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Master the skills of securing Linux-based devices
Merit Network is pleased to present Hands-on Linux Security: Practical Tools and Methods, a workshop on the
essentials of securing Linux-based workstations and servers. The workshop will be taught in Ann Arbor on
February 7-8, 2012, with additional classroom locations to be announced, linked via videoconference.
This course can be delivered at your location. If you have three or more students who would like to attend, and a video conference
facility that supports H.323 video and H.239 data transfer, you can arrange to be a video classroom.
Read more about hosting this class via video.
This class also has discounts available for Merit Member organizations that send two or more students. See below for more information.
Register now to attend:
This two-day workshop is designed as an intensive, hands-on learning experience in
how to assess and secure your Linux platform infrastructure using current open-source tools, techniques and
best practices. The focus will be on studying current attack methodologies, examining your platform for vulnerabilities, presenting recommended solutions and best practices for mitigation, and assessing the effectiveness of the tools and methods used.
The workshop is based on ITS101, Theory and Practice of Campus Computer Security, a course offered to system administrators at the University of Michigan that ultimately trained over 120 staff in network and platform security essentials. Instructor Charles Antonelli developed and taught the U-M course and is pleased to present its key Linux platform security contents to a broader audience to benefit other organizations. The course was previously presented to Merit Member groups in 2009 and 2010. Charles updates the course material regularly with the latest attacks, defenses and tools.
The course will be taught in a hands-on environment, emphasizing practical application of security principles and tools.
It is appropriate for system administrators, advanced users, and others who need expertise in Linux platform security
fundamentals and best practices. The course can serve either as a basic primer for novices or as a refresher course for
experienced administrators.
Topics to be covered include:
- Reconnaissance Tool Review
- File Systems (Linux ext4, NFS/NFSv4, SMB/CIFS)
- Authentication and Authorization
- Introduction to SELinux
- Logging Infrastructures
- Viruses & Worms
- Phishing, Pharming, Users & URLs
- Two-factor Authentication: Case Studies
- Arbitrary Code Execution: Threats & Countermeasures
- Application Security (sshd, SSL, IPsec & VPNs)
- Platform Security (TripWire & Bastille Unix)
- Introduction to Forensics
Course Prerequisites
Students should possess a working knowledge of Linux or UNIX , internetworking fundamentals and the
command line.
Laptop requirement
Students should bring an Intel-based laptop to class to participate in virtualized Live Linux experiments.
The laptop may run a Windows, Linux/UNIX or Mac OS X operating system and should be brought to class
loaded with VMware Player, Server, or Fusion as well as the class virtual laboratory environment; the latter
will be available to you a week before the class begins. The laptop should support wired and wireless network connectivity.
About the instructor
Charles J. Antonelli is High Performance Computing Consultant in the Research Systems Group of LSAIT at the University of Michigan, where he is responsible for shared parallel cluster research and evangelization. Dr. Antonelli's recent efforts while in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at U-M include designing the real-time, parallel, automated data ingestion component of a novel data assimilation system for earth science data. At the Center for Information Technology Integration, he built NTAP, a secure distributed network testing and performance tool based on Globus and GARA, and developed and taught a hundred contact-hour security training course for campus administrators. Past work there includes the secure packet vault and the RDMA transport layer for NFSv4 projects. His research interests include cyberinfrastructure, networking, and security. He has taught courses in operating systems, distributed file systems and C++ programming in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, developed and taught advanced security training courses for Information Technology Security Services, and taught Database Application Design and Security in the Digital World in the School of Information, all at U-M. Dr. Antonelli received dual B.S.E. (cum laude) and the M.S.E. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Michigan. He has been a Member of Technical staff at Bell Laboratories, where he worked on the No. 5 ESS.
Dates, Times and Locations
The workshop will be taught from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday and Wednesday, February 7-8, 2012.
Dr. Antonelli will instruct the class at Merit's offices in Ann Arbor.
The class will be simultaneously connected via videoconference to other locations to be determined. Displays at the video classrooms will display the
instructor and his workstation throughout the class. Students at those locations will be
able to ask questions and freely interact with the instructor and students at the other
sites.
Ann Arbor Location
The class will be held at Merit's offices on the second floor at 1000
Oakbrook Drive, Suite 200, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48104,
Get Directions to Merit's offices
Please note that some older map resources and GPS databases may not have correct information for the
Oakbrook Drive address; please check directions from other sources against the page linked above.
You may park in front or in back of the building, and parking is free.
Read more about hosting this class via video.
Course cost and registration
The following pricing options are available:
- Registration for Merit Member organizations is $749 per attendee, or
$549 if the Member organization registers two or more students.
- Registration for educational organizations that are not Merit
Members is $749 per attendee, or $649 if the organization registers
two or more students.
- Individuals who are not from a Merit Member organization or an
educational institution may register for $849.
Registration at all locations includes continental breakfast, beverages
and snacks. Lunch options are available nearby at each location.
Register now to attend:
Payment may be made by credit card, check or purchase order. Registration may be canceled up to
5:00 p.m. EST on Friday, January 20, 2012, minus a processing fee of $35. Cancellations are not
available after January 20; substitutions are allowed if necessary.
Scholarships AvailableScholarships are available for these classes through
the Professional Learning scholarship program.
Anyone from a Merit Member organization may apply for a scholarship, if funding to attend is not otherwise
available through the organization. Scholarship applications must be received by January 6, 2012. We are grateful to the
Merit Community Supporters for their contribution to the scholarship program.
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