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The following Online Security training courses are available:

• Security Fundamentals training covers basic security concepts and principles. It introduces the major elements that go into a security implementation, including encryption, authentication, access control lists, execution control lists, and auditing.

• Attack Types and Encryption provides a detailed introduction to the encryption process for e-mail security and other Internet applications, including the interaction of symmetric, asymmetric (public key), and hash encryption, SSL, and S-HTTP. It also provides an introduction to attacks and how they can be prevented.

• Protocol Layers covers the basic models used to conceptualize network communications, including the TCP/IP and OSI reference models. It provides information on the protocols used at each layer of the model and how hackers commonly exploit network protocols. It also explains how to perform testing on existing and new systems.

• Firewalls introduces users to firewall and VPN design. Basic firewall concepts are covered including bastion hosts, packet filters, screening routers, and proxies.

• Operating System introduces issues that arise at the operating system level in a network. It covers the major areas of vulnerability for operating systems such as Windows 2000 and Linux. It shows how built-in features can be activated, how to configure password settings, and how to set permissions on files, folders, and shares.

• Assessing and Reducing Risk examines specific modifications to harden UNIX and Windows-based operating systems, including changes to the Windows Registry and UNIX rlogin, NIS, and NFS.

• Auditing provides basic information on auditing concepts, methods, and applications. It covers several categories of auditing software, including DNS utilities, ping and port scanners, network discovery applications, and enterprise-grade vulnerability scanners.

• Auditing and the Control Phase examines each type of attack with respect to auditing. It covers the file locations used by root kits, as well as methods of penetration and the goals a hacker has during the control phase. It also covers illicit servers.

• Attack Detection and Response provides information on how to detect, distract, and deter hacker activity, and suggests ways to create a online security response policy.

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Online courses features:

• Certificates of Completion

• Instructional steps -- walk through a procedure

• Exercises -- try it out

• Notes - See additional information related to the topic in the text

• Tips - See a different, faster, or easier way of doing something

• Quick References - See a quick reference guide to the features introduced in a chapter

• Details - Display more detailed information related to the current topic

• Hotwords - See related information

• Navigation Bar - Maneuver easily through the courses

• Topics and Index -- with searching feature and hyper-links

• Printable Exercises - PDF downloadable files

• Sample Application Files - PDF downloadable files

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