foundational security skills. With the proper foundation, they’ll be able to build a network infrastructure that grows efficiently and effectively, WITHOUT opening the security holes that you fear most.

Hands-on Network Security Administration provides your team with the most complete, comprehensive network security skills course currently available. In our hands-on environment, you gain real-world skills to assess and penetration-test a network, design and deploy firewalls, set up and configure IDS systems, incorporate cryptographic solutions like SSL and VPNs, and build reliable authentication and authorization solutions. In addition to the expertise, we give you an extensive package of software tools and reference material. Leave class with everything you need to design & maintain core IT security.

IMMEDIATE benefits of attending this 2-day class:

• Get 15 Security Software Tools: authentication programs, IDS tools, honey pots, encryption apps, forensic tools, firewall apps, & password tools.
• Understand Authentication, Authorization, & Accountability. Learn Kerberos, TACACS, & RADIUS.
• Use a real-world network in our classroom - don't risk your first time on your production system.
• Excellent preparation for your Security+ certification AND a big step towards CISSP® certification.
• Use port scanners, Telnet, NMap, FTP and other ”hacker tools” to assess & penetration-test the classroom network.
• Acquire best practices in security design & use your new skills to develop policies that work.
• Learn the secret of password cracking. Use these skills to build more robust authentication systems.
• Develop the hands-on skills to deploy Intrusion Detection Systems and learn IDS weaknesses that your security plan must compensate for.
• Master cutting edge firewall deployment skills; configure the system for packet filtering and stateful inspection.
• Protect your network from insecure apps, down-level software, buffer overflows, DoS, and poorly protected systems.
• Learn to properly plan, conduct and report on a security assessment. Perform policy reviews, vulnerability scans, and penetration tests.
• Grasp cryptographic solutions. Simplify the components, learn about Symmetric and Asymmetric encryption, Digital Signatures, Hashing, and PKI.
• Install PGP and learn how to lock files, encrypt email, and digitally sign messages.
• Understand the critical infrastructure security you must have in place before deploying VoIP applications or wireless solutions.
• Investigate intrusions on a classroom network, build intrusion response policies, and use forensic software to help diagnose what happened.