Information Warfare and Web Security


Overview/Description
To introduce incident handling and web security issues for networks

Target Audience
Any individual with technical security responsibilities, including system/network administrators and security officers/administrators; managers or technical staff who wish to demonstrate a technical understanding of a broad range of security-related issues and technologies

Prerequisites
A basic knowledge of networking internetworking concepts and associated hardware

Expected Duration
180 Minutes

Objectives:

Information Warfare and Web Security

  • discuss how to respond to and manage computer-related security incidents.
  • describe threats to information security and network infrastructure.
  • explain how different types of denial-of-service attacks affect a network.
  • detail threats that arise specifically from hackers.
  • set up and monitor a Telnet session using a protocol analyzer.
  • provide an overview of the various threats to web security.
  • describe how web sites and web applications can be attacked and defended.
  • describe how to design and maintain a secure web site.
  • run a Black Widow scan to probe a web site for vulnerabilities.

  • Course Number: 111623_eng