DDoS Defence

Learn how to protect against a Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack in just one day. DDoS Defence will educate you on the growing threat and consequences of a DDoS attack. In just one day you'll:

1. Understand a DDoS attack, how it's executed and the implications to your business
2. Experience demonstrations of DDoS attacks and their effects in real-time
3. Learn the tools to detect, analyse and mitigate DDoS attacks

You can also maintain your IT certification with CPEs earned from at least seven hours of learning on this one-day DDOS course.

The real costs of a DDoS attack

The impact of a successful DDoS attack has devastating and long-lasting effects. Having your systems forced offline can cost upwards of £100,000 per hour. After which 52% of your customers will lose trust in your organisation as a result of your systems outage. In the end, the long term total cost to your business averages out at £1.2 million in damages.

It’s not just small businesses that need to be worried about DDoS. Escalating attack sizes have forced some of the world’s largest websites offline. The BBC, MI5, HSBC and PayPal are all recent victims of successful Denial of Service attacks. PayPal experienced damages of £3.5 million, with 100 workers spending three weeks repairing the damage following the attack.

The problem is only getting worse. DDoS attacks have increased 125% over the past year. Every day more than 2,000 attacks are now observed worldwide by Arbor Networks. Amplified by a 30% increase in attack size, it’s unsurprising that 1/3 of all system outages are now the direct result of a DDoS attack.

Learn the skills to defend against DDoS attacks, before it’s too late.

Below is a breakdown of what you'll learn. The training will start promptly at 9.00am, with registration open from 8.30am. There will be a break for lunch (which is included in the ticket price) with refreshment breaks throughout the day.

The concepts of DoS: Types of attack and effect 

• What is DoS, how easy is it to launch? What does the target see?

Different protocols surrounding DoS attacks

• Common protocols used, including TCP, UDP, HTTP.

Demonstrations of DoS attack tools and their effect

• Using simple widely available tools to launch DoS attacks to highlight the skill levels required.

Using Wireshark as a packet analyser

• Introduction to Wireshark and the basics of using it as a packet analysis tool.

Using Wireshark to analyse a DoS attack

• What packets does a DoS attack create and how to identify/analyse them.

The concepts of DDoS

• Moving from a single source to multiple sources, amplification and reflection. 

Botnets and how they are created 

• What is a Botnet, how are machines compromised, what makes up a bot.

Command and Control of Botnets, Botnet traffic

• Concept of command and control, protocols and channels used. What traffic identifies a Botnet.

Demonstration of Botnet launching a DDoS attack, controlled from a single source

• Controlling a Botnet using IRC and launching DDoS attacks from a single control point.

Analysis of DDoS attack using Wireshark and log files

• Looking at the differences between DoS and DDoS, identifying source addresses and address spoofing.

Mitigation measures for DoS and DDoS, including services provided and methods used

• Looking at ways of reducing the impact on the target, services provided by ISPs and also preventing secondary victims.  

NCA national DDoS strategy

• Briefing on the work being done by Law Enforcement agencies such as NCA and CERT-UK.

In addition to learning how to protect your company from a DDOS attack, you'll also receive:

• Seven hours of learning towards maintaining your certification with CPEs - contribute to Continual Professional Education for maintaining certifications from IT security vendors including EC-Council, (ISC)2 and ISACA.
• Courseware and tools - all course materials including access to the tools demonstrated will be provided for future use

Instructor biography: Richard Millett

Richard has more than 30 years' industry experience as a security consultant. He's the Cyber Product Lead for Firebrand where he deals with the entire security product portfolio. His consultancy and training covers e-discovery, computer forensics, security and technology courses for law enforcement, security professionals and managers at all levels of experience. He delivers accelerated courses across the Firebrand training portfolio including CompTIA, Cisco, EC-Council, ISACA, BCS and (ISC)2, amongst others.

Richard was named EC-Council Instructor of the Year in 2014 and featured in the EC-Council Instructor Circle of Excellence in 2011, 2015 and 2016. His certifications include: CISSP, CRISC, CCNA, CCNP, CEH, CHFI and MLPI to name a few. Additionally, Richard has acted as a technical editor for the publishing group Wiley and has co-authored books on Microsoft Windows.

This accelerated one day course builds knowledge around DoS and techniques to mitigate DDoS attacks. Combining theory and practical examples this course is ideally suited to both technicians and managers responsible for cyber security. Whether you're defending on the front line or managing strategy, this course will be of benefit in preventing DoS. If you’re unsure about whether this course is for you, feel free to contact us at one@firebrandtraining.co.uk

• Chief Security, Executive, Information and Technology Officers
• Business Directors and Intelligence Leads
• Directors of Information Security, IT, Risk and Audit, Security and Transformation
• Heads of Business Crime, Security, Modernisation and Strategic Development
• Cyber Solutions Managers, Cyber Security Consultants and Cyber Security Specialists
• ICT, Network and Technical Innovation Managers
• Digital and Innovation and Financial Crime and Intelligence Leads
• Junior Cyber Security Analyst and Consultant
• Junior IT Security Analyst

If you're interested in booking this course, please contact our IT training consultants at one@firebrandtraining.co.uk

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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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