Security Study Guide

Security Study Guide

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Security study guide helps to secure yourself. Now in a modern world there is many courses run for the security.
Subjects which covered are:-
Access Control
Covers access control, access control models, DAC, MAC, and RBAC.
Authentication
Covers username/password, CHAP, certificates, Kerberos, mutual authentication, biometrics, tokens, and smartcard authentication.
Attackers
Covers the different type of attackers, their level of skills and resources, and their motivation.
DoS Attacks
Covers the concept of Denial of Service attacks and Distributed Denial of Service attacks, including a technical overview of the most common type of DoS attacks such as TCP SYN, UDP flooding and Smurfing.
Spoofing
Covers spoofing attacks such as IP spoofing, ARP spoofing, and spoofing websites.
Attacks
Covers password, replay, back doors, Man-in-the-Middle, TCP Hijacking, mathematical, birthday, weak keys, and software exploitation attacks.
Social Engineering Attacks
Covers the human aspect of security.
Email Security
Covers S/MIME, message encryption and digital signatures, PGP, SPAM, relaying and reverse lookups.
Remote Access Technologies
Covers remote access services, PPP, VPNs, tunneling, IPSec, SSH, L2TP, PPTP, 802.1x, RADIUS, and TACACS.
Internet Security
Covers Internet security, Intranet, Extranet, SSL, HTTPS, S-HTTP, TLS, SFTP, Blind/anonymous FTP, ActiveX, CGI, Java script, Java, signed applets, cookies, buffer overflows, and instant messaging.
Malicious Code
Covers viruses, Trojan Horses, back door attacks, worms and logic bombs.
Network Devices
Covers security concerns of using switches, routers, PBXs, firewalls, NAT, and mobile devices, as well as security zones such as DMZ and VLANs.
Network and Storage Media*
Covers security concerns of coaxial, UTP, STP, and fiber optic cabling, and removable media such as diskettes, CDs, hard drives, flashcards, tapes, and smartcards.
Wireless Network Security
Covers 802.11x, WEP, WAP, WTLS, vulnerabilities and various related wireless security technologies.
Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS)
Covers intrusion detection systems concepts and characteristics. Passive vs Active response, host vs network-based, signature vs behavior-based, limitations and drawbacks, and honey pots.
Physical Security
Covers physical security aspects such as physical barriers, access controls, environmental security, shielding, and fire suppression.
Risk Identification
Covers asset identification, vulnerability assessment, threat identification, and risk identication.
Forensics
Covers computer forensics, identification and collection of evidence, preservation of evidence, and chain of custody.

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