Network Security I

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Network Security I

• M.C. Juan Carlos Olivares Rojas

Course Syllabus jcolivares_at_itesm.edu.mx January,
2009
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Outline

• Introduction
• Topics
• Evaluation
• Recommendations
• References

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Introduction

• Actually the network security topics are very
  important for the organizations, because
  interconnectivity is a fundamental activity in
  the computer environments.
• The principal human activity is communication,
  this is the reason because security in computer
  networks is very important
• In this course we will study a lot of attacks
  related with information security through
  different points of view.

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Introduction

• In this course we will study a lot of attacks
  related with information security through
  different points of view. Also, we will study the
  computer network vulnerabilities and we will
  knows the best practices for management the
  information technologies in the organizations.
• The course duration is 100 hours It's divided in
  4 modules and 20 activities. All activities are 5
  hours of duration.

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Topics

• 1. Cybernetic Attacks
• 1.1. Introduction to cybernetic attacks
• 1.2. Malicious code
• 1.3. Denial of Services
• 1.4. Social Engineering, scanning and
  information retrieval
• 1.5. Another kinds of attacks

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Topics

• 2. Firewall.
• 2.1. Firewalls Advantages and Disadvantages
• 2.2. Host bastion
• 2.3. Packet Filtering
• 2.4. Proxy Servers
• 2.5. Stateful Inspection

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Topics

• 3. Computer Networks Vulnerabilities
• 3.1. Evaluation of Computer Networks
  Vulnerabilities
• 3.2. Well-Know Tools
• 3.3. Vulnerabilities Administration
• 3.4. Vulnerabilities in Open Systems
• 3.5. Vulnerabilities in Proprietary Systems

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Topics

• 4. Secure Architectures
• 4.1. Perimeter Security and Basic Frontier
• 4.2. DMZ Architecture (Demilitarized Zone)
• 4.3. Dual Firewall with DMZ
• 4.4. Simple Mode and High Availability
• 4.5. Security Zones

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Evaluation

• The grades are obtained with the official
  blackboard course.
• All the activities exercises and homeworks must
  be delivery the next class by E-mail or CD/DVD.
• The activities which are not qualifying will be
  considered in the quiz or in the partial project
  report. The activities average will add 10 point
  in one of this especial activities.

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Recommendations

• The advisory hours should be Wednesday, Thursday
  and Friday at 9-10 a.m.
• The advisory should be by E-mail, Instant
  Messenger or by another electronics media
• E-mail jcolivares_at_itesm.mx
• MSN juancarlosolivares_at_hotmail.com
• Skype juancarlosolivares

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References

• ISACA. (2007). Preparation Manual for the Exam.
  CISA 2007. ISBN 1933284668
• Harris, S. CISSP All in one Exam Guide. Third
  Edition. United States McGraw-Hill Osborne
  Media, 2006. ISBN 0072257121.

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Questions?