Security Training Course Overviews

Below is a list of the Security training courses PTR offer, along with a brief overview of the course contents and subject areas covered to assist with locating the correct course. To view full course outlines simply click on the course title.

Unix Audit & Security

The course is intended for those who need to find out what UINX is and where the different components are located, with a specific security objective in mind. In conjunction with an explanation of the technology, the prime risks and defences will be pointed out. Delegates who will benefit most from this course are typically computer auditors, security specialists and security conscious managers. The course also serves as a useful general introduction to UNIX.

Having acquired a high level understanding of UNIX, you will learn how to assess security hands on. All aspects are covered, both business and technical. You will hear commentary on certain real disasters that have happened to high profile companies in the past.

Planning for audits and discussion of suitable tests forms a substantial part of the course. Delegates will get a chance to run audit and security related commands. See what the administrators do. Find out how you could script your own TRIPWIRE.

Though the course is designed specifically for a SUN Solaris installation, it will serve as a good general overview for any flavour of UNIX.

Windows 2000 Network Security Design

This course is for support professionals new to Windows 2000 who will be responsible for installing, configuring and supporting a secure environment that uses the Microsoft Windows 2000 Server. This course provides students with the information and skills needed to build a secure data storage and communications environment based on Windows 2000.

This course prepares candidates for Microsoft exam 70-220 Designing Security for a Microsoft Windows 2000 Network.

This course covers the subject areas covered in Microsoft Course MS2830.

Audit & Security of Networks

The course is intended for those who need to find out what networks are, how they work and what the prime risks are. It covers the range from wires and PC boards to business objectives and risks. Networking technology and its jargon are explained in non-technical terms.

Having acquired a high level understanding of networking technology, you will learn how to assess security by workshop exercises. All aspects are covered, both business and technical. Business-based workshops are introduced as knowledge is acquired. These require you to decide how networks and applications should be deployed and managed. You will hear commentary on certain real disasters that have happened to high profile companies in the past.

Planning for audits and discussion of suitable tests forms a substantial part of the course. Where hands on is possible, delegates will get a chance to run network probes, port scanners and examine network settings.

The course attempts to demystify the technology surrounding networks and is suitable not only for security specialists but also for non-technical business managers who need to control networking projects.

Designing Security for Microsoft Networks

This three-day, instructor-led course provides you with the knowledge and skills to design a secure network infrastructure. Topics include assembling the design team, modeling threats, and analyzing security risks in order to meet business requirements for securing computers in a networked environment. The course encourages decision-making skills through an interactive tool that simulates real-life scenarios that the target audience may encounter. You are given the task of collecting the information and sorting through the details to resolve the given security requirement.

This course is intended for IT systems engineers and security specialists who are responsible for establishing security policies and procedures for an organization. Students should have one to three years of experience designing related business solutions.

This course covers the subject areas covered in Microsoft Course MS2830.

CISSP Fast Track

The goal of this CISSP training course is to prepare professionals for the challenging security exam CISSP by covering the syllabus as defined in the (ISC)² common body of knowledge.

Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) is a highly sought after course by those who are looking to make a career in Information Security. Our CISSP training course - 'CISSP Fast Track' is an intensive, in-depth training program that has consistantly achieved over 90% pass rates in the final CISSP examination.

Each student will get a CISSP training kit.

This Student kit includes:

CISSP Training Manuals
Access to complete CISSP training on self-paced e-Learning (online)

If you don't pass your CISSP exam first time, you are welcome to re-sit the course for free.

Firewall / VPN - Deployment and Implementation

This course is for those IT professionals who want to master network security. Delegates will learn the best firewall practices to safeguard their networks.

Training includes hands-on experience in installing and configuring some of the leading firewall products - Cisco PIX, Juniper NetScreen and Check Point Firewall-1, the latter on both a Windows Platform and the Nokia Security Platform.

Combines real-world experience with best-of-breed technologies to equip you with the skills to plan, design, implement and manage the firewall(s) protecting your network.

Oracle Database Audit & Security

The course works on the principle that "if you have done it you will understand it". Therefore do expect this course to involve you a great deal in discussions, workshops and especially examination of the system hands on. By the end of the course you will be familiar with Oracle's client interface, the SQL*PLUS monitor and with simple SQL queries. In particular, you will come to understand the technical language surrounding Oracle and will gain immediate credibility talking to the experts you will inevitably have to work with. Furthermore, by understanding the technology, the descriptions of risk will become immediately understood.

This hands-on course is intended for auditors and security specialists who are aware their businesses use Oracle based products, but do not understand the database platform and therefore the risks it may carry. You will learn how Oracle is built and a concept of what the various categories of user do on the database and the risks they carry.

Hands on labs will show you how to scan the system for objects, especially sensitive tables. And to find out who can do what to them. Further more, in this age of web technology, the concept of the authenticated user accessing parts of your data is passing away. It could be anyone!

Security for IT Practitioners

This course offers practical training in areas such as TCP/IP, types of attack, applied cryptography, multi-firewalls and intrusion detection systems, Internet and operating system security. The course helps individuals to move into the Internet security arena or to simply gain a broader working knowledge in the field of Information and Internet security, enabling delegates to plan a security policy and implement the latest security related technologies.

CompTIA Security +

Security+ Certification is the primary course you will need to take if your job responsibilities include securing network services, network devices, and network traffic. It is also the main course you will take to prepare for the CompTIA Security+ examination. In this course, you will build on your knowledge and professional experience with computer hardware, operating systems, and networks as you acquire the specific skills required to implement basic security services on any type of computer network.

This course is aimed at the IT professional who has networking and administrative skills in Windows-based TCP/IP networks and familiarity with other operating systems, such as NetWare, Macintosh, UNIX/Linux, and OS/2, who wants to: further a career in Information Technology by acquiring a foundational knowledge of security topics; prepare for the CompTIA Security+ examination; or use Security+ as the foundation for advanced security certifications or career roles.

Penetration Testing

This is a 5-day course covering the principles of penetration testing, including hands-on practice with some of the tools available. Students will learn the differences between a hacker and a Penetration Tester before going on to study the types of procedures followed by the professional penetration tester. Common vulnerabilities of computer systems are discussed along with methods used by penetration testers to take advantage of them. This course is suitable for those IT professionals who will be required to test their own internal networks or the networks of an external client.

*** Delegates are encouraged to take the OPST ACCREDITED CERTIFICATION exam. The OPST Accreditation is the official security testing accredited certification based on the Open Source Security Testing Methodology Manual (OSSTMM). The OSSTMM provides a complete methodology on performing security testing from the outside to the inside. It is also beneficial in testing from the internal network to the DMZ and the DMZ to the internal network.

Managing Robust PKI Services

A 3-day course which is considered essential for anyone who will be administering a Managed PKI solution. It covers the issues and technologies involved in PKI in depth and gives hands-on practical experience of setting up and maintaining a PKI solution.

This course is aimed at anyone involved in decision making, implementing and securing e-commerce and other Internet applications, including: CIOs, Chief Security Officers, MIS Directors, Security Managers, and Internal Auditors.

Ethical Hacking

The Certfied Ethical Hacker Program certifies individuals in the specific network security discipline of Ethical Hacking from a vendor-neutral perspective. A Certified Ethical Hacker is a skilled professional who understands and knows how to look for the weaknesses and vulnerabilities in target systems and uses the same knowledge and tools as a malicious hacker.

The Certified Ethical Hacker certification will fortify the application knowledge of security officers, auditors, security professionals, site administrators, and anyone who is concerned about the integrity of the network infrastructure.

This class will immerse the student into an interactive environment where they will be shown how to scan, test, and secure their own systems. The lab-intensive environment gives each student in-depth knowledge and practical experience with the current essential security systems. Students will begin by understanding how perimeter defenses work and then be led into scanning and attacking their own networks. Students then learn how intruders escalate privileges and what steps can be taken to secure a system. Students will also learn about intrusion detection, policy creation, social engineering, open source intelligence, incident handling, and log interpretation.

EC-Council Security Analyst & Licensed Penetration Tester

Providing hands on experience, this is the only in-depth Advanced Hacking and Penetration Testing class available that covers testing in all modern infrastructures, operating systems and application environments. EC-Council's Certified Security Analyst/LPT program is a highly interactive 5-day security class designed to teach Security Professionals the advanced uses of the LPT methodologies, tools and techniques required to perform comprehensive information security tests.

Students will learn how to design, secure and test networks to protect your organization from the threats hackers and crackers pose. By teaching the tools and ground breaking techniques for security and penetration testing, this class will help you perform the intensive assessments required to effectively identify and mitigate risks to the security of your infrastructure. As students learn to identify security problems, they also learn how to avoid and eliminate them, with the class providing complete coverage of analysis and network security-testing topics.

The ECSA certification exam will be conducted on the last day of training. Students need to pass the online Prometric exam 412-79 to receive the ECSA certification. The Student will also be prepared for the LPT certification.

Certificate in Information Security Management Principles (CISMP)

This certification is accredited by the Information Systems Examination Board, ISEB a division of the British Computer Society. The course will provide you with the knowledge and understanding of the main principals required to be an effective member of an information security team with security responsibilities as part of your day to day role. It will also prepare individuals who are thinking of moving into information security or related functions.

The achieved qualification will prove that the holder has a good knowledge and basic understanding of the wide range of subject areas that make up information security management.

Certified Information Security Manager - CISM

The Certified Information Security Manager® is the most prestigious global qualification available for information security managers today, and the fastest growing with nearly six thousand certifications since being introduced in 2002. CISM is more than an entry-level certification. It is specifically developed for the information security professional who has acquired experience working on the front lines of information security or managing those who do. Individuals with five years or more of experience managing information security will find CISM tailored to their expertise and the increasing global demand for high standards of certified professionalism.

Delegates will achieve 2 main objectives:

1) They will have the skills and knowledge of the core competencies required of a world class information security professional whether planning to sit for the examination or not, they will have gained this in a structured learning environment.

2) They will have gained the knowledge required for, and have thoroughly prepared for the certification examination in systematic way.

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