Course Contents

Module – I

Information Security and Risk Management

      Security Management

      Security Management Responsibilities

      The Top-Down Approach to Security

      Fundamental Principles of Security

      Organizational Security Model

      Information Risk Management

      Risk Analysis

      Threats Analysis  

      Quantitative Risk Analysis

      Qualitative Risk Analysis

  Policies, Standards, Baselines, Guidelines, and Procedures

      Information Classification

      Classification Controls

      Layers of Responsibility

      Hiring Practices, Employee Controls

      Security-Awareness Training

      Physical and Environmental Security

      Introduction to Physical Security

      Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design

      Protecting Assets

      Internal Support Systems

      Perimeter Security

      Auditing Physical Access

      Operations Security

      Administrative Management

      Operational Responsibilities

      Asset Identification and Management

      System Controls

      Configuration Management

      Media Controls

      Network and Resource Availability

      Contingency Planning

      Mainframes

      E-mail Security

      Facsimile Security

      Penetration Testing

Module – II

Telecommunications and Network Security

      Open Systems Interconnection Reference Model

      TCP/IP

      IPv6

      Types of Transmission

      LAN Networking

      Network Topology

      LAN Protocols

      Routing Protocols

      Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery

      Business Continuity Planning

      Project Initiation

      Business Impact Analysis

      Preventive Measures

      Recovery Strategies

      Facility Recovery

      Supply and Technology Recovery

      Data Backup Alternatives

      Electronic Backup Solutions

      Choosing a Software Backup Facility

      Insurance

      Implementing Strategies

      Testing and Revising the Plan

      Cryptography

      The History of Cryptography

      Cryptography Definitions and Concepts

      Steganography

      Substitution Ciphers

      Transposition Ciphers

      Symmetric vs. Asymmetric Algorithms

      Block and Stream Ciphers