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NetAssure from ECDL

Course Title: NetAssure (from ECDL Foundation)

Duration: 7 Weeks (1 session of 3 hours per week)

Next Available Dates: Starting every 3 weeks

Required before attending: ECDL, while not required, would be an advantage.

Overview : NetAssure covers the following three areas: malware, spyware and spam. In each area students learn what the threats are, how they operate, what damage they can cause and how they can be detected and defeated.

Included with the course:

Full manual. Exam Fee, In class assignments, home assignments, Mock Exams and access to our Online mock exam system.

Course Topics:

UNIT 1: MALWARE
Topic 1.1 The Malware Menace
Malware: The Stealthy Software
When Malware Is Not The Problem
Annoying to Destructive: Malware Payloads
Delayed-action Malware and Attack Triggers
No-payload Malware
Two Malware Costs: Eradication and Reputation
Malware Propagation: 1
Malware Propagation: 2
Malware That Runs When Your PC Starts
Malware Affects All Computer Types

Topic 1.2 Viruses, Worms and Trojans
Viruses: The Parasite Programs
Viruses: Why They Infect
Viruses: Replication and Propagation
Viruses: Popular Virus Targets
Viruses: Program File and Macro
Worms: No Host File Needed
Trojans: Danger in Disguise
Blended Threats
Malware Variants
Malware Naming

Topic 1.3 Anti-malware Defences
Scanning: How It Works
Scanning: On-Access, On-Request and Shell
Scanning: Signature Files
Scanning: Strengths and Weaknesses
Integrity Checking: How It Works
Integrity Checking: Strengths and Weaknesses
Heuristics: How It Works
Heuristics: Strengths and Weaknesses
Viruses: Disinfection, Quarantine and Deletion
Software Security Updates

UNIT 2: SPYWARE
Topic 2.1 Spyware: Malware That 'Phones Home'
Malware That 'Phones Home'
Adware
Keyloggers
Phone Dialers and Browser Hijackers
Remote Access Trojans (RATs)
RATs and Zombie PCs
Zombie PCs and DDoS Attacks
About Cookie Files
Cookie Types: First-party and Third-party (Tracking)
Anti-spyware Defences

Topic 2.2 Internet Communications
What's Ahead
Internet Protocol (IP) Addresses
IP Addresses: Static and Dynamic
Static IP Addresses: Two Security Hazards
Domain Name System (DNS)
Ports and Port Numbers
Networking Protocols
Data Packets
The ACK Bit
The ACK Bit and New Connections

Topic 2.3 Firewall Defences
Firewalls: What They Do
Firewalls: What They Don't Do
Software Firewalls and Hardware Routers
Firewalls: The Six Tasks
Dropped Connections and Stealth Mode
Packet Filtering
Application Filtering
Application Fingerprinting
Stateful Inspection
Attack Alerts and Logs

UNIT 3: SPAM
Topic 3.1 UCE, Phishes and Hoaxes
Spam: Unsolicited and Irrelevant
Spam: Why So Much?
Harvesting 1: Mailing Lists and Spambots
Harvesting 2: Dictionary Attacks and Spyware
E-mail Address Validation
Unsolicited Commercial E-mail (UCE)
Phishes: Account Updating
Phishes: Disguised Website Links
Hoaxes: The Hook and The Threat
Hoaxes: The Request

Topic 3.2 Anti-Spam Defences
Balancing Effectiveness and Accuracy
User-defined Rule-based Filters
Header Filtering
Call-to-Action (URL) Filtering
Permission Filtering: Friends and Enemies
Permission Filtering: Limitations
Content Filtering
Content Filtering: Limitations
Heuristic Filtering
Heuristic Filtering: Limitations

By the end of this course you will equipped with the know how to choose and operate the right security methods and tools in today's world of malware, spyware and spam.

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