MS2810 - Fundamentals of Network Security
| Categories |
MCSE Training, Microsoft Certification Training, Security Training, Microsoft Windows Training, MCSE+Security Training, MCSA+Security Training, MCSA Training |
| Duration |
4 days (28 hours) |
| Pre-requisites |
MS2152 - Implementing Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional and Server, APLUS1 - A+ Computer Service Technician or one year of experience managing network servers, one year help desk/technical support experience or equivalent knowledge and skills with NT or another Network Operating System.
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| Courseware |
MS2810-MS (250 pages) |
| Price |
$1580 |
| Notes |
This course covers topics students need to know to prepare for the following Microsoft and CompTIA exams:
Exam 70-220: Designing Security for a Microsoft Windows 2000 Network (MCSE+S elective; MCSA+S core) and
Exam SY0-101: CompTIA Security+, which serves as an elective for MCSA, MCSA 2003, MCSA+S, MCSE, MCSE 2003, MCSE+S
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This course will provide students with the knowledge and skills to begin supporting network security within an organization. Students who complete this course will be able to identify security threats and vulnerabilities, and help respond to and recover from security incidents. This course is designed for administrators who are responsible for the day-to-day administration of Microsoft Windows® 2000. Students should have general knowledge of networking concepts and one or more years of experience managing Windows 2000. Other IT professionals may also take this course on the path to becoming a security specialist.
This course will cover security concepts that are prerequisites for attending other Microsoft Official
Curriculum (MOC) courses for security specialists and help prepare students for the CompTIA
Security+ exam.This course has been approved as CompTIA Authorized Quality Curriculum (CAQC) for
the CompTIA Security+ certification. The CAQC program assures students that all test objectives for the
CompTIA Security+ certification exam are covered in the course materials.
After completing this course, students will be able to explain common attacks against network assets, the
associated threats and vulnerabilities, and what network security personnel do to secure assets; explain how to use cryptography to help protect information and how to choose an appropriate encryption method for an organization; implement security-enhanced computing baselines in an organization; help protect information in an organization by using authentication and access control; deploy and manage certificates. Help protect transmission of data by identifying threats to network devices and implementing security for common data transmission, remote access, and wireless network traffic; help protect Web servers against common attacks and configure security for Web browsers; help protect e-mail messages and instant messaging from common security threats; identify common security threats and vulnerabilities to directory services and DNS, and then apply security methods to help protect them; identify network perimeter threats and monitor perimeter security for a network; identify types of security policies to manage operational
security, and then use these policies to ensure compliance by users in an organization; preserve business
continuity by implementing a security-enhanced disaster recovery strategy, communicating risks to others, and performing secure backup and recovery and identify, respond to, and assist in the formal investigation of security incidents.
Module 1: Preparing to Secure Information
Explaining How Assets Are Attacked
Explaining How Assets Are Secured
Lab A: Preparing to Secure Information
Module 2: Implementing Security-Enhanced Computing Baselines
Introduction to Trusted Computing Bases
Establishing a Security Baseline
Monitoring a Security Baseline
Helping to Secure Computers Physically
Maintaining a Security Baseline
Lab A: Maintaining Baseline Security
Module 3: Helping to Protect Information Using Authentication and Access Control
Introduction to Access Control
Implementing an Authentication Strategy
Implementing an Access Control Strategy
Lab A: Securing Accounts (MBSA)
Module 4: Using Cryptography to Help Protect Information
Introduction to Cryptography
Using Symmetric Encryption
Using Hash Functions
Using Public Key Encryption
Lab A: Using Cryptography to Help Protect Information
Module 5: Using a PKI to Help Protect Information
Introduction to Certificates
Introduction to Public Key Infrastructure
Deploying and Managing Certificates
Lab A: Using Certificates
Module 6: Securing Internet Applications and Components
Helping to Protect Web Servers
Configuring Security for Common Internet Protocols
Configuring Security for Web Browsers
Configuring Security for Databases
Lab A: Securing Web Servers
Lab B: Protecting Clients from Active Content
Module 7: Implementing Security for E-Mail and Instant Messaging
Securing E-Mail Servers
Securing E-Mail Clients
Securing Instant Messaging
Lab A: Securing Mail Servers
Module 8: Managing Security for Directory Services and DNS
Helping protect Directory Services Against Common Threats
Helping Protect DNS Against Common Threats
Lab A: Managing Security for Directory Services and DNS
Module 9: Securing Data Transmission
Identifying Threats to Network Devices
Implementing Security for Common Data Transmission
Implementing Security for Remote Access
Implementing Security for Wireless Network Traffic
Lab A: Securing Data Transmission
Lab B: Using IPSec to Secure Data Transmission
Module 10: Implementing and Monitoring Security for Network Perimeters
Introduction to Network Perimeters
Implementing Security on Inbound and Outbound Network Traffic
Monitoring Network Traffic
Lab A: Implementing and Monitoring Security for Network Perimeters
Module 11: Managing Operational Security
Establishing Security Policies and Procedures
Educating Users about Security Policies
Applying Security Policies to Operational Management
Resolving Ethical Dilemmas When Helping to Protect Assets
Lab A: Managing Operational Security
Module 12: Preserving Business Continuity
Preparing to Recover from Disasters
Communicating the Impact of Risks
Performing a Security-Enhanced Backup and Recovery
Lab A: Preserving Business Continuity
Module 13: Responding to Security Incidents
Identifying Security Incidents
Responding to Security Incidents
Investigating Security Incidents
Lab A: Responding to Security Incidents