SEC101: Computer Security (for Beginners)
2.5 hours (150 minutes) of instruction featuring slides and audio.
For professionals interested in understanding the basic principles of computer security. Covers the goals of technological security (authentication, authorization, access control, confidentiality, data integrity, non-repudiation). Also covers principles such as least privilege, fail-safe stance, and defense-in-depth.
SEC102: Introduction to Cryptography
2.5 hours (150 minutes) of instruction featuring slides and audio.
Learn how encryption and public-key cryptography is used to achieve security goals. Covers the DES, 3DES, AES, RC4, RSA, ECC, MD5, SHA-1, and X.509 standards. Also covers Diffie-Hellman key exchange, man-in-the-middle attacks, and digital signatures.
SEC103: Case Studies: Kerberos, SSL, PGP
Provides an in-depth case study of three well-known security protocols: Kerberos, SSL, and PGP.
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SEC104: Network, Operating System, and Application Security
Covers typical network, OS, and application vulnerabilities as well as standard defenses: packet sniffing, IP spoofing, denial-of-service, firewalls, NAT, and VPN.
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SEC245: Oracle Database Security
For database administrators and developers that want to learn to build secure database systems using Oracle.
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SEC293: Java Security
For programmers/developers that want to learn to build secure software systems in the Java programming language.
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SEC294: Introduction to Wireless Security
For architects that want to learn to deploy or build local area and wide area wireless networks and software.
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SEC1000: Introduction to Computer and Communications Security (Combines SEC101, SEC102, SEC103, SEC104)
For information technology professionals interested in understanding the basic principles of computer security. Learn how encryption and public-key cryptography is used to acheived security goals. Covers case studies of well-known security protocols such as SSL, Kerberos, and PGP. Provides an introduction to network security, common attacks (worms, denial-of-service, buffer overflows, password cracking), and common defenses (firewalls, intrusion detection, etc.). Concludes by providing an overview of important government organizations, standards bodies, and companies in the computer security industry.
