Physical Security


Overview/Description
Target Audience
Prerequisites
Expected Duration
Lesson Objectives
Course Number


Overview/Description
Physical security is the foundation for all networking security mechanisms. Unless a network is physically secure from threats, all other types of security can be negated. This course focuses on the need for, and implementation of physical security and how it is used as an all encompassing backbone for enterprise security. This course also assists students who are preparing for the EC Council's Ethical Hacking and Countermeasures (CEHv6) exam 312-50.

Target Audience
Existing or in-training IT security professionals seeking detailed security penetration testing skills.

Prerequisites
A technical background with a solid understanding of networks and networking concepts, such as TCP/IP, IP Routing, and LAN Switching, as well as Windows and/or UNIX/LINUX operating systems; a general familiarity with the principles and usage of command-line, coding, and GUI-based technologies for manipulating IT operating systems

Expected Duration (hours)
2.0

Lesson Objectives

Physical Security

  • recognize the major sources of physical loss for an organization
  • recognize the key objectives of a layered defense solution
  • recognize perimeter security mechanisms
  • recognize how CPTED strategies are used in loss and crime prevention
  • identify the appropriate physical security mechanisms to implement in a given scenario
  • identify the appropriate controls for securing the inside of a building or facility
  • identify the appropriate fire-protection technique for a scenario
  • identify the most appropriate intrusion detection technology for a scenario
  • determine the appropriate intrusion detection system to implement, given a specific scenario
  • recognize best practices for securing the data center or server room, for protecting portable equipment, and for ensuring protection at object level
  • identify the appropriate strategy for securing compartmentalized areas in a given scenario

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