Re: Open Curriculum for Network Security

[Andrew Johnson <email () andrewcjohnson com>]

The Network Security Bible by Dr. Eric Cole (one of the GSEC authors) is a
great resource for something like this:
http://www.amazon.com/Network-Security-Bible-Eric-Cole/dp/0470502495/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1278983955&sr=8-1

-A

On Sun, Jul 11, 2010 at 9:49 PM, John Strand <strandjs () gmail com> wrote:

> What I do for my DU classes is take the outline provided in the book and
> just use it as a wireframe.
>
> Then, for each section find current links that illuminate the issues.
>
> Ill start with a few.  PDC-land, help IronGeek out.
>
> On Sun, Jul 11, 2010 at 11:47 AM, Adrian Crenshaw <irongeek () irongeek com>wrote:
>
> > Hi All,
> >     A local university has asked me about teaching a Network Security
> > class for them. The teacher who use to teach it is leaving, but here is a
> > sample of his old schedule:
> >
> > Ch. 1 – Security, Ch. 2 – Ethics, Security overview
>
> http://pauldotcom.com/wiki/index.php/Episode201
>
> http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2010/Jun/205
>
>
>
> > Ch. 3 – Network Theory, Ch. 4 – Cryptography
>
>
> http://www.willhackforsushi.com/presentations/Essential_Crypto_Without_the_Math_Webcast-20100426.pdf
>
>
> > Ch. 5 – Physical Layer Security
> > Additional material from demos and other sources
> > Ch. 6 – Physical LAN
>
> http://www.ranum.com/security/computer_security/papers/a1-firewall/
>
>
>
> > Ch. 7 – Wireless networking
>
> www.*wpacracker*.com
>
>
> > Ch. 8 – Layer 2 security, Ch. 9 – SLIP and PPP protocols
> > Ch. 10 – MAC and ARP
>
>
> http://threatpost.com/en_us/blogs/new-phishing-attack-exploits-tabbed-browsing-052510
>
> http://www.thoughtcrime.org/software/sslstrip/
>
>
> > Review Midterm Examination (All topics covered up to this point)
> > Fall Break
> > Ch. 11 – Network Layer Security,
>
> http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2008/08/how-to-intercep/
>
>
> > Ch. 12 – IP addressing and IP Security
> > Ch. 13 – Anonymity, Ch. 14 – Transport Layer security
>
> www.*tor*project.org
>
> www.*anonymizer*.com
>
>
> > Ch. 15 – TCP and UDP, National Security Directive 42 Liabilities
> > Ch. 17 – DNS security and related topics, Ch. 18 – VPN Technology
> > Ch. 19 – SSL technology and security, Ch. 20 – SSH concept
> http://wiki.debian.org/SSLkeys
> www.win.tue.nl/hashclash/rogue-ca
>
>
> > Ch. 21 – SMTP functionality, Ch. 22 – HTTP functionality
> > Legal aspects related to privacy and network security
> > Emerging ideas for security network of the future, Review
> > Final examination (All topics covered after Midterm Exam)
> >
> >
> > I hate to make people buy over priced text books, can anyone recommend an
> > open curriculum I could use? I could bit and piece it together from multiple
> > sources (Ligatt it, except I'd give credit), but I'd rather have something
> > that is all in one.
> >
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Adrian
> >
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