General Security Concepts
Overview/Description
Target Audience
Prerequisites
Expected Duration
Lesson Objectives
Course Number
Overview/Description
To introduce the key principles of security for the enterprise
Target Audience
Network administrators, firewall administrators, system administrators, application developers, and IT security officers
Prerequisites
Knowledge and skills equivalent of those tested for in the CompTIA A+ and Network+ certification exams
Expected Duration (hours)
6.0
Lesson ObjectivesGeneral Security Concepts
describe how to achieve CompTIA Security + Certification.
discuss access control concepts.
discuss access control types and models.
discuss resource access control and system access control.
explain how to implement resource access control and system access control.
identify the requirements for system access control and resource access control.
define the principles of authentication and discuss authentication methods.
explain the features and operation of Kerberos.
explain the authentication mechanisms used in PPP.
describe threats to information security and network infrastructure.
explain how different types of denial-of-service attacks affect a network.
describe some of the common attacks that are carried out on networks.
detail threats that arise specifically from hackers.
set up and monitor a Telnet session using a protocol analyzer.
discuss the threat of social engineering.
describe how passwords are stored and explain why they are vulnerable to attack.
explain why a strong password policy is important and what can be done to protect password files on UNIX and Windows systems.
use the password cracking utility LC4 and employ it to audit passwords from a number of locations.
Course Number:84869_eng