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Linux Security

  • Intermediate
  • 13 and older
  • $2,950
  • Live, Instructor-led Online
  • 32 hours over 4 sessions

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Class Description

Description

What you'll learn in this linux training:

This advanced, completely hands-on course adopts a highly technical approach to cover important security techniques and tools. By providing visibility both into attack vectors and possible security holes, this course provides you a complete guide on how to mitigate security risks in any Linux environment. 


Security is always a concern, and with major security holes like Shellshock and Heartbleed being announced regularly, it’s more critical than ever to secure the data you are liable for. This course will walk you through the many risks and threats that exist, show you how to use best practices and other open-source tools to mitigate or counteract those threats, and teach you what you need to know to detect and recover from those attacks that do happen.


You’ll learn:

  • How to assess security risks in your enterprise Linux environment.
  • The best techniques and tools to increase security.
  • Server hardening
  • How to deploy and use monitoring and attack detection tools.
  • How to gain visibility into possible vulnerabilities.
  • The art and science of developing your Linux security policy and response strategy.
  • How to configure your systems for compliance with HIPAA, DISA STIG, etc.

This course is designed to work with a wide range of Linux distributions, so you will be able to apply these concepts regardless of your distro.


Audience: Any professional IT manager and administrator should benefit from this course. Software developers who need to improve their knowledge of security concepts and strategies will also find a great deal of information that applies to their responsibilities.


Course Materials: As part of your registration, a printed copy of the course manual will be course manual will be provided. 


Prerequisites: 

Attendees should:

  • Have a solid understanding of core local system administration and networking concepts equivalent to that obtained from Linux System Administration and Linux Network Management.
  • Be experienced with Linux (or more generally UNIX), especially at the command line level.

Course Outline:

  1. Introduction
    • Linux Foundation
    • Linux Foundation Training
    • Linux Foundation Certifications
    • Laboratory Exercises, Solutions and Resources
    • E-Learning Course: LFS216
    • Distribution Details
    • Labs
  2. Security Basics
    • What is Security?
    • Assessment
    • Prevention
    • Detection
    • Reaction
    • Labs
  3. Threats and Risk Assessment
    • Classes of Attackers
    • Types of Attacks
    • Trade Offs
    • Labs
  4. Physical Access
    • Physical Security
    • Hardware Security
    • Understanding the Linux Boot Process
    • Labs
  5. Logging
    • Logging Overview
    • Syslog Services
    • The Linux Kernel Audit Daemon
    • Linux Firewall Logging
    • Log Reports
    • Labs
  6. Auditing and Detection
    • Auditing Basics
    • Understanding an Attack Progression
    • Detecting an Attack
    • Intrusion Detection Systems
    • Labs
  7. Application Security
    • Bugs and Tools
    • Tracking and Documenting Changes
    • Resource Access Control
    • Mitigation Techniques
    • Policy Based Access Control Frameworks
    • Real World Example
    • Labs
  8. Kernel Vulnerabilities
    • Kernel and User Spaces
    • Bugs
    • Mitigating Kernel Vulnerabilities
    • Vulnerabilities Examples
    • Labs
  9. Authentication
    • Encryption and Authentication
    • Passwords and PAM
    • Hardware Tokens
    • Biometric Authentication
    • Network and Centralized Authentication
    • Labs
  10. Local System Security
    • Standard UNIX Permissions
    • Administrator Account
    • Advanced UNIX Permissions
    • Filesystem Integrity
    • Filesystem Quotas
    • Labs
  11. Network Security
    • TCP/IP Protocols Review
    • Remote Trust Vectors
    • Remote Exploits
    • Labs
  12. Network Services Security
    • Network Tools
    • Databases
    • Web Server
    • File Servers
    • Labs
  13. Denial of Service
    • Network Basics
    • DoS Methods
    • Mitigation Techniques
    • Labs
  14. Remote Access
    • Unencrypted Protocols
    • Accessing Windows Systems
    • SSH
    • IPSEC VPNs
    • Labs
  15. Firewalling and Packet Filtering
    • Firewalling Basics
    • iptables
    • Netfilter Implementation
    • Netfilter rule management
    • Mitigate Brute Force Login Attempts
    • Labs
  16. Response and Mitigation
    • Preparation
    • During an Incident
    • Handling Incident Aftermath
    • Labs
  17. Compliance testing with OSCAP
    • Compliance Testing
    • SCAP Introduction
    • OpenSCAP
    • SCAP Workbench
    • Command Line Scan
    • Labs

Remote Learning

This course is available for "remote" learning and will be available to anyone with access to an internet device with a microphone (this includes most models of computers, tablets). Classes will take place with a "Live" instructor at the date/times listed below.

Upon registration, the instructor will send along additional information about how to log-on and participate in the class.

Refund Policy

Refunds and Cancellations:

If you must cancel for any reason please notify us via email at [email protected]. Refunds will only be issued for cancellations received at least 14 calendar days prior the class, and may take up to 14 calendar days to process. Please note that all refunds are subject to a 3% processing fee. If you purchased a bundle of training and certification exams and only want to refund specific items, not the entire bundle, the refund amount shall be calculated as transaction amount multiplied by the proportion of cumulative list price for the items to be refunded divided by the cumulative list price of all items in the bundle.

If you have placed an order for a hard copy version of the course materials, no cancellation will be approved, only a student substitution into the current session will be allowed.

In the event that The Linux Foundation must cancel a training class due to lack of attendance, your refund will be processed in full (no processing fee will be charged) or you can use a credit towards another future training.

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