SE-550
DETECTING SECURITY BREACHES

1 Day

Tuition: $595

Target Audience: System Administrators, Security Auditors, IT Managers

Prerequisites:

  • Intermediate or Advanced Network and Systems Admin experience
  • Network Intrusion Protection course
  • Intrusion Detection with Snort (recommended)

As a result of completing this course, the student will be able to:

·         Choose auditing parameters that balance information and resource usage

·         Detect malicious processes

·         Detect changed registry kets

·         Understand how to use a honeypot as a defensive tool

Student Materials:

  • Binder of printed overheads & labs
  • Reference Book: TBA

 


Monitoring Overview
  • What is a Security Breach?
  • Available Monitoring Methods
  • Real-time vs. Historical Data
  • Detection Limitations and False Positives
  • Resource Limitations

 File System Verification

  • MD5 checksums
  • Detecting Hidden files
  • Tripwire tool
  • Lab – Malware detection with Tripwire

 

Registry Verification

  • Detecting Hidden Keys
  • Real-time monitoring with Regmon tool
  • Lab - Registry modification detection

 

Running Processes Verification

  • Detecting Hidden Processes
  • Kernel-mode Process Verification
  • Lab – Detecting Process Injection with Inzider

Monitoring Audit Logs

  • What Should I Log?
  • Windows Event Logs
  • Centralized Logging and Analysis
  • Alert Reponse
  • Lab – Event log analysis and alerts

Detecting Malicious Network Activity

·         Traffic Monitoring with IDS

·         Discovering Covert Tunnels

·         Honeypots

·         Lab – Honeypot deployment

Summary List of Lab Exercises/Tools:

·         Tripwire file system verification

·         Regmon tool

·         Inzider tool

·         Analyzing audit logs

·         Honeypot deployment and trial enticement


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