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Technology Training: Enterprise Security Series: Wireless LAN Security
Course Objectives:
Upon completion of this course students will be able to:
- List the components of a typical network architecture
- Explain the principles of security architecture and security models
- List the protocols employed in a wireless LAN
- Describe the security issues of Wireless LAN technologies
- Describe the protocols available to ensure a level of security for a wireless LAN
Course Type:
The course is taught in class with an instructor.
Prerequisite:
The Student should have a basic understanding of the principles of telephony, IP networking, and Wi-Fi Technologies.
Audience:
Individuals that need to understand network security, specifically Systems Engineers, Network Administrators, Network Consultants, Technical Architects, and Security Planners.
Course Description:
This course provides the student with the skill set to identify the key security areas as it pertains to the emerging Wireless LAN (WI FI) marketplace. This is accomplished through a series of interactive discussions regarding the standard WI FI protocols, the associated security nexuses, and the available security protocols designed to address some of these nexuses. Furthermore, the students learn the building blocks of security such as industry practiced models and industry accepted architectures.
Course length
1 Day.
Course Outline
- Network Architecture Overview
- Network Architecture Layers
- User Access Layer
- Aggregation Layer
- Core Layer
- Services Layer
- Security Architecture and Management
- Architecture and Design Principles
- Security Models, Architecture and Evaluation Criteria
- System Architecture Security Issues
- Concepts and Principles
- Protection Mechanisms
- Change Control and Management
- Data Classification
- Employment Policies and Practices
- Policies, Standards, Guidelines and Procedures
- Roles and Responsibilities
- Wireless LAN Overview
- Protocols
- Architecture
- Function
- Security issues
- Security Protocol Overview
- SSL
- IPSec
- SSH
- Message Digests
- Encryption Key Overview
- Public Key Encryption
- Secret Key Encryption
- Security in a Wireless LAN
- Understanding Radio Frequency Issues omni directional broadcasting
- WEP and Ciscošs LEAP
- Shared Key Authentication
- Closed Network Access
- Access Control Lists
- EAP-TLS 802.1X
- Conclusion
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