CS 459/559 - MIDTERM STUDY GUIDE

FORMAT

• Matching
• Discussion Questions

CONTENT

1. What Have You Got to Lose?
   1. Accessing Security Needs (3-4)
   2. Policy Document (5-8)
      • Passwords
      • Guidelines
   3. Types of Security (15-26)
      • Internet
      • Network
      • Physical
   4. 56 bit vs. 128 bit encryption (30-31)
2. Implementing a Security Policy
3. Disaster Planning
   1. Automated Data Backup (55-59)
   2. Hierarchical Storage Management (60-61)
4. Security Levels
   1. Trusted Computer System Evaluation Criteria (Orange Book)
   2. Class A, B, C, D
   3. C2 (67-70)
   4. Discretionary Access Control (70-71)
5. Encryption
   1. Public (asymmetric) and Private (symmetric) Key (76-82)
   2. Digital Certificates (84-89)
6. Security Systems of Network Operating Systems
   1. Netware Security Features (102-114)
   2. NT Security Features (114-120)
      • Registry
      • Security Settings
      • Securing an NT Server
      • Breaking into an NT Server
   3. UNIX Security Features (120-127)
7. Security Management Platforms
   1. Systems Management Standards (136-139)
8. Network Monitors and Other Security Programs
   1. Monitoring a Web Server (154-156)
   2. Application Management (158-159)
   3. Proxy Servers (159-160)
   4. Risk Analysis Tools (160-162)
9. Security Audits
   1. Network Auditing Tools (172-173)