CompTIA Security+® (2008 Objectives)

Course Description

CompTIA Security+® (2008 Objectives) is the primary course you will need to take if your job responsibilities include securing network services, network devices, and network traffic. It is also the main course you will take to prepare for the CompTIA Security+ (2008 Edition) Certification examination (exam number SY0-201). In this course, you will build on your knowledge and professional experience with computer hardware, operating systems, and networks as you acquire the specific skills required to implement basic security services on any type of computer network.

Course Objective: You will implement and monitor security on networks, applications, and operating systems, and respond to security breaches.

Target Student: This course is targeted toward an Information Technology (IT) professional who has networking and administrative skills in Windows-based TCP/IP networks and familiarity with other operating systems, such as OS X, Unix, or Linux, and who wants to further a career in IT by acquiring a foundational knowledge of security topics; prepare for the CompTIA Security+ Certification examination; or use Security+ as the foundation for advanced security certifications or career roles.

Delivery Method: Instructor led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.

Performance-Based Objectives

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

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Course Content

Lesson 1: Security Fundamentals

Topic 1A: Security Building Blocks

Topic 1B: Authentication Methods

Topic 1C: Cryptography Fundamentals

Topic 1D: Security Policy Fundamentals

Lesson 2: Security Threats

Topic 2A: Social Engineering

Topic 2B: Software-Based Threats

Topic 2C: Network-Based Threats

Topic 2D: Hardware-Based Threats

Lesson 3: Hardening Internal Systems and Services

Topic 3A: Harden Operating Systems

Topic 3B: Harden Directory Services

Topic 3C: Harden DHCP Servers

Topic 3D: Harden File and Print Servers

Lesson 4: Hardening Internetwork Devices and Services

Topic 4A: Harden Internetwork Connection Devices

Topic 4B: Harden DNS and BIND Servers

Topic 4C: Harden Web Servers

Topic 4D: Harden Email Servers

Topic 4E: Harden Conferencing and Messaging Servers

Topic 4F: Secure File Transfers

Lesson 5: Securing Network Communications

Topic 5A: Protect Network Traffic with IP Security (IPSec)

Topic 5B: Secure Wireless Traffic

Topic 5C: Secure the Network Telephony Infrastructure

Topic 5D: Secure the Remote Access Channel

Lesson 6: Securing Web Applications

Topic 6A: Prevent Input Validation Attacks

Topic 6B: Protect Systems from Buffer Overflow Attacks

Topic 6C: Implement ActiveX and Java Security

Topic 6D: Protect Systems from Scripting Attacks

Topic 6E: Implement Secure Cookies

Topic 6F: Harden a Web Browser

Lesson 7: Managing Public Key Infrastructure (PKI)

Topic 7A: Install a Certificate Authority (CA) Hierarchy

Topic 7B: Harden a Certificate Authority

Topic 7C: Back Up a CA

Topic 7D: Restore a CA

Lesson 8: Managing Certificates

Topic 8A: Enroll Certificates

Topic 8B: Secure Network Traffic by Using Certificates

Topic 8C: Renew Certificates

Topic 8D: Revoke Certificates

Topic 8E: Back Up Certificates and Private Keys

Topic 8F: Restore Certificates and Private Keys

Lesson 9: Enforcing Organizational Security Policies

Topic 9A: Perform a Risk Assessment

Topic 9B: Enforce Corporate Security Policy Compliance

Topic 9C: Enforce Legal Compliance

Topic 9D: Enforce Physical Security Compliance

Topic 9E: Educate Users

Topic 9F: Plan for Disaster Recovery

Topic 9G: Conduct a Security Audit

Lesson 10: Monitoring the Security Infrastructure

Topic 10A: Scan for Vulnerabilities

Topic 10B: Monitor for Security Anomalies

Topic 10C: Set Up a Honeypot

Lesson 11: Managing Security Incidents

Topic 11A: Respond to Security Incidents

Topic 11B: Evidence Administration

Topic 11C: Recover From a Security Incident

Appendix A: Mapping Security+ Course Content to the CompTIA Security+ Exam Objectives

Appendix B: CompTIA Security+ Acronyms

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1040 - SharePoint Governance - Planning and Oversight

This class should be taken before you roll out SharePoint, but probably will be taken after you have already done it the wrong way. Governance is a broad topic potentially touching every aspect of the organization. This 2-day class will focus on governance of content stored and used within SharePoint 2007 and 2010. We will cover the What, Who and How of governance with an end goal of getting you a good start on your governance team and plan.

What you will take away from this class:

• What is governance
• What should be governed
• Who should govern, and how they should be selected
• How to define core SharePoint services and manage their release
• A list of critical policies that should be created, and enforced
• What needs to be audited and how to do audits
• What needs to be considered in your plan for legal reasons, business reasons and best practices reasons

The course covers:

• Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 (WSS)
• Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007
• SharePoint Foundation 2010
• SharePoint Server 2010
• and in general, corporate and organization intellectual property governance

Labs:

• This class includes four team oriented problem solving labs to explore real world governance problems and to create a governance plan.

Prerequisites:

Before attending this course, students must have:

• A good understanding of the "big picture" of SharePoint
• Basic training or experience with SharePoint end-user and site owner skills
• A good understanding of the "how" and "why" of SharePoint in your organization
• A good understanding of intellectual property policies in your company

Outline:

Module: Introduction

• What is SharePoint? WSS, MOSS, SharePoint 2010...
• What areas of the business are impacted by a SharePoint installation
• The SharePoint cultural change
• What is at risk?
• What is governance?
• Governance is not just about SharePoint
• Who is in charge?
• What you will get with no plan, and no enforcement
• Terminology in this class: WSS, MOSS, SOA, ITIL.....

Module: Governance, the team and the plan

• Who creates the Plan, who enforces the Plan?
• The Governance Team
• Selecting the team
• Sponsorship and buy-in
• The Governance Plan
• Audits?
• Lifecycle of SharePoint
• Lifecycle of the plan and the team
• Resources available

Module: Project Management

• Project Management and Governance
• ITIL?
• Resources available

Module: SharePoint Service Model

• SharePoint Roles - the people
• Deploying and supporting SharePoint in Tiers
• Four nine's? 24 x 7? Local/International?
• Content Management
• Team Collaboration
• My Sites
• Social Networking
• Microsoft Office Integration
• SharePoint as a development platform
• Resources available

Module: Security

• What's at risk?
• The SharePoint security model
• Security at the server

Module: Configuration, Customization and Custom Development

• The three C's: Configuration, Customization and Custom Development
• Which should you permit?
• At what cost?
• And what can go wrong...
• Development, Staging and Production - testing and migration
• Change control
• SharePoint Designer Policies and Best Practices
• Development standards and procedures
• Resources available

Module: Taxonomy

• Taxonomy, a definition
• Types of taxonomies
• Who should create and own the corporate taxonomies?
• Tools to support taxonomies in SharePoint 2007 (content types, site columns, third party tools)
• Tools to support taxonomies in SharePoint 2010
• Resources available

Module: Planning the Information Architecture

• Applications, Site Collections or Sites
• Planned or open (the wild, wild, West!)
• Resources available

Module: Farm Administration

• Resource planning
• Scalability
• Disaster planning and disaster recovery
• Resources available

Module: SharePoint Administration

• Procedures and tools for new sites
• Procedures and tools for monitoring SharePoint
• Backup requirements
• Resources available

Module: Training and Support

• End user training and support
• Extended training needed for SharePoint 2010
• Office and SharePoint integration
• Resources available

Module: Content Management

• Content life spans
• Approval processes
• Content Types and metadata
• Resources available

Module: The Internet

• SharePoint and the internet

Module: Everything else you need to consider

• Driving adoption
• Where do you go from here...
• Resources available

Audience:

Anyone responsible for or supporting a new SharePoint rollout, or an existing out of control SharePoint installation!

Attendees should be potential members of a governance team and include leaders from corporate management, IT management, IT administration, development and training.

We highly recommend that you train your governance team as a single group. We also offer this class in a three day format as a private class to allow time for the team to create their first draft of their plan.

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Course 50352 - SharePoint 2010 Overview (End-Users)

Additional SharePoint Training

This three day class is to give the student the basic to advanced understanding of usage of SharePoint.  The class will focus and the common usages of SharePoint like: Understanding of list objects, how to create and use SharePoint Sites, differences of versions of SharePoint, document libraries, basic understanding of workflows. This class will bridge into more advanced understanding of how the SharePoint page is constructed this will bring to understand web parts and web part pages.

SharePoint is the new business data layer for all Microsoft data, in this class we will cover the basics to bridging on advanced topics of (if time allows): Excel Services, Form services, and data reporting.

Unit 1: Introduction to SharePoint 2010

o    What is SharePoint 2010

o    How has SharePoint changed over the years

o    What’s new in SharePoint 2010

o    Why do I need SharePoint 2010

o    Demo on usages of SharePoint

o    Lab navigating a SharePoint site

Unit 2: Understanding Sites

o    How sites are laid out

o    Usages of Team Sites, Workspaces, Group Work sites, and others

o    How to use Blog Sites

o    Navigating sites

o    Using and Changing Navigation tools

o    Using the SharePoint Ribbon

o    Creating Sites

o    Understanding SharePoint Security

o    Changing the look of your sites (themes)

o    Working with Site templates (Site Galleries)

o    Into to Site searching

o    Site Usage Reports

o    Demo creating sites with hands on lab

Unit 3: SharePoint 2010 Server

o    Differences between Foundation Server and SharePoint Server

o    Differences in Templates and other features

Unit 4: Lists

o    Different types of List

o    Creating Custom Lists

o    Using lists to create list templates

o    Views for a list

o    Using and Creating Custom Lists

o    Demo Creating importing lists

o    Lab Creating lists and using them as a template

Unit 5: Libraries

o    Usages for Libraries

o    Managing Libraries

o    Form Libraries and usages

o    Picture Libraries

o    Wiki Libs

o    New Asset Library

o    Demo Library settings, creating and using and versioning

o    Lab Creating Libraries, changing default settings setting up versioning

Unit 6: Introduction to Workflows

o    Basic workflows in GUI

o    Understanding Workflows with SharePoint Designer

o    Demo using a workflow from inside SharePoint

o    Lab Creating a workflow inside SharePoint and attaching it to a Doc Lib.

Unit 7:  Web part pages and web parts

o    Creating and using web part pages

o    Setting as default page with designer

o    Demo adding web parts to a page

o    Lab creating pages, setting custom views on web parts

Unit 8: Alerts, My Site and Personalization topics

o    Creating a ‘My Site’ site

o    Personalizing any page

o    Demo using My Sites

o    Lab Creating My Sites

Unit 9: Excel Services & Visio Services

o    Understanding Excel Services

o    Role of OWA (Office Web Access)

o    Using Excel Services

o    Demo Excel Services

o    Using Visio Services

o    Demo Visio Services

o    Lab using Excel & Visio services

Unit 10: Dashboards & Reporting Solutions (if time allows)

o    Demo on Digital Dashboards

o    Understand why SharePoint is the data presentation layer for all Microsoft Data

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Course 6999: Microsoft® Office 2010: Transition from Office 2003 (First Look)

Course Description

Course Objective: You will work with the new and updated features of Microsoft Office 2010.

Target Student: Users with prior experience of previous versions of the Microsoft Office suite, who are looking to transition to 2010 and want to know what the new features of Office 2010 are.

Prerequisites: To be successful in this course, you should be familiar with prior versions of the Microsoft Office suite of products (Excel, PPT, Word, Access, and Outlook).To ensure your success, we recommend you first take one of Element K's Level 1 courses, such as either of the following, or have equivalent skills and knowledge:

• ·         Microsoft® Office Excel® 2003: Level 1
• ·         Microsoft® Office Word® 2003: Level 1
• ·         Microsoft® Office Access® 2003: Level 1
• ·         Microsoft® Office PowerPoint® 2003: Level 1
• ·         Microsoft® Office Outlook® 2003: Level 1

Course Objectives

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

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Course Content

Lesson 1: Getting Started with Microsoft Office 2010

Topic 1A: Customize the User Interface

Topic 1B: Work with Contextual Tabs

Topic 1C: Save Files

Topic 1D: Print Files

Lesson 2: Modifying Documents Using Microsoft Office Word 2010

Topic 2A: Use the Navigation Pane

Topic 2B: Apply Text Styles

Topic 2C: Work with SmartArt Graphics

Topic 2D: Insert Screenshots in a Document

Topic 2E: Compare Reviewed Documents

Lesson 3: Working with Spreadsheets Using Microsoft Office Excel 2010

Topic 3A: Work with Tables in Excel 2010

Topic 3B: Apply Conditional Formatting

Topic 3C: Apply a Formula

Topic 3D: Work with Charts

Topic 3E: Create Sparklines

Topic 3F: Work with PivotTables and PivotCharts

Lesson 4: Creating Dynamic Presentations Using Microsoft PowerPoint 2010

Topic 4A: Apply Themes

Topic 4B: Apply Picture Effects to Presentations

Topic 4C: Applying Animation Effects

Topic 4D: Add Videos to a Presentation

Topic 4E: Divide a Presentation into Sections

Lesson 5: Working with Databases Using Microsoft Office Access 2010

Topic 5A: Work with Tables

Topic 5B: Work with Forms

Topic 5C: Work with Macros

Topic 5D: Work with Reports

Topic 5E: Work with External Data

Topic 5F: Designing a Database for the Web

Lesson 6: Managing Tasks with Microsoft Office Outlook 2010

Topic 6A: Manage Mail Messages

Topic 6B: Locate Information Quickly

Topic 6C: Share Calendar Information

Topic 6D: Share Information by Using an Electronic Business Card

Topic 6E: Add RSS Feeds Through Outlook 2010

Lesson 7: Sharing Microsoft Office 2010 Files

Topic 7A: Protect Files

Topic 7B: Share Files Using Office Web Apps

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