This ethical hacking training course is a 3 day hands-on journey into the hacking mindset, examining and practically applying the tools and techniques that hackers use.
The course is ideal for network administrators, security officers & crime prevention / protection officers and is designed to educate for the purpose of properly defending systems from hacking attacks.
Delegates who successfully complete the exam included at the end of the training course will be awarded the Certified Security Testing Associates (CSTA) qualification
The CSTA training course provides a comprehensive grounding in the methodology, techniques and culture of ethical hacking.
It takes delegates on a practical journey through the various stages and elements of a penetration test, from initial information discovery and target scanning through to exploitation, privilege escalation, and retaining access.
The course also explores the usage of Trojans and Root kits, which have become increasingly important elements of the ethical hacking arena.
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Who is this course suitable for?
Those responsible for the security of IT systems, including but not limited to: System/Network Administrators, Crime Prevention & Protection Offices, Auditors, Security Officers, Information Security Professionals & Penetration Testers.
What does this course cover?
The course is a hands-on journey into the hacking mindset, examining and practically applying the tools and techniques that hackers use.
Delivery is in an interactive format with the use of multimedia and practical hands-on workshops. Open group discussion is strongly encouraged. The course is designed to educate for the purpose of properly defending systems from hacking attacks
Benefits
- Delegates will learn about the hacker mindset and become familiar with the tools used to attack systems
- Our state of the art class environment covers Windows and UNIX operating systems and associated server software
- Includes examination, successful completion of which earns delegates the CSTA certification, a prerequisite for the CSTP certification
- Around 40 hands-on practical exercises are featured, using a wide range of hacking tools
During the course, you will learn:
- How to use the tools, techniques and methodologies employed by hackers, in our purpose-built lab environment
- How hackers can accurately collect and assimilate information about an organisation’s infrastructure whilst avoiding detection
- Measures to secure and protect information against hacker attacks
- Limitations of firewalls and the tools used to bypass them
- Which tools can be used to leverage access on a system
- How information may be used to assess weaknesses and subsequently launch an attack against a target
- How hackers conceal their tracks and the route through which access to a target may be maintained
- The implications of flawed web applications security
- How web users are at threat
Course content highlights
HACKING – AN INTRODUCTION
- A history and cultural overview of hacking
- Insights into the hacker mindset
- Hacker genres
COMMUNICATION PROTOCOL BASICS
Provides a fundamental understanding of communication protocols
- An overview of TCP/IP & Networking
- An introduction to ports and protocols
- Sniffing and intercepting traffic
- Man in the middle attacks
METHODOLOGY OVERVIEW
A practical exploration of hacking/penetration testing methods
- Information Discovery & moinitoring
- How information about a target may be
- Using public databases to reveal sensitive
- Target scanning & system detection
- Examining the target landscape
- Port scanning to reveal openings in the system
- Use of bespoke tools for enumerating banners
- Vulnerability Assessment (VA)
- How attackers probe and test for weaknesses
- Setup and configuration of VA tools
- Exploitation & Privilege Escalation
- How access may be gained & privilege escalated to achieve full control of Windows & Unix systems
- Trojans, Back-Doors & Root Kits
- Practical hands-on use of ‘Trojan horses’ & ‘back
- Working with root kits to hide the presence of a
- How attacks may traverse a firewall
- The role of intrusion detection & how it may be
- Security policy, system integrity, hardening
- Security tools, vulnerability assessment & penetration testing
- Sample of featured tools
- Cane and Abel
- Wireshark
- Nmap
- Amap
- Netcat
- Nessus/NeWT
- Nikto
Are there entry requirements?
A familiarity of TCP/IP and a background in Microsoft Windows and/or UNIX is desirable.
What's included?
Our package includes refreshments, and full course materials.
Although the course is non-residential, we offer help finding appropriate hotels, close to the training venue. To take advantage of this offer, drop us an email after you book your course.
How to book?
There are three ways to book your course, either online, via fax, or telephone:
- To book via telephone just call us on 0845 070 1750, and we’ll take of the details.
- To book via fax download our booking form, complete it and fax to us on +44 (0) 1353 662667.
- To book online simply enter the number of delegates you wish to send into the “Quantity” and select the course date from the drop down menu and click “Order now”.
We can also accept purchase orders from local authorities, government departments, and other public sector organisations and will consider account facilities for large corporate customers, follow this link to our payment options page for more information.
All bookings are subject to our terms and conditions.
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