Introduction to Security in Networked Environments

Overview/Description
To introduce the student to security concepts and threats to networks and data

Target Audience
Network administrators, firewall administrators, systems administrators, application developers, and IT security officers

Prerequisites
A good knowledge of networking and internetworking, including a detailed knowledge of the OSI model and the TCP/IP protocol suite

Expected Duration
205 Minutes

Objectives:

Introduction to Security in Networked Environments

  • explain the basic concepts of security.
  • discuss the principles of information security.
  • detail some important elements of security.
  • list and explain the recognized industry standards and recommendations that address information and network security.
  • describe the elements that comprise a typical security policy in the workplace.
  • discuss the responsibilities of users and correct user response to 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.


    • Course Number: 65872_eng