SEC52O Weekly Schedule

This WIKI is a Draft
This is NOT a finalized version for SEC520. This SEC520 WIKI resource is scheduled to be used for the Fall 2012 sesemster.

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: Install Vulnerable Linux OS & Windows 2003 Server Lab 2: Pentration Testing: Reconnaissance
Week 2	Scanning, Enumeration, & Vulnerability Testing: Penetration Testing (Continued): Scanning Enumeration Vulnerability Testing Client-side Attacks: Human-side Errors Operating System / Applications (Metasploit) Phishing Social Networking	Slides (Concepts): [ odp ] [ pdf ] [ ppt ] Scanning & Enumeration [ odp ] [ pdf ] [ ppt ] Vulnerability Testing Reading References: Penetration Tester's Open Source Toolkit (E-book) (Chapter 3) YouTube Videos: Scanning 1 , Scanning 2 Enumeration Vulnerability Testing - Overview Nessus Metasploit Resources: ATLAS Web-page (Active Threat Level Analysis System) Top Security Risks 2009 (SANS Institute)	Lab 3: Penetration Testing / Continued: WARNING! 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. Scanning, Enumeration, & Vulnerability Testing Assignment #1 Posted: Details: N/A
Week 3	System Hardening in Linux: Purpose of System Hardening Internet Security Rules: Rule of Separation Separate Servers, turn-off open ports, AAA Protocol (Authorization, Authentication, Accounting) Rule of Preventative Action Rule of Least Priviledge / Rule of Trust Password Policies Cron Jobs SELinux Sudo Iptables	Slides (Concepts): [odp] [pdf] [ppt] System Hardening [odp] [pdf] [ppt] Authentication, Authorization, Accounting (AAA Protocol) Reading References: Linux Security Cookbook (Chapter 4 - Pages: ) Linux Security Cookbook (Chapter 4 - Pages: ) YouTube Videos: Hardening Linux - Part 1 Hardening Linux - Part 2 Hardening Linux - Part 3 Pluggable Authentication Modules Access Control Lists Resources: Understanding and Configuring PAM How to Use ACLs	Lab 4: Linux System Hardening (Part 1) System Hardening Elements, AAA Protocol
Week 4	System Hardening in Linux / Continued: Iptables SELinux Sudo	Slides (Concepts): [odp] [pdf] [ppt] Iptables & SSH [odp] [pdf] [ppt] SELinux & Sudo YouTube Videos: Hardening Linux - Part 4 Configuring Sudo Iptables Reading References: Linux Security Cookbook (Chapter 5 - Pages: ) SELinux by Example (Chapter x - Pages: ) Resources: SELinux Links Sudo In a Nutshell (View samples and Slide Show)	Lab 5: Linux System Hardening (Part 2) Iptables, SSH, SELinux, Sudo
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	Network-Side Attacks: Database Services TCP Stacks Web Server / Web Applications	Slides (Concepts): [odp] [pdf] [ppt] Network-Side Attacks Reading References: x YouTube Videos: Resources:	Lab 6: Network-Side Attacks
Study Week
Week 8	Hardening Windows: Hardening Windows Systems	Slides (Concepts): [odp] [pdf] [ppt] Hardening Windows Reading References: Hardening Windows, 2nd Edition (Chapter 5 - Pages: ) YouTube Videos: Resources:	Lab 7: Hardening Windows
Week 9	Intrusion Detection (Linux / Windows): Purpose Logs Monitoring Using Tripwire	Slides (Concepts): [odp] [pdf] [ppt] Intrusion Detection / Using Tripwire Reading References: Intrusion Discovery - Linux Intrusion Discovery - Windows Linux Security Cookbook (Chapter 1 - Pages: ) YouTube Videos: Resources:	Lab 8: Intrusion Detection (Linux & Windows) Assignment #2 Posted: Details - N/A
Week 10	Additional Considerations: Decoys: Honeypots Packet Sniffers Malware Trojan Horses	Slides: [odp] [pdf] [ppt] Securing the Perimeter 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