CIW Security Professional - Operating System Security

The CIW Security Professional series focuses on the management and deployment of e-business transaction and security solutions. These courses teach learners to implement e-business security policies by identifying security threats developing counter measures using firewall systems and attack-recognition technologies.

This is primarily online training This is an online eLearning or CBT training program Contact Serebra Learning Corporation for more information

Training Presented in: English

Audience

This course is intended for CIW Security Professionals who are responsible for the implementation of e-business security policies and technologies. The target audience for these courses are network server administrators firewall administrators systems administrators application developers and IT security officers.

Objective

Topics Include

Unit 1: Principles of Operating System Security

• Identify features of security levels.
• Identify features of Microsoft Windows 2000 security components.
• Identify features of Microsoft Windows 2000 security subsystem components.
• Identify features of the security subsystem.
• Identify features of Pluggable Authentication Module (PAM) directories.
• Identify syntax for configuring PAM services in the /etc/pam.d/ directory.
• Identify the function of files in the /etc/security directory.
• Identify features of the /etc/securetty file.

Unit 2: Account and File System Security

• Identify rules for applying strong passwords.
• Enforce strong passwords.
• Identify key aspects for implementing account policies.
• Identify ways of securing Linux accounts.
• Identify options for specifying password age using the chage command.
• Identify benefits of using the NTFS file system over the FAT file system.
• Identify functions of NTFS permissions for files and folders.
• Identify the effect on permissions on moving and copying files and folders on the same partition or across partitions.
• Identify functions of the permissions associated with share points.
• Set NTFS permissions.
• Identify options for viewing file permissions using the ls command.
• Identify options for changing file permissions using the umask and chmod commands.

Unit 3: Assessing Security Risks

• Identify default settings that create security risks.
• Identify types of scans performed for system scanning and footprinting.
• Identify keys that compose the registry.
• Match registry permissions and their descriptions.
• Audit the registry.
• Disable Unnecessary Services and Protocols.
• Identify steps to control Sever Message Block (SMB) connectivity.
• Identify preventive measures to counter security breaches.
• Identify the need to disable rlogin.
• Identify the security concerns associated with Network Information System.
• Identify network file system security concerns.
• Identify measures to mitigate additional security concerns.

Duration

6

Minimum Requirements

(Currently no course requirements information)

Media

CDROM

• CIW Security Professional - Intrusion Detection and Threat Analysis
• CIW Security Professional - Intrusion Detection and Threat Analysis
• CIW Security Professional - Network Security and Firewalls
• CIW Security Professional - Network Security Introduction
• CIW Security Professional - Network Security Introduction
• CIW Security Professional - Operating System Security
• CIW Security Professional - Security Auditing and Attack Techniques
• CIW Security Professional - Security Auditing and Attack Techniques