Foundations of Security
- Essential terminology
- Defining security
- Need for security
- Cyber crime
- Information Security statistics
- IS triangle
- Security myths
- How to harden security
Basic Security Procedures
- Why do I need to worry about my computer’s security?
- Introduction
- Hardening of Operating System
- Updating the system and configuring the updates
- Disable unnecessary services
- Strong password creation
- Deployment of antivirus and firewall
- Disable guest account access
- “Make Private” folders
- Security settings in MS Office applications
Desktop Security
- What is file sharing?
- Types of file sharing
- How to share folder?
- Configuring shared folder permissions
- Hiding files and folders
- File sharing tips
- File downloading tips
- How to backup data and restore?
- How to encrypt and decrypt files?
- How to kill suspect processes?
Administering Windows Securely
- How to use the event viewer?
- How to enable auditing in windows?
- How to read logs on your system?
- How to close ports?
- Overview of the windows registry
- How to restore the registry?
- How to close a port?
- Common internal commands
- How to find services and ports they listen on?
Recognizing Security Threats and attacks
- Phishing and its countermeasures
- Virus
- Trojan Horse
- Worms
- Spyware
- Adware
- Keylogger
- Social engineering
- Denial of Service
- Spamming
- Port Scanning
- Password cracking
- Basic security measures
Secure Internet Access
- Basic browser security settings
- How to restrict site access
- Removing site from security zone
- Secure website detection
- Secure site and browser properties
- Tools: Internet Filtering Software
- Configuring Internet content access
- Activating Content Advisor
- How to deal with cookies
- Using P2P networks securely
- Choosing appropriate browser settings
- Wireless network security features
Working on the Internet
- Precepts of Security
- Knowing Encryption
- Digital Certificate
- Digital Signature
- Working with e-mail (web based)
- Working with e-mail (mail client)
- Working with File Transfer- FTP
- Working with File Transfer – Web Folders
Knowing Online Payment Systems
- Working with Credit Cards
- Working with Instant Messengers
- Working across File Sharing Networks
- Working on Dial-in Networks
- Working with Portable Devices
- Working with Wireless Devices
- Working with USB devices
- Working with Media Files
- Working with 3rd party software
Incident Response
- What is Incident Response?
- Incidents and responses:
- Trojan attack
- Boot sector virus attack
- Corrupted registry
- Automatic running of CD-ROM (autorun.inf)
Prerequisites:
Basic computing skills like browsing the web and checking e-mails.
Who Should Attend:
- Office knowledge workers
- Home users
- Any non-IT person using computers in their office
Schedule:
Please visit EC-Council’s Accredited Training Centers to find all of our upcoming classes, dates and locations.
Duration:
2 days (9:00 - 5:00)
Certification Exam
Students will be prepared for EC-Council’s Security 5 exam 112-12 on the last day of the class.