Security Professionals trying to navigate through the array of much hyped security certifications and find a more in-depth and hands-on course, THIS IS IT! To defeat a hacker, you must understand how he operates.  And to ensure your network is secure, you must test it.  In this course you will learn the step by step process that hackers use to assess your enterprise network, probe it & hack into it in a mixed-platform environment including Windows, Solaris, Linux and Cisco.  You will use commercial software & hacker utilities, provided in TechNow's "toolkit", to break into various OS and database servers, routers and switches, and wireless network access at varying levels of security strength.  Application layer attacks are thoroughly covered along with various tools and tool suites such as Metasploit and BackTrack. By understanding this process and knowing how your Windows based clients and servers are exploited, you will be able to test your own network and properly secure it. The concepts, techniques, and tools you master in this class are the keys to securing your enterprise network infrastructure using the most professional and respected methodology in the industry today, the OSSTMM.

Duration: 5 Days

Day 1: TCP/IP & Scanning
TCP/IP Advanced Analysis with Hacking Perspective
Scanning
Labs: All labs are performed doing constant analysis within a network sniffer (Ethereal/Wireshark) on an operational network consisting of hubs, routers, Wireless Access Points, Unix & Windows systems.

Day 2: TCP/IP Exploits
MAC Layer (Ethernet) TCP/IP exploits
TCP Session hijacking
TCP Session Application viewing
TCP Password Monitoring
Back Channels
Denial of Service Attacks
Packet Generation Attacks & Replays
Labs: Performed using all the tools mentioned in the bullets.

Day 3: Operating System & WEB Exploits
Buffer Overflows
SQL Injection, Mobile COde, Web Services
PKI & Certificates
Hacking SSL
Labs: Students will perform the mentioned exploits & also generate malicious Web & email code, in-depth study of Metasploit & how to develop new Metasploit exploits.

Day 4: Forensic Tools & Hacking Wireless Technologies
Search & Seizure
Forensic Processing
802.11 Series
BlueTooth
BlackBerry
Labs: Introduction law & statues regarding forensics.  Forensic imaging/copying & hashing techniques.  Several utilities within the Backtrack Suite will be utilized in addition to other tools.  Students get hands-on experience cracking several different types of wireless devices.

Day 5: Defense
Tool Based Vulnerability Assessments
Defending Hosts
Defending the Network
Intrusion Detection & Prevention
Correlation Tools
Social Engineering
Labs: Students will lock down their network nodes (Blue Team) & reassess vulnerabilities (Red Team).  The course culminates in a "Capture the Flag" exercise.

This is an advanced Information Security Course which requires basic  Windows & UNIX competency.  Certification or 2 years of experience in these operating systems is highly recommended as well as a an understanding of TCP/IP.

This course is tailor made for Network Administrators, Auditors, Consultants & others who will be charged with conducting or managing the Vulnerability Assessments of a mixed platform Network Infrastructure.