Computer Cybersecurity

TEACHING UNIT 1. INTRODUCTION AND BASIC CONCEPTS The Information Society Design, Development, and Implementation Success Factors in Information Security TEACHING UNIT 2. RISKS SPECIFIC TO INFORMATION SYSTEMS Risk analysis in information systems Identifying vulnerabilities and threats to information systems Types of malicious code Elements of risk analysis and their relationships Risk Analysis Control Methods Assets Involved in Risk Analysis and Their Assessment Threats That May Affect Identified Assets Details of Existing Vulnerabilities in Information Systems TEACHING UNIT 3. ETHICAL HACKING What Is Ethical Hacking? Legal aspects of ethical hacking Profiles of ethical hackers Vulnerability testing Sniffing Types of security testing in web environments LEARNING UNIT 4. SECURITY POLICIES Introduction to security policies Why are policies important? What a security policy should include What a security policy should not include How to develop an IT security policy Ensuring compliance with strategic decisions and policies LEARNING UNIT 5. SECURITY STRATEGIES Least Privilege Defense in Depth Point of Impact The Weakest Link Fail-Safe Posture Denial-by-Default Posture: What Is Not Prohibited Permission-by-Default Posture: What Is Not Permitted Universal Participation Diversification of Defense Simplicity TEACHING UNIT 6. IMPLEMENTATION OF ACTIVE SECURITY MECHANISMS Attacks and Countermeasures in Personal Systems Corporate Network Security Potential Risks of Network Services TEACHING UNIT 7. IMPLEMENTATION OF REMOTE ACCESS TECHNIQUES Basic Elements of Perimeter Security Demilitarized Zones Secure Subnet Architecture Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) Advantages and Disadvantages Compared to Dedicated Lines Encryption Techniques: Public Key and Private Key Remote Access Servers TEACHING UNIT 8. INSTALLATION AND CONFIGURATION OF FIREWALLS Firewall usage and filtering Types of firewalls Firewall installation Firewall filtering rules Functionality testing. Probe TEACHING UNIT 9. INSTALLATION AND CONFIGURATION OF «PROXY» SERVERS Types of «proxy» servers. Characteristics and functions Installation of «proxy» servers Installation and configuration of «proxy» clients Configuring proxy caching Configuring filters Authentication methods for proxies TEACHING UNIT 10. IMPLEMENTATION OF HIGH-AVAILABILITY SOLUTIONS Analysis of High-Availability Configurations System Virtualization Possibilities of System Virtualization Virtualization Tools Configuring and Using Virtual Machines High Availability and Virtualization Simulating Services with Virtualization