SEC520 Weekly Schedule

Week	Objectives and Tasks	Course Notes / Assigned Reading	Labs
Week 1	Course Introduction: SEC520 WIKI Course Outline Course Policies Required Materials Lab Setup Developing a "Security Mind": 4 Virtues of Internet Security 8 Rules of Internet Security Penetration Testing: Reconnaissance: Information Gathering Foot-printing User Information Verification	Slides (Concepts): [ odp ] [ pdf ] [ ppt ] Course Intro / The "Security Mind" [ odp ] [ pdf ] [ ppt ] Penetration Testing: Reconnaissance Reading References: Inside the Security Mind, Making the Tough Decisions (E-Book) (Chapters 1 - 3) Penetration Tester's Open Source Toolkit (E-book) (Chapter 2: Reconnaissance) YouTube Videos: Reconnaissance Resources: SEC520 WIKI Course Outline Course Policies Required Materials	Lab 1: Set-Up for Labs: Setup Hard Disk Pack for Labs Lab 2: Pentration Testing: Reconnaissance
Week 2	Scanning, Enumeration, & Vulnerability Testing: Penetration Testing (Continued): Scanning Enumeration Vulnerability Testing	Slides (Concepts): [ odp ] [ pdf ] [ ppt ] Scanning & Enumeration [ odp ] [ pdf ] [ ppt ] Vulnerability Testing [ odp ] [ pdf ] [ ppt ] Interpreting and Respecting the Rules for the Tank Server Reading References: Penetration Tester's Open Source Toolkit (E-book) (Chapter 3) YouTube Videos: Scanning 1 , Scanning 2 Enumeration Vulnerability Testing - Overview Nessus Accessing System Via Metasploit (web-browser) Resources: Nmap Reference Guide (How to use nmap utility to scan ports) Using Armitage (Metasploit Framework)	Lab 3: Penetration Testing / Continued: WARNINGS! Scanning ports must require the permission of Server Owner (preferably in writing). Student must either work in Security lab to scan each others' ports, or sign an agreement to scan the Tank server within or outside Seneca College. Your instructor will hand-out permission forms to allow students to obtain Tank accounts, and allow students to perform ethical "penetration testing" on that server. Students must sign this form, hand back to the instructor, and await further instructions before proceeding with penetration testing on the tank server Scanning, Enumeration, & Vulnerability Testing Assignment #1 Posted: Details: N/A
Week 3	System Hardening in Linux: Purpose Rule of Preventative Action Rule of Separation Rule of Least Privilege AAA Protocol (Authentication): PKI PAM Kerebos	Slides (Concepts): [ odp ] [ pdf ] [ ppt ] Linux Hardening (part 1) Reading References: Linux Security Cookbook (E-book) (Chapter 4 - Pages: ) YouTube Videos: Linux Hardening Part1 | Part 2 | Part 3 PAM Resources: Understanding and Configuring PAM	Lab 4: System Hardening Linux System Hardening (part 1)
Week 4	System Hardening in Linux / Continued: AAA Protocol (Authorization): ACLs SELinux Sudo Cron Jobs Turning Off Xwindows	Slides (Concepts): [ odp ] [ pdf ] [ ppt ] Linux Hardening (part 2) YouTube Videos: ACLs SELinux Sudo Cron Jobs Reading References: Linux Security Cookbook (Chapter 5 - Pages: ) SELinux by Example (Chapter x - Pages: ) Resources: How to Use ACLs SELinux Sudo In a Nutshell	Lab 5: System Hardening Linux System Hardening (part 2)
Week 5	Midterm (Test #1) Review: Complete Labs 1 - 5 Submit Assignment #1 Review for Midterm		Assignment #1 Due: Assignment Submission Instructions
Week 6	Midterm (Test #1): Test Details
Week 7	Types of Attacks: Client-side Attacks Phishing Webbrowser - Malicious Payloads IP Spoofing (Man in the Middle) / Password Server-side Attacks Out-dated Software Patches Database Injection Password Cracking	Slides (Concepts): [ odp ] [ pdf ] [ ppt ] Types of Attacks YouTube Videos: Phishing Malicious Payload IP Spoofing Database Injection Password Cracking Reading References: Penetration Tester's Open Source Toolkit (E-book) (Chapters 4,5,6) Resources: ATLAS Web-page (Active Threat Level Analysis System) Top Security Risks 2009 (SANS Institute)	Lab 6: Attack Categories: WARNINGS! Scanning ports must require the permission of Server Owner (preferably in writing). Student must either work in Security lab to scan each others' ports, or sign an agreement to scan the Tank server within or outside Seneca College. Your instructor will hand-out permission forms to allow students to obtain Tank accounts, and allow students to perform ethical "penetration testing" on that server. Students must sign this form, hand back to the instructor, and await further instructions before proceeding with penetration testing on the tank server Types of Attacks
Study Week
Week 8	Hardening Windows 2003 Server: Installing and Configuring Security Configuration Wizard Using New Technology File System (NTSF) Configuring Automatic Updates	Slides (Concepts): [ odp ] [ pdf ] [ ppt ] Hardening Windows Reading References: Hardening Windows, 2nd Edition (Chapter 5 - Pages: ) YouTube Videos: Security Configuration Wizard 2003 Resources:	Lab 7: Hardening Windows 2003 Server
Week 9	Intrusion Detection: Purpose Logs Monitoring Iptables Using Tripwire	Slides (Concepts): [ odp ] [ pdf ] [ ppt ] Intrusion Detection / Using Tripwire Reading References: Intrusion Discovery - Linux Linux Security Cookbook (Chapter 1 - Pages: ) YouTube Videos: Iptables Additional Resources (for interest): Intrusion Discovery - Windows	Lab 8: Intrusion Detection Assignment #2 Posted: Details - N/A
Week 10	Additional Considerations: Decoys: Honey-Pots DMZs Disaster Recovery The BIGGER Picture	Slides: [odp] [pdf] [ppt] Additional Considerations Reading References: YouTube Videos: Resources:
Week 11	Test #2: Test Details
Week 12	Assignment #2 Evaluation: Presentations Evaluate Secured System		Assignment #2 Due: Assignment Submission Instructions
Week 13	Final Exam Review Details
Exam Week - TBA