Cyber Security Awareness Tutorial

Synopsis

This workshop aims to introduce key concepts and practical applications in cybersecurity, raising awareness of critical issues in the field. Participants will gain an overview of network security and explore fundamental principles and applications of cryptography in network security.

Target Audience

Network and System Engineers, IT Managers and Security policy makers who are interested in security practices and want to gain an understanding of network and cyber security.

Pre-requisites

It is assumed that participants have a basic understanding of network operations, Internet technologies, OSI reference model and TCP/IP.

Course Outline

• Network Security Fundamentals
• Cryptography

Other Requirements

• Participants are advised to bring their own laptop or desktop computers with high-speed internet access and administrative access to system. It is also recommended that computers have Intel i5 or i7 processor, >=8GB of RAM and 30GB of free hard disk space.
• Software: SSH Client, Telnet Client (PuTTy)
• Confirm Secure SHell (SSH) is allowed from the office or home network to access the lab infrastructure. Test SSH connectivity, try to connect to route-views.routeviews.org. For example, from the CLI type: ssh rviews@route-views.routeviews.org
• Attendees must have an APNIC Academy login account. If you don’t have one already, you can create an account for free at https://academy.apnic.net/
• Please test the speed of your Internet connection to the servers where the Virtual Machines (VMs) are hosted at the Learn on Demand data centres, using the speed test tool at https://www.learnondemandsystems.com/speedtest/

Details can be found here: https://academy.apnic.net/en/events?id=a0BOc000000hV0XMAU