ASM Educational Center, Inc.
11200 Rockville Pike, Suite 220 - Rockville, MD 20852
Phone: (301) 984-7400 - E-mail: info@asmed.com - Website: www.asmed.com

Course Outline
SCP Authorized SCNS - Security Certified Network Specialist
Tactical Perimeter Defense

Boot Camp Training Program


Day 1 - Monday

  • LESSON 1: NETWORK DEFENSE FUNDAMENTALS
    • Network Defense
    • Defensive Technologies
    • Objectives of Access Control
    • The Impact of Defense
    • Network Auditing Concepts
    • Tasks:
      • Identifying Non-repudiation Issues
      • Describing the Layers of a Defended Network
      • Describing the Challenge Response Token Process
      • Describing the Problems of Additional Layers of Security
      • Describing Network Auditing
         
  • LESSON 2: ADVANCED TCP/IP
    • TCP/IP Concepts
    • Analyzing the Three-way Handshake
    • Capturing and Identifying IP Datagrams
    • Capturing and Identifying ICMP Messages
    • Capturing and Identifying TCP Headers
    • Capturing and Identifying UDP Headers
    • Analyzing Packet Fragmentation
    • Analyzing an Entire Session
    • Tasks:
      • Layering and Address Conversions
      • Routers and Subnetting
      • Using Network Monitor
      • Installing and Starting Wireshark
      • Using Wireshark
      • Analyzing the Three-way Handshake
      • Analyzing the Session Teardown Process
      • Capturing and Identifying IP Datagrams
      • Capturing and Identifying ICMP Messages
      • Capturing and Identifying TCP Headers
      • Working with UDP Headers
      • Analyzing Fragmentation
      • Performing a Complete ICMP Session Analysis
      • Performing a Complete FTP Session Analysis


Day 2 - Tuesday

  • LESSON 3: ROUTERS AND ACCESS CONTROL LISTS
    • Fundamental Cisco Security
    • Authentication and Authorization
    • Configuring Access Passwords
    • Routing Principles
    • Removing Protocols and Services
    • Creating Access Control Lists
    • Implementing Access Control Lists
    • Logging Concepts
    • Tasks:
      • Configuring Passwords
      • Configuring Login Banners
      • Configuring SSH on a Router
      • Configuring the SSH Client
      • Performing IP and MAC Analysis
      • Viewing a RIP Capture
      • Viewing a RIPv2 Capture
      • Turning Off CDP
      • Hardening ICMP
      • Removing Unneeded Services
      • Creating Wildcard Masks
      • Creating Access Control Lists
      • Configuring Buffered Logging
      • Configuring Anti-spoofing Logging
         
  • LESSON 4: DESIGNING FIREWALLS
    • Firewall Components
    • Create a Firewall Policy
    • Rule Sets and Packet Filters
    • Proxy Server
    • The Bastion Host
    • The Honeypot
    • Tasks:
      • Firewall Planning
      • Creating a Simple Firewall Policy
      • Firewall Rule Creation
      • Diagram the Proxy Process
      • Describing a Bastion Host
      • Honeypot Configuration


Day 3 - Wednesday

  • LESSON 5: CONFIGURING FIREWALLS
    • Understanding Firewalls
    • Configuring Microsoft ISA Server
    • IPTables Concepts
    • Implementing Firewall Technologies
    • Tasks:
      • Install Microsoft ISA Server
      • Exploring the Microsoft ISA Server Interface
      • Exporting the Default Configuration
      • Creating a Basic Access Rule
      • Creating a Protocol Rule Element
      • Creating a User Rule Element
      • Creating a Content Group Rule Element
      • Creating and Modifying Schedule Rule Elements
      • Using Content Types and Schedules in Rules
      • Creating a Network Rule Element
      • Configuring a Web Publishing Rule
      • Enabling and Configuring Caching
      • Install Second Microsoft Loop Back Adapter
        and Assign an IP Address
      • Working with Alerts
      • Working with Reports
      • Configuring Logging Option
      • Securing ISA Server with the Security Configuration Wizard
      • Configuring Packet Prioritization
      • Uninstalling ISA Server
      • Working with Chain Management
         
  • LESSON 6: IMPLEMENTING IPSEC AND VPNs
    • Internet Protocol Security
    • IPSec Policy Management
    • IPSec AH Implementation
    • Combining AH and ESP in IPSec
    • VPN Fundamentals
    • Tunneling Protocols
    • VPN Design and Architecture
    • VPN Security
    • Configuring a VPN
    • Tasks:
      • Describing the Need for IPSec
      • Examining the MMC
      • Identifying Default IPSec Security Policies
      • Saving a Customized MMC
      • Examining Security Methods
      • Examining Policy Rules
      • Creating the 1_REQUEST_AH(md5)_only Policy
      • Editing the 1_REQUEST_AH(md5)_only Policy
      • Configuring the Policy Response
      • Configuring the Second Computer
      • Setting Up the FTP Process
      • Implementing the 1_REQUEST_AH(md5)_only Policy
      • Analyzing the Request-only Session
      • Configuring a Request-and-Respond IPSec Session
      • Analyzing the Request-and-Respond Session
      • Creating the 5_REQUEST_AH(md5)+ESP(des) IPSec Policy
        and the Response Policy
      • Creating the 5_RESPOND_AH(md5)+ESP(des) IPSec Policy
      • Configuring & Analyzing an IPSec Session Using AH & ESP
      • Implementing the 7_REQUIRE_AH(sha) +ESP(sha+3des) Policy
      • Implementing the 7_RESPOND_AH(sha) +ESP(sha+3des) Policy
      • Implementing and Analyzing an AH(sha)
        and ESP(sha+3des) IPSec Session
      • Assigning Tunneling Protocols
      • Assigning Additional Tunneling Protocols
      • Examining VPN-related RFCs
      • Viewing Firewall-related RFCs
      • Configuring the VPN Server
      • Configuring VPN Clients
      • Establish the VPN
      • Restoring the Classroom Setup


Day 4 - Thursday

  • LESSON 7: DESIGNING AN INTRUSION DETECTION SYSTEM
    • 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 IDS Cannot Do
    • Tasks:
      • Describing Alarms
      • Discussing IDS Concepts
      • Describing Centralized Host-based Intrusion Detection
      • Discussing Sensor Placement
      • Discussing Data Analysis
      • Discussing Intrusion Detection Uses
      • Discussing Incident Investigation
         
  • LESSON 8: CONFIGURING AN IDS
    • Snort Foundations
    • Snort Installation
    • Snort as an IDS
    • Configuring Snort to Use a Database
    • Running an IDS on Linux
    • Tasks:
      • Installing Snort
      • Initial Snort Configuration
      • Capturing Packets with Snort
      • Capturing Packet Data with Snort
      • Logging with Snort
      • Creating a Simple Ruleset
      • Testing the Ruleset
      • Examining Pre-configured Rules
      • Examining DDoS Rules
      • Examining Backdoor Rules
      • Examining Web Attack Rules
      • Examining IIS Rules
      • Editing Snort.Conf
      • Installing MySQL
      • Creating the Snort Database
      • Creating MySQL User Accounts
      • Testing the New Configuration
      • Configuring Snort as a Service
      • Installing LAMP Components
      • Apache and PHP Test
      • Configure Snort on Linux
      • Configuring MySQL for Snort
      • Testing Snort Connectivity to the Database
      • Downloading ADOdb and BASE
      • Installing ADOdb and BASE
      • Configuring BASE
      • Configuring the Firewall to Allow HTTP
      • Generating Portscan Snort Events
      • Generating Web Snort Events


Day 5 - Friday

  • LESSON 9: SECURING WIRELESS NETWORKS
    • Wireless Networking Fundamentals
    • Wireless LAN (WLAN) Fundamentals
    • Wireless Security Solutions
    • Wireless Auditing
    • Wireless Trusted Networks
    • Tasks:
      • Examining Satellite Orbits
      • Choosing a Wireless Media
      • Installing the Linksys WPC54G WNIC
      • Installing the Netgear WPN511
      • Enabling the Ad-Hoc Network
      • Installing the Linksys WAP54G Access Point
      • Configuring the Linksys Client
      • Configuring the Netgear Client
      • Installing the Netgear WPN824 Access Point
      • Configuring WEP on the Network Client
      • Configure WPA2 on the Access Point
      • Configuring WPA2 on the Network Client
      • Installing NetStumbler, Identifying Wireless Networks
      • Installing OmniPeeK Personal
      • Viewing OmniPeek Personal Captures
      • Viewing Live OmniPeek Personal Captures
      • Analyze Upper Layer Traffic
      • Decrypting WEP
      • Choosing a Wireless Trusted Network

 

ASM Educational Center, Inc.
11200 Rockville Pike, Suite 220 - Rockville, MD 20852
Phone: (301) 984-7400 - E-mail: info@asmed.com - Website: www.asmed.com

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