1. Introduction to the security topic

• What is IT security?
• Terminology

1. Organizations and standards

• Criteria of evaluating the level of security

1. Security Management

• Initiating IT security processes
• Formulating security procedures
• Dangers and securities considered while formulating security policy

1. Cryptography and PKI environment

• Terminology and standardizing organizations
• Algorithms
• Hash functions

1. Protocols and mechanisms for securing data transmission

• SSH
• PGP
• SSL/TLS
• Data tunneling

1. User authentication methods

• LDAP
• Kerberos

1. Network and TCP/IP

• Introduction to TCP/IP
• Authentication methods in LAN networks
• Wireless network security

1. Network scanning

• Network mapping
• Port Scanning
• Detecting OS

1. Describing typical and current attack trends

• Types of attacks
• Prevention
• Sources of information about new types of attacks

1. Detection and Prevention Systems (IDS/IPS)

• IDS host
• IDS network
• Firewalls
• Firewall types
• Actions and implementations

1. VPN networks

• SSL VPN
• IPsec VPN

1. Good practices

• Methods of verifying system’s integrity
• Collecting and securing logs
• What to monitor and how to do that?