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Course Benefits
This course illustrates the ways in which hackers operate, how they
infiltrate organisations and the damage that can follow. We take
an invaluable look at this through the eyes of an attacker. You
will:
*Gain understanding of IT security from an attacker’s perspective
*Be able to evaluate the possible risks to your business from hackers
*Understand the principles of how to effectively defend your organisation
from the risks of attack
Course Objectives
Delegates will:
*A hacker’s mindset and motivations
*The hackers’ methodology –insight into tools and tricks
used
*How an organisation is at risk from hackers
*Various routes of attack e.g. Internet, employees, social engineering,
wireless
*How to evaluate your business assets and what types of threats
they face
*Limitations of firewalls and how to overcome them
*Techniques that every business should be aware of to mitigate and
defend against attacks
Audience
*Business managers & those with a strategic responsibility for
protecting a company’s IT systems & data
*IT managers, Systems Analysts, IT Security Professionals &
Auditors,
*Security Officers & Data Protection representatives
*Those interested in understanding the risks that hackers pose to
business
Pre-Requisites
This is a business focussed, management level course. A basic appreciation
of IT and the Internet is desirable, but not essential.
Course Content
*Introduction to Hacking
What is a hacker?
The motivations – why hack?
How hackers cause damage and the increased sophistication of attacks
*A Business Insight
The value of confidential information
Case studies & examples
Downtime, continuity, legal issues & costs
*Tools, Techniques & Methodology
Hacking tools & technology
Hacker genres
Password cracking, Trojan Horses & Back-Doors
How effective attacks can be
*Information Gathering
Public records, information gathering & leakage
Sweeping, scanning & detection
Interrogating a service
*Vulnerability Assessment
How hackers find areas of weakness, verify them and prepare to exploit
them
*Exploitation of the Target
Types of exploitation
Common mechanisms used to exploit a target
*Privilege Escalation
Understanding, seeking & achieving greater levels of access
to resources
*Covering Tracks
Techniques used by an attacker to hide their presence and retain
access
*Mitigating the Risks to Business
The strengths & weaknesses of security solutions
How to effectively defend against hackers
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