NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) Training Course

This instructor-led, live training in Mexico (online or onsite) is aimed at sysadmins who wish to use 389 Directory Server to configure and manage LDAP-based authentication and authorization.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Install and configure 389 Directory Server.
• Understand the features and architecture of 389 Directory Server.
• Learn how to configure the directory server using the web console and CLI.
• Set up and monitor replication for high availability and load balancing.
• Manage LDAP authentication using SSSD for faster performance.
• Integrate 389 Directory Server with Microsoft Active Directory.

This instructor-led, live training in Mexico (online or onsite) is aimed at system administrators who wish to use Microsoft Active Directory to manage and secure data access.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Set up and configure Active Directory.
• Set up a domain and define access rights of users and devices.
• Manage users and machines through Group Policies.
• Control access to file servers.
• Set up a Certificate Service and manage certificates.
• Implement and manage services such as encryption, certificates, and authentication.

This three day course covers the basics of securing the C/C++ code against the malicious users who may exploit many vulnerabilities in the code with memory management and input handling, the course cover the principals of writing secure code.

Even experienced Java programmers are not mastering by all means the various security services offered by Java, and are likewise not aware of the different vulnerabilities that are relevant for web applications written in Java.

The course – besides introducing security components of Standard Java Edition – deals with security issues of Java Enterprise Edition (JEE) and web services. Discussion of specific services is preceded with the foundations of cryptography and secure communication. Various exercises deal with declarative and programmatic security techniques in JEE, while both transport-layer and end-to-end security of web services is discussed. The use of all components is presented through several practical exercises, where participants can try out the discussed APIs and tools for themselves.

The course also goes through and explains the most frequent and severe programming flaws of the Java language and platform and web-related vulnerabilities. Besides the typical bugs committed by Java programmers, the introduced security vulnerabilities cover both language-specific issues and problems stemming from the runtime environment. All vulnerabilities and the relevant attacks are demonstrated through easy-to-understand exercises, followed by the recommended coding guidelines and the possible mitigation techniques.

Participants attending this course will

• Understand basic concepts of security, IT security and secure coding
• Learn Web vulnerabilities beyond OWASP Top Ten and know how to avoid them
• Understand security concepts of Web services
• Learn to use various security features of the Java development environment
• Have a practical understanding of cryptography
• Understand security solutions of Java EE
• Learn about typical coding mistakes and how to avoid them
• Get information about some recent vulnerabilities in the Java framework
• Get practical knowledge in using security testing tools
• Get sources and further readings on secure coding practices

Audience

Developers

Description

The Java language and the Runtime Environment (JRE) was designed to be free from the most problematic common security vulnerabilities experienced in other languages, like C/C++. Yet, software developers and architects should not only know how to use the various security features of the Java environment (positive security), but should also be aware of the numerous vulnerabilities that are still relevant for Java development (negative security).

The introduction of security services is preceded with a brief overview of the foundations of cryptography, providing a common baseline for understanding the purpose and the operation of the applicable components. The use of these components is presented through several practical exercises, where participants can try out the discussed APIs for themselves.

The course also goes through and explains the most frequent and severe programming flaws of the Java language and platform, covering both the typical bugs committed by Java programmers and the language- and environment-specific issues. All vulnerabilities and the relevant attacks are demonstrated through easy-to-understand exercises, followed by the recommended coding guidelines and the possible mitigation techniques.

Participants attending this course will

• Understand basic concepts of security, IT security and secure coding
• Learn Web vulnerabilities beyond OWASP Top Ten and know how to avoid them
• Learn to use various security features of the Java development environment
• Have a practical understanding of cryptography
• Learn about typical coding mistakes and how to avoid them
• Get information about some recent vulnerabilities in the Java framework
• Get sources and further readings on secure coding practices

Audience

Developers

A number of programming languages are available today to compile code to .NET and ASP.NET frameworks. The environment provides powerful means for security development, but developers should know how to apply the architecture- and coding-level programming techniques in order to implement the desired security functionality and avoid vulnerabilities or limit their exploitation.

The aim of this course is to teach developers through numerous hands-on exercises how to prevent untrusted code from performing privileged actions, protect resources through strong authentication and authorization, provide remote procedure calls, handle sessions, introduce different implementations for certain functionality, and many more.

Introduction of different vulnerabilities starts with presenting some typical programming problems committed when using .NET, while the discussion of vulnerabilities of the ASP.NET also deals with various environment settings and their effects. Finally, the topic of ASP.NET-specific vulnerabilities not only deals with some general web application security challenges, but also with special issues and attack methods like attacking the ViewState, or the string termination attacks.

Participants attending this course will

• Understand basic concepts of security, IT security and secure coding
• Learn Web vulnerabilities beyond OWASP Top Ten and know how to avoid them
• Learn to use various security features of the .NET development environment
• Get practical knowledge in using security testing tools
• Learn about typical coding mistakes and how to avoid them
• Get information about some recent vulnerabilities in .NET and ASP.NET
• Get sources and further readings on secure coding practices

Audience

Developers

The Combined SDL core training gives an insight into secure software design, development and testing through Microsoft Secure Development Lifecycle (SDL). It provides a level 100 overview of the fundamental building blocks of SDL, followed by design techniques to apply to detect and fix flaws in early stages of the development process.

Dealing with the development phase, the course gives an overview of the typical security relevant programming bugs of both managed and native code. Attack methods are presented for the discussed vulnerabilities along with the associated mitigation techniques, all explained through a number of hands-on exercises providing live hacking fun for the participants. Introduction of different security testing methods is followed by demonstrating the effectiveness of various testing tools. Participants can understand the operation of these tools through a number of practical exercises by applying the tools to the already discussed vulnerable code.

Participants attending this course will

Understand basic concepts of security, IT security and secure coding

Get known to the essential steps of Microsoft Secure Development Lifecycle

Learn secure design and development practices

Learn about secure implementation principles

Understand security testing methodology

• Get sources and further readings on secure coding practices

Audience

Developers, Managers

After getting familiar with the vulnerabilities and the attack methods, participants learn about the general approach and the methodology for security testing, and the techniques that can be applied to reveal specific vulnerabilities. Security testing should start with information gathering about the system (ToC, i.e. Target of Evaluation), then a thorough threat modeling should reveal and rate all threats, arriving to the most appropriate risk analysis-driven test plan.

Security evaluations can happen at various steps of the SDLC, and so we discuss design review, code review, reconnaissance and information gathering about the system, testing the implementation and the testing and hardening the environment for secure deployment. Many security testing techniques are introduced in details, like taint analysis and heuristics-based code review, static code analysis, dynamic web vulnerability testing or fuzzing. Various types of tools are introduced that can be applied in order to automate security evaluation of software products, which is also supported by a number of exercises, where we execute these tools to analyze the already discussed vulnerable code. Many real life case studies support better understanding of various vulnerabilities.

This course prepares testers and QA staff to adequately plan and precisely execute security tests, select and use the most appropriate tools and techniques to find even hidden security flaws, and thus gives essential practical skills that can be applied on the next day working day.

Participants attending this course will

• Understand basic concepts of security, IT security and secure coding
• Learn Web vulnerabilities beyond OWASP Top Ten and know how to avoid them
• Learn client-side vulnerabilities and secure coding practices
• Understand security testing approaches and methodologies
• Get practical knowledge in using security testing techniques and tools
• Get sources and further readings on secure coding practices

Audience

Developers, Testers

Protecting applications that are accessible via the web requires well-prepared security professional who are at all time aware of current attack methods and trends. Plethora of technologies and environments exist that allow comfortable development of web applications. One should not only be aware of the security issues relevant to these platforms, but also of all general vulnerabilities that apply regardless of the used development tools.

The course gives an overview of the applicable security solutions in web applications, with a special focus on understanding the most important cryptographic solutions to be applied. The various web application vulnerabilities are presented both on the server side (following the OWASP Top Ten) and the client side, demonstrated through the relevant attacks, and followed by the recommended coding techniques and mitigation methods to avoid the associated problems. The subject of secure coding is wrapped up by discussing some typical security-relevant programming mistakes in the domain of input validation, improper use of security features and code quality.

Testing plays a very important role in ensuring security and robustness of web applications. Various approaches – from high level auditing through penetration testing to ethical hacking – can be applied to find vulnerabilities of different types. However, if you want to go beyond the easy-to-find low-hanging fruits, security testing should be well planned and properly executed. Remember: security testers should ideally find all bugs to protect a system, while for adversaries it is enough to find one exploitable vulnerability to penetrate into it.

Practical exercises will help understanding web application vulnerabilities, programming mistakes and most importantly the mitigation techniques, together with hands-on trials of various testing tools from security scanners, through sniffers, proxy servers, fuzzing tools to static source code analyzers, this course gives the essential practical skills that can be applied on the next day at the workplace.

Participants attending this course will

• Understand basic concepts of security, IT security and secure coding
• Learn Web vulnerabilities beyond OWASP Top Ten and know how to avoid them
• Learn client-side vulnerabilities and secure coding practices
• Have a practical understanding of cryptography
• Understand security testing approaches and methodologies
• Get practical knowledge in using security testing techniques and tools
• Be informed about recent vulnerabilities in various platforms, frameworks and libraries
• Get sources and further readings on secure coding practices

Audience

Developers, Testers

This instructor-led, live training in Mexico (online or onsite) is aimed at system administrators who wish to use FreeIPA to centralize the authentication, authorization and account information for their organization's users, groups, and machines.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Install and configure FreeIPA.
• Manage Linux users and clients from a single central location.
• Use FreeIPA's CLI, Web UI and RPC interface to set up and manage permissions.
• Enable Single Sign On authentication across all systems, services and applications.
• Integrate FreeIPA with Windows Active Directory.
• Backup, replicate and migrate an FreeIPA server.

This instructor-led, live training in Mexico (online or onsite) is aimed at system administrators who wish to use Okta for identity and access management.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Configure, integrate, and manage Okta.
• Integrate Okta into an existing application.
• Implement security with multi-factor authentication.

This instructor-led, live training in Mexico (online or onsite) is aimed at intermediate-level system administrators and IT professionals who wish to install, configure, manage, and secure LDAP directories using OpenLDAP.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Understand the structure and operation of LDAP directories.
• Install and configure OpenLDAP for various deployment environments.
• Implement access control, authentication, and replication mechanisms.
• Use OpenLDAP with third-party services and applications.

This instructor-led, live training in Mexico (online or onsite) is aimed at system administrators who wish to use OpenAM to manage identity and access controls for web applications.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Set up the necessary server environment to start configuring authentication and access controls using OpenAM.
• Implement single sign-on (SSO), multi-factor authentication (MFA), and user self-service features for web applications.
• Use federation services (OAuth 2.0, OpenID, SAML v2.0, etc.) to extend identity management securely across different systems or applications.
• Access and manage authentication, authorization, and identity services through REST APIs.

This instructor-led, live training in Mexico (online or onsite) is aimed at system administrators who wish to use OpenDJ to manage their organization's user credentials in a production environment.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Install and configure OpenDJ.
• Maintain an OpenDJ server, including monitoring, troubleshooting, and optimizing for performance.
• Create and manage multiple OpenDJ databases.
• Backup and migrate an OpenDJ server.