Data Cog Corporation Limited

Certificate in Network Security Professional

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According to www.cert.org , there have been 3,784 new vulnerabilities discovered and 137,529 security incidents reported in 2003. As a security administrator or IT professional, you should have knowledge, skills, and abilities to discover your security loopholes as well as maintain your system in normal and secure with latest technology.

Course Content

Module 1 : The Basics of IT security

- Fundamentals of IT Security and common threats

- Internet Infrastructure

- Authentication Methods

- Public Key Infrastructure (PKI)

Module 3 : Management and Operation Aspects of IT security

- Security management: IT security assessment, security policy, awareness

testing, security in SDLC, assurance program

- Operations: personnel and user issues, physical and environmental security,

business continuity and disaster planning, incident handling

Module 2 : Advance s in IT security

- Challenges against security exploits

- OS Hardening, network infrastructure and auditing

- Intrusion detection system: architecture and deployment

- WiFi Security: security configuration, best operating practices

- Penetration test

Module 4 : Incident Handling and Respose

- Preparation of incident handling

- Organizing and managing incident handling team

- the 6-phase of incident handling

- case study and exercise

Course Schedule

Course Code: PD 4102

Duration: 2 hours x 20 sessions

Language: Cantonese & English

Time: 7:00pm – 9:00pm

Schedule: 19-Oct-2004 to 23-Dec-2004 (Tue and Thu)

Venue: Department of Computing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Course Fee

Normal : HK$8,600

For PolyU Students / Graduates : HK$4,300

Early Bird Discount (Enrol on or before 30-Sep-2004 ) : HK$6,880

Instructors : Member of Professional Information Security Association (PISA), and Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) with many years working experiences in IT industry as well as hands-on experiences in information security area.

Certification : A certificate of completion will be awarded to students who have attended at least 80% of the course and completed the assignments.

Enquires : Please contact Ms. Yvette Lui ( 呂小姐 ) at 2766-7322 or fax to 2774-0842.

Organizers :

Department of Computing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University ( http://www.comp.polyu.edu.hk )

Data Cog Corporation Limited ( http://www.datacog.com/training )