Security Awareness (Fourth Edition)

Course Specifications

Course Description

Hardware Requirements

This course requires a laptop computer for the instructor with the following configuration:

• Intel® Pentium® 1.0 GHz or higher processor.
• 1 GB of RAM or higher.
• A generic monitor with a resolution of 1024 x 768 or higher.
• 40 GB of hard disk space or larger.
• A 512 MB graphics processor that supports Microsoft® DirectX® 9.0.
• Support for audio output.
• A DVD-ROM drive.
• A network adaptor.
• A high-speed Internet connection.
• A USB 2.0 thumb drive with a minimum capacity of 1 GB. (If available, supply one to the students.)
• A display system to project the instructor’s computer screen.

The following are the hardware requirements for the instructor computer:

• Intel® Pentium® 1.0 GHz or higher processor.
• 1 GB of RAM or higher.
• 40 GB of hard disk space or larger.
• A DVD-ROM drive.
• Support for audio output.
• A high-speed Internet connection.
• A projector display system to project the instructor’s computer screen.

This course requires one desktop computer for each student with the following configuration:

• Intel® Pentium® IV 800 MHz or higher processor.
• 512 MB of RAM or higher.
• A generic monitor with a resolution of 1024 x 768 or higher.
• 40 GB of hard disk space or larger.
• A 512 MB graphics processor that supports DirectX® 9.0.
• Support for audio output.
• A DVD-ROM drive.
• A network adapter.
• A high-speed Internet connection.

Software Requirements

Each computer requires the following software:

• Microsoft® Windows® 7 Professional Edition.
• Microsoft Silverlight should be installed on the Instructor and Student machines. It is available at http://www.microsoft.com/getsilverlight/Get-Started/Install/Default.aspx. Copy Silverlight.exe to the Identifying Security measures folder created during the extraction of the course data files.
• Spybot — Search & Destroy. A third-party security tool. It is available at http://www.safer-networking.org/en/mirrors/downloadmirrors1.html. Copy the spybotsd162.exe file to the Identifying Security measures folder created during the extraction of the course data files.

Course Objectives

• describe the importance of securing information.
• identify the different ways to guard yourself against social engineering exploits.
• describe the security practices related to computers, mobile devices, networks, and the Internet.
• maintain the security of the files and folders stored on your computing devices.
• identify and protect information against risks associated with the cyber world.
• identify potential security incidents, ways to respond in the event of a possible breach, and measures to prevent a security breach.
• identify methods to keep the cloud and virtualized environments secured.

Course Content

Lesson 1: Securing Information

Topic 1A: Examine Information Security

Topic 1B: Implement Physical Security Measures

Topic 1C: Examine Cyber Security

Lesson 2: Guarding Against Social Engineering Exploits

Topic 2A: Identify Social Engineering Exploits

Topic 2B: Counteract Social Engineering Exploits

Topic 2C: Evolve Social Engineering Organization Policies

Lesson 3: Identifying Security Measures

Topic 3A: Strengthen Desktop Security

Topic 3B: Strengthen Software Security

Topic 3C: Strengthen Browser Security

Topic 3D: Strengthen Network Security

Topic 3E: Secure Wireless Networks

Topic 3F: Strengthen Mobile Security

Lesson 4: Maintaining File System Security

Topic 4A: Implement File System Security in Windows 7

Topic 4B: Back Up and Restore Data

Topic 4C: Dispose of Data Securely

Lesson 5: Guarding Against Attacks

Topic 5A: Protect a Computer from Security Threats

Topic 5B: Protect Computers from Virus Attacks

Topic 5C: Protect Computers from Social Network Threats

Lesson 6: Handling Security Breaches

Topic 6A: Identify Incidents

Topic 6B: Respond to Incidents

Lesson 7: Identifying Cloud Computing And Virtualization Security Methods

Topic 7A: Fundamentals of Cloud Computing

Topic 7B: Fundamentals of Virtualization