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Wednesday, May 15 • 8:30am - 5:00pm
Foundational Skills for Effective IT Security [Day 2 of 2]

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So, You Want to Be a Cyber Security Consultant?
This course will review the things that are missing in many of the people who want to become a computer security consultant. Many people start off at the Application Layer (layer 7), in this Course we will discuss the importance of establishing a solid security foundation; we will look at the three main components to build this foundation. Those are:
  • TCP/IP
  • Unix/Linux
  • Virtualization
During the course we will discuss mastering the power of the command line and the importance of understanding the traffic at the lowest level … the packet!  We will also look at some simple but important protocol analysis techniques.

The course was developed to provide those entering the fascinating world of computer security consulting, a foundation prior to embarking on this journey. The more solid foundation of skills you have the better you will be prepared as a consultant or security professional.

Speakers
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Kevin Cardwell

President, Cyber2Labs
No matter how much “security” is put in place, the reality is we are running our data on protocols that were developed many years ago when the Internet was small and as a result of this, these protocols are based on the principle of trust; therefore, to truly defend we need to... Read More →


Wednesday May 15, 2019 8:30am - 5:00pm PDT
Club Room