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The key takeaways are that the document outlines a detailed information security and ethical hacking curriculum covering topics such as desktop and server security, network security, data security, cryptography, penetration testing, malware, hacking attacks, cyber forensics and cyber laws.

Some of the main topics covered in the curriculum include desktop and server security, Linux security, data security, cryptography, network security, mobile security, vulnerability assessment, penetration testing, malware, hacking attacks, information security management and cyber forensics.

Some of the security threats and issues discussed include cyber threats, social engineering, password cracking, denial of service attacks, malware, viruses, worms, trojans, hacking attacks and cyber crimes.

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FRONT RUNNER DIPLOMA PROGRAM INFORMATION SECURITY AND ETHICAL HACKING V7 Detailed Course Curriculum (2012-2013)

MODULE: INTRODUCTION TO INFORMATION SECURITYAND ETHICAL HACKING

INFORMATION SECURITY AND HACKING COMBO


ESSENTIAL TERMINOLOGIES SECURITY AND ITS NEED WHY IS IT SECURITY NECESSARY? Appin Technology Lab, IT SECURITY SERVICES LIFE CYCLE Opp. De-Meridian Hotel, NH-58, OPERATING SYSTEM BASICS DATA COMMUNICATION BASICS Sona Enclave, Suman Cinema, BASICS OF COMPUTER NETWORKING Modinagar (Ghaziabad) - 201204. OSI AND TCP/IP MODEL UP. TCP VS UDP Contact: Mr. Shubham Gupta TCP FRAME STRUCTURE Ph. No.: 9219122122 UDP FRAME STRUCTURE TCP COMMUNICATION FLAGS NETWORKING DEVICES CYBER THREATS AND ISSUES AN APPROACH TOWARDS HACKING PROTECTING YOUR COMPUTER AND NETWORK SOFTWARE SECURITY FOR PORTABLE COMPUTERS DEFENDING AGAINST SOCIAL ENGINEERS AND PHISHERS PROTECTING YOUR PASSWORD AND LOGGING ON SECURELY HOW PASSWORDS GET CRACKED TOP 4 METHODS TO HACK FACEBOOK PASSWORD WITHIN 5 MIN SELECTING TOOLS SAFETY RULES

MODULE: DESKTOP AND SERVER SECURITY

UNIT 1: DESKTOP AND SERVER SECURITY


INTRODUCTION SECURING YOUR MIGRATED WINDOWS 7 DESKTOP DESKTOPS: LOCAL RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES OVERALL DESKTOP SECURITY WHAT IS REGISTRY? REGISTRY EDITING

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BACKUPS AND RECOVERY POLICY WINDOWS 9X OPERATING SYSTEMS STEPS TO CREATE REGISTRY VALUES SOME OF THE EXAMPLES TO CHANGE THE REGISTRY DEFAULT SETTINGS NT SECURITY THE LOGON PROCESS SECURITY ARCHITECTURE COMPONENTS INTRODUCTION TO SECURING IN NT BOX BACKUPS WINDOWS VULNERABILITIES AND THREATS DETERMINING IF YOU ARE ACTIVELY BEING COMPROMISED CLIENT SERVER ARCHITECTURE SERVER SECURITY PRINCIPLES SECURING THE SERVER OPERATING SYSTEM APPLICATIONS AND NETWORK PROTOCOLS CONFIGURE OS USER AUTHENTICATION WINDOWS 8 INTRODUCTION AND SECURITY

UNIT 2: LINUX SECURITY INTRODUCTION


BENEFITS OF LINUX HOW SECURE SHOULD MY LINUX BE? LAYERS OF LINUX/UNIX LINUX DIRECTORY STRUCTURE (FILE SYSTEM STRUCTURE) EXPLAINED WITH EXAMPLES WHY SHADOW YOUR PASSWORD FILE? WHAT IF UNSHADOW PASSWORD? HOW TO SET UP A FIREWALL UNDER LINUX? SECURING AND HARDENING TIPS LINUX SYSTEMS WINDOWS VS. LINUX DESIGN REALISTIC SECURITY AND SEVERITY METRICS CERT VULNERABILITY NOTES DATABASE RESULTS

MODULE: DATA SECURITY

UNIT1: DATA SECURITY INTRODUCTION


DATA SECURITY MANAGEMENT CHARACTERISTICS OF ACCESS SECURITY IN THE SYSTEM DATA SECURITY ISSUES AND SOLUTIONS INTRODUCTION TO CLOUD COMPUTING

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PROTECTING THE USERS CLOUD COMPUTING IN REAL DOMAIN BENEFITS FROM CLOUD COMPUTING

UNIT 2: DATABACKUP
DATA BACKUP INTRODUCTION DATA BACKUP STRATEGIES OFFLINE DATA BACKUP ONLINE DATA BACKUP

UNIT 3: CRYPTOGRAPHY
STRENGTH OF THE CRYPTOGRAPHY GOALS OF CRYPTOGRAPHY SOME TECHNICAL TERMS TYPES OF CIPHER TEXT TYPES OF CRYPTOGRAPHY DATA ENCRYPTION STANDARD (DES) IDEA: INTERNATIONAL DATA ENCRYPTION ALGORITHM ASYMMETRIC CRYPTOGRAPHY RSA ALGORITHM HASH FUNCTIONS DIGITAL SIGNATURES DIGITAL CERTIFICATION

UNIT 4: STEANOGRAPHY
HOW DOES IT WORK? STEGANOGRAPHY IN IMAGES STEGANOGRAPHY IN AUDIO GENETIC ALGORITHM APPROACH STEGANOGRAPHY IN VIDEO

MODULE: NETWORK SECURITY

UNIT 1: MOBILE SECURITY


INTRODUCTION WHAT IS MOBILE? ARCHITECTURE OF MOBILE COMMUNICATION MOBILE GENERATION TECHNOLOGY OF MOBILE COMMUNICATION MOBILE PHONE STANDARDS PROTOCOLS USED IN MOBILE

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INTRODUCTION TO SMS MESSAGING SIM INTRODUCTION TO MOBILE OS POPULAR OPERATING SYSTEMS BLACKBERRY OS FROM RIM IOS FROM APPLE INC SYMBIAN OS WINDOWS PHONE OS SAMSUNG BADA WHAT IS NFC, HOW IT WORKS AND WHAT ARE ITS PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS WHY IS MOBILE SECURITY IMPORTANT? MOBILE PLATFORM COMPARISON MOBILE THREATS TRENDS OF MOBILE THREATS WHAT IS BLUETOOTH? & HOW DOES IT WORK?? HOW BLUETOOTH CREATES A CONNECTION BLUETOOTH ATTACKS ON MOBILE PHONES BLUETOOTH WEAKNESSES MOBILE SAFEGUARDS AND SOLUTIONS

UNIT 2: VOICE OVER INTERNET PROTOCOL


DEFINITION & TRENDS SERVICES TYPES OF VOIP COMPONENTS OF VOIP IP TELEPHONY & IP PAGING PROTOCOLS AND ACRONYMS REASONS FOR VOIP PROBLEMS IN VOIP SKYPE VOIP SECURITY SCENARIO HOW DO WE SECURE VOIP?

UNIT 3: VIRTUAL PRIVATE NETWORK SECURITY


INTRODUCTION TO VPN APPLICATION & REQUIREMENTS OF VPN VPN TYPES OPEN VPN MODELS OF VPN IPSEC VPN VPN SECURITY FRAMEWORK VPN SECURITY ISSUES

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OTHER VPN THREATS

UNIT 4: WIRELESS LAN


INTRODUCTION 802.11 STANDARDS OF WLAN BASICS OF WIRELESS LAN ANTENNAS ACCESS POINT POSITIONING ROGUE ACCESS POINT WIRED EQUIVALENT PRIVACY DOS ATTACK MAN IN MIDDLE ATTACK (MITM) COUNTERMEASURES FOR WLAN TOOLS WIRELESS INTRUSION DETECTION OPEN SOURCE SCANNING SOFTWARE

UNIT 5: ROUTER SECURITY


WHAT IS A ROUTER? STATIC AND DYNAMIC ROUTING WORK TO ROUTER KEEPING THE MESSAGES MOVING DIRECTING TRAFFIC TRANSMITTING PACKETS KNOWING WHERE TO SEND DATA MAC ADDRESSES UNDERSTANDING THE PROTOCOLS TRACING THE MESSAGE DENIAL OF SERVICE ATTACK CONFIGURATION OF ROUTER PROTOCOLS ON A ROUTER RFC 1483 HANDSHAKE PROTOCOLS NAT (NETWORK ADDRESS TRANSLATION) NAPT SERVICES ADSL DETAILS TROUBLE SHOOTING ROUTING TABLE PROBLEMS VARIOUS TYPES OF ATTACKS SECURING THE ROUTERS

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UNIT 6: INTRUSION DETECTION AND PREVENTION
INTRODUCTION INTRUSION DETECTION AND PREVENTION IDS NEED OF IDS COMPONENTS TYPES WHAT IS NOT AN IDS? DETECTION METHODOLOGIES VARIOUS TOOLS AVAILABLE LIMITATIONS OF IDS INTRUSION PREVENTION SYSTEM TYPES NETWORK BASED IPS COUNTER MEASURES TAKEN BY AN IPS RISKS INVOLVE

UNIT 7: ACCESS CONTROL SYSTEM


INTRODUCTION: WHAT IS ACCESS CONTROL ACCESS CONTROL IN PHYSICAL SECURITY ACCESS CONTROL IN INFORMATION SECURITY NEED OF AN ACCESS CONTROL SYSTEM SOME CONCEPTS RELATED TO ACCESS CONTROL POLICIES, MODELS, AND MECHANISMS ACCESS CONTROL TECHNIQUES NON-DISCRETIONARY ACCESS CONTROL MANDATORY ACCESS CONTROL (MAC) ROLE-BASED ACCESS CONTROL LATTICE BASED ACCESS CONTROL TEMPORAL CONSTRAINTS WORKFLOW CHINESE WALL ACCESS CONTROL MODELS ACCESS CONTROL MANAGEMENT INTRODUCTION

MODULE: WEB SECURITY

UNIT 1: LAN SECURITY


THE INITIAL INTERNETTING CONCEPTS INTRODUCTION TO LAN WHY LAN SECURITY IS IMPORTANT

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LAN/WAN COMPONENTS TOPOLOGY PROTOCOLS THREATS OF LAN INAPPROPRIATE ACCESS TO LAN RESOURCES DISCLOSURE OF DATA UNAUTHORIZED MODIFICATION OF DATA AND SOFTWARE DISCLOSURE OF LAN TRAFFIC SPOOFING OF LAN TRAFFIC DISRUPTION OF LAN FUNCTIONS SECURITY SERVICES AND MECHANISMS HACKING MAC ADDRESS NETWORK SCANNERS TYPES OF SCANNING SCANNING METHODOLOGY

UNIT 2: FIREWALL SECURITY


FIREWALLS WORKING OF FIREWALL TYPES OF FIREWALL PROXY SERVER WHY PROXYING? WORKING OF PROXY SERVER ADVANTAGES OF PROXYING DISADVANTAGE OF PROXYING APPLICATIONS OF FIREWALL

UNIT 3: INTERNET SECURITY


INTRODUCTION SECURITY ATTACKS AND SECURITY PROPERTIES THREATS FACED ON INTERNET INTRODUCTION TO IP ADDRESSES FINDING IP ADDRESS OF A REMOTE SYSTEM HIDING YOUR IDENTITY: ANONYMOUS SURFING PROXIES SERVERS WHAT IS A SOCKS PROXY SERVER?

UNIT 4: E-MAIL SECURITY


INTRODUCTION HISTORY OF E-MAIL EMAIL ADDRESSES HOW E-MAIL WORKS?

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VARIOUS MAIL SERVERS E-MAIL PROTOCOLS ANALYSIS OF EMAIL HEADERS EMAIL TRACKING IP TRACKING USING EMAIL SPAMMING WAYS TO PREVENT SPAM SECURITY THREATS TO YOUR EMAIL COMMUNICATIONS SETUP EMAIL FILTER IN GMAIL, HOTMAIL & YAHOO HOW TO STEAL DATA FROM AN E-MAIL? E-MAIL EXCHANGE SERVER SECURITY VIRUS PROTECTION RPC OVER HTTP PROTECTING FRONT-END SERVERS KEEP EXCHANGE SERVER UP-TO-DATE CYBER LAWS REGARDING SPAMMING SECURITY POLICIES

MODULE: VAPT

UNIT 1:
INTRODUCTION IMPORTANT TECHNICAL TERMS INFORMATION GATHERING SCANNING AND FINGERPRINTING

UNIT 2: VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT


VULNERABILITIES VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT PROTECTIVE MEASURES GENERAL APPROACH FOOTPRINTING VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT: THE RIGHT TOOLS TO PROTECT YOUR CRITICAL DATA TYPES OF VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT THE CHALLENGES OF VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENTS TOOLS FOR VA NETWORK SECURITY AUDIT CASE STUDY

UNIT 3: PENETRATION TESTING


INTRODUCTION AND METHODOLOGY TYPES OF PENETRATION TESTS METHODOLOGY

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PENETRATION TESTING APPROACH PENETRATION TESTING VS VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT HOW VULNERABILITIES ARE IDENTIFIED A SAMPLE PENETRATION TESTING REPORT SECURITY SERVICES SECURITY SERVICES MANAGEMENT TOOLS FIREWALL AUTOMATED VULNERABILITY SCANNING AN APPROACH TO VULNERABILITY SCANNING PASSWORD CRACKING AND BRUTE FORCING DENIAL OF SERVICE (DOS) TESTING PENETRATION TESTING TOOLS ESCALATION OF PRIVILEGES CASE STUDIES

MODULE: HACKING ATTACKS

UNIT 1: MALWARES
INTRODUCTION TO MALWARES MALWARE DETECTION TECHNIQUES COUNTER MEASURES TYPES OF MALWARES INSTALLING BOTS ON TARGET MACHINES ATTACKING METHODS WORKING OF BOTS

UNIT 2: HACKING ATTACKS


INTRODUCTION TO ATTACKS TYPES OF ATTACKS NON-TECHNICAL ATTACK TABNABBING: A NEW TYPE OF PHISHING ATTACK TECHNICAL ATTACKS PASSWORD ATTACKS BACKTRACK BACKDOOR ROOTKITS MALWARE GLOSSARY

UNIT 3: ART OF GOOGLING


INTRODUCTION THE GOOGLE TOOLBAR SEARCHING TECHNIQUES DIRECTORY LISTING

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LOCATING CGI-BIN LOCATING ROBOTS.TXT CAMERA HACKING SOME TRICKS THE HARVESTER TOOL ARTICLES

MODULE: INFORMATION SECURITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

UNIT 1: SECURITY AUDITING


INTRODUCTION BACKGROUND SECURITY AUDITING OBJECTIVES RISK INVOLVED AUDITING STEPS

UNIT 2: LEAD AUDITOR: IT (LA-27001


INFORMATION SECURITY AND MANAGEMENT SYSTEM CRITICAL CONTROL: INCIDENT RESPONSE CAPABILITY CRITICAL CONTROL: SECURITY SKILLS ASSESSMENT AND APPROPRIATE TRAINING TO FILL GAPS CRITICAL CONTROL: DATA LOSS PREVENTION CRITICAL CONTROL 14: WIRELESS DEVICE CONTROL MANAGING SECURITY AWARENESS RISK ASSESSMENT, BUSINESS CONTINUITY AND DISASTER SECURITY MANAGEMENT PRACTICES AND FRAMEWORK

MODULE: CYBER LAWS AND IT ACTS INTRODUCTION CYBER LAWS: INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVE E-GOVERNANCE IMPEDIMENTS IN IMPLEMENTING E-GOVERNANCE PROJECTS FROM LEGAL PERSPECTIVE ANALYSIS OF PROBLEMS REPERCUSSIONS RELEVANT LAWS JURISPRUDENCE OF INDIAN CYBER LAW THE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ACT, 2000 (SOME LAWS) AMENDMENT TO THE IT ACT 2000 BY ITAA2008 ADVANTAGES OF CYBER LAWS PROSECUTION OF CYBER CRIMES UNDER INDIAN CYBER LAWS (IT ACT, 2000) PROBABLE SOLUTIONS ARTICLES ON CYBER LAWS CASES ON CYBER LAWS

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MODULE : CYBER FORENSICS

UNIT 1: CYBER CRIME


INTRODUCTION TO CYBER FORENSICS FORENSICS PROCEDURES HISTORY OF COMPUTER FORENSICS CYBER SECURITY & FORENSICS WHAT IS CYBER CRIMES? CLASSIFICATION OF CYBER CRIME WHY LEARN ABOUT CYBER CRIME TYPES OF CYBER CRIME CHARACTERISTICS OF COMPUTER CRIME PREVENTION OF CYBER CRIME QUESTIONNAIRE BASED ON RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE FOURTH MEETING OF GOVERNMENTAL EXPERTS ON CYBER-CRIME CYBER CRIMINALS MODE AND MANNER OF COMMITTING CYBER CRIME UNDERSTAND THE FUNDAMENTALS

UNIT 2: CYBER FORENSICS


CYBER FORENSICS: DETAILED VIEW DIGITAL EVIDENCE CHALLENGES OF FORENSIC SCIENCE FORENSIC METHODOLOGY SOME FORENSIC SOFTWARES/ HARDWARES BASIC APPROACHES FORENSICS TOOLS EXAMPLE

UNIT 3: CATCHING CRIMINALS


CYBER TERRORISM- THE DARK SIDE OF THE WEB WORLD HONEY POTS

UNIT 4: MOBILE FORENSICS


INTRODUCTION TO MOBILE FORENSICS GENERAL PHONES (NOKIA, SAMSUNG, LG) BLACKBERRY DEVICES CHINESE DEVICES EXTRACTION METHODS OF MOBILE FORENSICS MOBILE PHONE CHARACTERISTICS MOBILE FORENSIC ANALYSIS THE CHALLENGES OF MOBILE FORENSICS

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TOOLS FOR MOBILE FORENSICS FORENSIC TOOLKIT CHECKLIST OF TOOLS FOR CYBER FORENSICS

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