Network & Information Security Tutorial (PCTA 2022)

Date: 06 April 2022
Location: Online

Synopsis

Information Security is a broad topic, and as such this training course will look at a variety of topics covering theory, technical controls, and organisational best practices. Each topic is covered from basics to intermediate level that aims to educate and challenge participants.

The tutorial is a customisation of some of the modules that are in the 5-day Network and Information security workshop that are delivered by APNIC.

Target Audience

• System/Network Engineers, Network Managers and Operators, and Security policy makers who are interested in network security and want to gain an understanding of Cyber security.

Pre-requisites

It is assumed that participants have a basic understanding of:

• network operations, Internet technologies, OSI reference model and TCP/IP.
• Basic Linux command line (CLI) skills.

We recommend the following Academy courses be completed before the start of the workshop:

• Network security fundamentals: https://academy.apnic.net/en/webinar-courses/network-security-fundamentals/
• Introduction to Cybersecurity: https://academy.apnic.net/en/course/introduction-to-cybersecurity/

Workshop topics

• Security Fundamentals
• Operational Security
• DDoS Attacks and Countermeasures

Other requirements

• Computer with Zoom, or access to Zoom's web interface

Workshop Items

• Agenda (includes links to presentations and schedule)
• Trainers: Jamie Gillespie (APNIC)