EC-Council CAST® — Advanced Network Defense®

The EC-Council Centre of Advanced Security Training has arrived at Firebrand Training. This three-day Advanced Network Defense course is intensive, and will make you think like a hacker. You will learn how to defend against the latest attacks.

Warning: This is not a beginner’s course. You'll be expected to know how to attempt attacks against many platforms and architectures. The instructor will challenge you to attack a device or system, then you will learn how to defend against it. The course is right for you if you're a: firewall administrator, system architect, or system / Windows administrator.

You will learn:

• How to identify security weaknesses in computer systems or networks, before it's too late
• How to use hacking and pen testing to defend against various attacks
• Best practices in developing secure system and network configurations
• How to deploy machines in a protected state
• Techniques critical to the protection of your entire enterprise against some of today’s most advanced threats
• How to detect malware

Note: this course doesn't include an exam, but you'll become Advanced Network Defense certified.

9x Accredited Training Centre of the Year

Firebrand Training has again won the EC-Council Accredited Training Centre of the Year Award, from a Training Partner network that has more than 700 training centres across 107 countries. This extends a record-breaking run of successive awards to nine years.

Jay Bavisi, President of EC-Council said: “The annual EC-Council Awards highlights the commitment and achievements of our global partners and trainers that have contributed to the information security community.”

Module 1: Firewalls

• Firewalls
• Firewall Types: Stateless Packet Filters
• Improving Device Remote-Access Security
• Locking Down the Console Port
• Protecting Terminal Lines
• Establishing Encrypted Communications
• Configuring HTTPS
• Configuring SSH

LAB: Securing the Perimeter

Module 2: Advanced Filtering

• Advanced Filtering Techniques
• Ingress Filtering
• Egress Filtering
• Source Address Verification (SAV)
• uRPF
• Additional Filtering Considerations
• Time-Based ACLs
• Reflexive ACLs
• Reflexive ACL vs. Static ACL
• Context-Based Access Control (CBAC)
• Essential Steps to Harden Routers

LAB: Advanced Filtering

Module 3: Firewall Configuration

• Firewall Types: Stateful Packet Filters
• Application Proxies
• Application Proxies vs. Stateful Packet filters
• Web Application Firewalls
• Web Application Firewall Types
• Web Application Firewall Products
• Firewall Architecture
• Screened Subnet Firewall
• The Classic Firewall Architecture
• Belt and Braces Firewall
• Separate Services Subnet
• Fortress Mentality
• De-parameterization
• Perimeter Configuration

LAB: Selecting a Firewall Architecture

Module 4: Hardening: Establishing a Secure Baseline

• Windows NT/2000/2003 and XP
• Windows 2000/2003/XP
• Windows 2003
• Windows Vista
• Server 2003 Architecture
• Broken Kernel
• Modes of the OS
• UNIX/Linux
• Secure Server Guidelines
• Hardening Systems
• Security Compliance Manager
• Device Security
• Essential Steps to Harden Switches

LAB: Hardening

Windows Server 2008 Security (Part I)

• Server 2008 Components
• Enterprise Protection
• AD RMS
• AD RMS Components
• EFS
• EFS Enhancements in Server 2008
• EFS Best Practices

LAB: Server 2008 Lab

Windows Server 2008 Security (Part II)

• IPsec Rules
• Firewall Scripting
• netsh
• Isolating a Server
• Group Policy Object
• Server Isolation Steps
• Domain Isolation
• Domain Isolation Issues
• Best Practices
• Trusted Platform Module
• Wave Systems
• TPM Architecture
• Crypto API
• Example
• Embassy Server Software
• Embassy Client Software
• Self-Encrypting Drives

LAB: TPM

Module 5: Intrusion Detection and Prevention

• Why Intrusion Detection?
• Fortress Mentality
• Intrusion Detection 101
• What is Intrusion Detection?
• False positives!
• Topology concerns
• Recommended in most circles
• Realistic
• Intrusion Prevention
• Types of IPS
• Host-Based Intrusion Prevention Systems
• Host-Based Intrusion Prevention Systems

LAB: Intrusion Detection

Module 6: Protecting Web Applications

• Top 10 www.owasp.org
• Injection Flaws
• Cross Site Scripting
• Broken Authentication
• Insecure Cryptographic Storage
• Reverse Engineering Web Apps
• Tools
• Hackbar
• Tamper Data
• The Two Main Attacks for Web
• XSS
• SQL Injection
• xp_cmdshell
• There is More
• More Tools
• SQL Inject Me
• XSS ME
• Choose The Right Database
• Practice, Practice, Practice
• Tutorials
• Mutillidae
• Web Application Firewalls
• Components of Web Application Firewall

LAB: Protecting Web Apps

Module 7: Memory Analysis

• Data Types Revisited
• Volatile
• System date and time
• Current network connections and Open ports
• Processes that opened ports
• Cached NetBIOS Names
• Users Currently Logged On
• Internal routing
• Running Processes
• Pslist
• Trivia
• Pslist –t
• Tasklist
• Tlist
• Running Services
• Open Files
• Process Memory Dumps

LAB: Memory Analysis

Module 8: Endpoint protection

• Introduction to NAC
• NAC Defined
• NAC General Architecture
• NAC General Architecture Illustrated
• NAC Concepts
• Inline NAC
• Out-of-Band
• Identifying NAC Requirements
• Implementing User-Based Identity Access Control
• Network Access Protection (NAP)
• NAP Components
• NAP Enforcement
• NAP Best Practices
• 802.1x
• EAP Explained

• LAB 1: Network Access Protection with DHCP
• LAB 2: Network Access Protection with IPsec
• LAB 3: Endpoint Protection

Module 9: Securing Wireless

• Wireless Tools
• Wireless Vulnerabilities Summary
• MAC Filtering
• Hiding Access Points
• Hijacking
• Jamming
• Identifying Targets
• Wardriving
• Sniffing on Wireless
• Attacking Encrypted Networks
• Wep Data
• The other case
• Reality
• WPA Tools
• WPA
• LEAP
• Asleap
• Comparison

LAB: Securing Wireless

Official EC-Council Courseware

• CAST 614 - Advanced Network Defense

Warning: This is not a beginner’s course. You'll be expected to know how to attempt attacks against many platforms and architectures. The instructor will challenge you to attack a device or system, then you will learn how to defend against it. The course is right for you if you're a: firewall administrator, system architect, or system / Windows administrator.

You must be familiar with IT security best practices, and have a good understanding of programming logic and common web technologies, as well as binary applications:

• Basic Windows administration for servers and workstations
• Basic Linux/NIX system administration skill
• Basic command line proficiency on both Windows and NIX systems

Ideally, the you'll be EC-Council CEH or ECSA certified - or have the equivalent experience.

Seven reasons why you should sit your course with Firebrand Training

• Two options of training. Choose between residential classroom-based, or online courses
• You'll be certified fast. With us, you’ll be trained in record time
• Our course is all-inclusive. A one-off fee covers all course materials, exams**, accommodation* and meals*. No hidden extras.
• Pass the first time or train again for free. This is our guarantee. We’re confident you’ll pass your course the first time. But if not, come back within a year and only pay for accommodation, exams and incidental costs
• You’ll learn more. A day with a traditional training provider generally runs from 9 am – 5 pm, with a nice long break for lunch. With Firebrand Training you’ll get at least 12 hours/day of quality learning time, with your instructor
• You’ll learn faster. Chances are, you’ll have a different learning style to those around you. We combine visual, auditory and tactile styles to deliver the material in a way that ensures you will learn faster and more easily
• You’ll be studying with the best. We’ve been named in the Training Industry’s “Top 20 IT Training Companies of the Year” every year since 2010. As well as winning many more awards, we’ve trained and certified over 135,000 professionals

*For residential training only. Doesn't apply for online courses
**Some exceptions apply. Please refer to the Exam Track or speak with our experts

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