Specialized Programme on Reducing Cyber Crime through Knowledge Exchange and Capacity Building

Start Date: Feb 02^nd, 2009                                         

End Date: Mar 27^th, 2009  

Duration: 8 weeks

Objective:

• At the end of the course, Students will be able:

• To make the participants understand the Network and e-Security concepts & terminology.

• To Impart understanding about vulnerabilities in existing networking infrastructure

• To give information to participants relating to Info security, Internet Security & Network    Security to facilitate secured communication through enterprise Networking.

• To impart knowledge on prevention against attacks and other threats in a network or Internetwork.

 Course Content                                               

1. Foundations of Network Security

·         The Principles of Network Security

·         Network Security Terminologies

·         Network Security and Data Availability

·         Components of Network Security

·         Security Trends

·         Security Policies

·         Key issues of Desktop & Network Defense

·         Concept of Network Audit

 2. Advanced TCP/IP

·         The Concepts of TCP/IP

·         Concepts of TCP

·         The Suite and the Services

·         Internet Protocol Security (IPSec)

·         Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6)                                                             

 3. IP Packet Structure                                                    

·         Network Monitor

·         The IP Header

·         The TCP Header

·         Connections

·         The UDP Header

·         The ICMP Message

·         Packet Fragmentation

·         Analyze an Entire Session

 4. Routing and Access Control Lists

·         The ARP Process

·         Cisco Routing Modes

·         The Routing Process

·         Routing Tables

·         Access Control Lists

·         Implementing ACLs

 5. Securing Windows Computers

·         Windows NT 4.0 Fundamental Security

·         Windows NT 4.0 Resource Security

·         Windows 2000 Infrastructure

·         Windows 2000 Authentication

·         Windows 2000 User and Group Security

·         Windows 2000 Resource Security

·         Windows 2000 Encrypting File System

·         Windows 2000 Network Security

 6. Securing Linux Computers

·         Linux Operating System vs. Kernel

·         Linux Administration and Security

·         Key Linux Network Files

·         Key Linux Network Processes

·         Key Linux Network Commands

·         Hardening Linux

·         Portmap and Linux

·         Network File System (NFS) and Linux

·         Network Information Service (NIS) and Linux

7. Security on the Internet and the World Wide Web

·         Components of the Internet                                                             

·         The Weak Points of the Internet

·         The Techniques of Web Hacking

·         Methods of Attacking Users

8. Attack Techniques

·         Network Reconnaissance

·         Mapping the Network

·         Sweeping the Network

·         Scanning the Network

·         Viruses, Worms, and Trojan Horses

·         Gaining Control over the System

·         Recording Keystrokes

·         Cracking Encrypted Passwords

·         Reveal Hidden Passwords

·         Social Engineering

·         Case Study: Social Engineering

·         Gaining Unauthorized Access

·         Hiding Evidence of an Attack

·         Performing a Denial of Service

9.    Ethical Hacking (Tools Demonstration)

·         Network Reconnaissance

·         Mapping the network

·         Sweeping the network

·         Scanning the network

·         Password Cracking

·         Reveal Hidden Password etc

10.           Case Studies

Eligibilty Criteria:

 Graduation with knowledge of

• Windows Operating System preferably familiarity with its administration though not essential.
• Understanding of Networking, OSI Model & Concepts of protocols.