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Certified Wireless Security Professional




AUDIENCE:   This course is designed for experienced networking professionals who wish to gain critical skills in wireless networking security, including how hackers attack networks and the measures that must be employed to prevent them from doing so.

This course is appropriate for:
Systems and Network Administrators, Systems and Network Engineers, Systems and Network Analysts, Technical Support and Implementation Engineers, IT Security Professionals,
Technical Consultants Network Architects.

PREREQUISITES:   Delegates should have acquired CWNA certification prior to attending this course.

DURATION:   5 days. Hands on.

OBJECTIVES:   On completing this course, delegates will be able to:
Understand in-depth the vulnerabilities inherent in 802.11 wireless networks.
Demonstrate the risks of Packet Analysis and MAC address Spoofing.
Demonstrate the dangers of Rogue Hardware and Default Settings for WLAN equipment.
Demonstrate the effects of RF Jamming and Data Flooding, and describe how to counter these threats.
Demonstrate the susceptibility of wireless-enabled laptops to Peer attacks and corporate Information Theft.
Demonstrate the risks posed by Wireless Hijacking and Denial of Service (DoS) attacks.
Analyse 802.11 network operation using industry-leading protocol analysis tools.
Employ WEP effectively in situations for which WEP is appropriate.
Use EAP - Cisco Wireless (LEAP) for secure wireless networking.
Upgrade current WLAN products and configure them to use Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) correctly.
Employ 802.1x with EAP-TLS, EAP-TTLS or Protected EAP (PEAP) for secure, mutual authentication.
Employ Cisco LEAP and 802.1x/EAP for secure Wireless bridge links.
Employ VPN technologies for layered security in Wireless bridge links.
Design and configure Access Point-based VPNs using PPTP, IPSec, VPN Pass-through and VPN Hopping.
Configure and demonstrate VPN roaming across access points.
Configure and demonstrate SSH2 Tunneling and Local Port Redirection for secure access to systems, applications and services.
Employ Scalable Wireless VPN solutions using Industry-leading Layer 2 encryption gateways and the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES).
Design and implement Layered Wireless Security using Enterprise Wireless Gateways from Bluesocket and Vernier Networks.
Design and write Wireless Security Policy into the Coprorate IT Security Policy.
Incorporate a diverse range of advanced, vendor-neutral security solutions into corporate wireless networks.

COURSE CONTENT:  

All attendees receive hands-on practical experience configuring, testing and implementing a wide variety of Layer 2, and Layer 3 and Layer 7 wireless security solutions using hardware and software from the following vendors:

AirMagnet, AirDefense, BlueSocket, Colubris Networks, Cisco Systems, Fortress Technologies, Intermec, Funk Software, Microsoft, Proxim, Orinoco, Symbol Technologies, TamoSoft, Zoom Telephonics, SafeNet, SnapGear, System Tools, Van Dyke Software, WildPackets, IPSwitch, Young Design

Risk Assessment
Assets to protect
Threats to protect against
Legal protection
Costs
Basic security measures
Threat analysis
Impact analysis

Threat Analysis and Hacking Methodology
Target profiling
Physical security
Social engineering
Wireless bridges
Packet analysis
Information theft
Malicious data insertion
Denial of Service (DoS)
Peer-to-peer hacking
Unauthorized control

Rudimentary security measures
SSID
MAC filters
Static WEP
Default configurations
Firmware upgrades
Physical security
Periodic inventory

Intermediate Security Measures
Rogue equipment
Cell sizing
Protocol filters
SNMP
Discovery protocols
Wireless segment configuration
Remove vulnerabilities
Client security
IP Services

Advanced Security Measures
Wireless security policy
Authentication and encryption
Wireless DMZ and VLANs
Audits
Traffic pattern analysis
Authenticated DHCP

Wireless LAN Auditing Tools
Discovery tools
Password crackers
Share enumerators
Network management and control
Wireless protocol analyzers
Manufacturer defaults
Password sniffers
Antennas and WLAN equipment
OS fingerprinting and port scanning
Application sniffers
Networking utilities
Network discovery and management
Hijacking users
RF Jamming and Data flooding tools
WEP crackers

Hardware and Software Solutions
RADIUS with AAA Support
RADIUS Details
Kerberos
Static and Dynamic WEP and TKIP
802.1x
Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP)
VPNs
Encryption Schemes
Routers
Switch-Routers
Firewalls
MobileIP VPN Solutions
Enterprise Wireless Gateways
Switches, VLANs, and Hubs
SSH2 Tunneling and Port Redirection
Thin Client Solutions

Prevention and Countermeasures
802.1x
802.11i
TKIP
AES
Intrusion detection
US Federal and state laws

Implementation and Management
Design and implementation
Equipment configuration and placement
Interoperability and layering
Security management

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