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Security is a top concern for businesses of all sizes, everywhere. Your valuable business data is the lifeblood of your organisation, and protecting it is vital. There may be a host of conflicting messages out there about how to best protect your data. Is not designed to help you resolve every single security problem on a technical level, but rather to help you better understand which are the true threats to your business systems and data.
Establishing a security policy
Examine the rationale for the immediate and prioritised implementation of solid security mechanisms. You’ll learn how to work with a trusted security business partner to craft your security policies.
Identifying and mitigating reconnaissance and access attacks
Learn about the unauthorised discovery and mapping of your corporate computer systems, services and components, and how to be constantly aware of the potential for information gathering, which is often the precursor to a more structured attack.
Identifying and mitigating DoS (Denial-of-service) attacks
DoS attacks, in which a flood of spurious data is used to overwhelm and make unavailable target computers, are widely publicised, but they’re also one of the hardest attacks to totally eliminate. Understand the nature of IP spoofing and DoS attacks as well as information about the most common DoS attack tools.
Identifying and mitigating malware threats
This is your introduction to viruses, worms and Trojan horses. You’ll learn about application layer attacks and countermeasures, and then explore malware attacks and mitigation methodologies and strategies. Security has never been more important – or more complex – but you can face it head on and successfully protect your business.