Cybersecurity for IT Professionals

Introduction

• Learn the basics and common tools of cybersecurity
• What you should know
• Disclaimer

1. Why Cybersecurity?

• A history of hackers
• The cyber kill chain
• Stuxnet and the kill chain
• Common forms of cyber attack

2. Antivirus

• Viruses, spyware, and adware
• Introducing Microsoft Windows Defender
• Detecting malware with Defender
• Defender advanced settings
• Automating scans with task scheduler
• Other antivirus solutions

3. Firewalls

• Why firewalls?
• Windows firewall basics
• Advanced Windows firewall
• ZedLan firewall log analyzer
• Introducing Linux iptables
• Setting up a simple iptables firewall

4. Network Scanning

• Getting started with Nmap
• Advanced Nmap options
• GUI scanning with Zenmap

5. Network Connections

• Getting started with netcat
• Transferring files using netcat
• Connecting to services
• Setting up a netcat honeypot

6. Vulnerability Scanning

• Preparing Nessus to do scanning
• Setting up a Nessus policy
• Running a Nessus scan
• Scheduling scans

7. Web Applications

• Combating application level threats
• Running an SQL injection attack
• Cross-site scripting
• Installing a web scanner
• Scanning a website
• Using a web proxy to inspect traffic

8. Monitoring Packets

• Explaining networks
• Capturing packets with Wireshark
• Making sense of the protocols
• Using Wireshark filters
• Capturing intruders with packets

Conclusion

• Next steps