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Introduction and Definitions

Introduction and Definitions. Purpose of the Course. This course is designed to provide students with hands on experience on identifying places where the security of their networks can be improved. The techniques used to evaluate the network will vary.

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Introduction and Definitions

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  1. Introduction and Definitions

  2. Purpose of the Course This course is designed to provide students with hands on experience on identifying places where the security of their networks can be improved. • The techniques used to evaluate the network will vary. • Programming will not be required for the course

  3. Texts • Resources on Course Syllabus • Know Your Enemy, Second Edition Honeynet Project (Enemy) • The Art of War, Sun Tzu (Griffith Translation), or use text from Internet: http://classics.mit.edu/Tzu/artwar.1b.txt (Sun)

  4. Grading • 15% (each) four graded homeworks • 40% Final Paper(Topic related to course content,Submit paragraph-length proposal ASAP) • Joint work to understand allowed • Work for submission is to be individual unless otherwise specified or approved

  5. Homework and Warnings • No Plagiarism • Virtual Machines • No hacking outside of VMs • Legal Penalties • Authorization

  6. Why Defensive Hacking? • Hackers won’t play fair • Demonstrating vulnerability • Prioritizing remediation

  7. Tactical and Strategic • Tactical: Working to hack specifically identified hosts and services to improve security • Strategic: Working to improve network operations to support mission in face of persistent and resourced attacks

  8. Information Warfare “Information warfare is the offensive and defensive use of information and information systems to deny, exploit, corrupt, or destroy, an adversary's information, information-based processes, information systems, and computer-based networks while protecting one's own. Such actions are designed to achieve advantages over military or business adversaries.” Dr. Ivan Goldberg

  9. Related Terms • Penetration Testing • Network Security Testing • Tiger Teaming • Live Fire Exercise

  10. Some Important Caveats • Authorization • Managerial backing • Goals • Organization • Results distribution

  11. Ethics • First, Do No Harm • Accountability • Handling Information • Handling Vulnerabilities • Insider Threat • Discovering Attacks • Educating Attackers • We Think We Are Really Secure

  12. Course Overview • Introduction • Tactical Process • Probing Services • Strategy • Teams • Strategic Process

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