Partner Services: CERT Information Security

SEI Partners for CERT Information Security offer the following CERT services

Courses

Advanced Information Security for Technical Staff

This four-day course is designed to increase the depth of knowledge and skills of technical staff charged with administering and securing information systems and networks. Developed around a scenario in which a production network has failed an information security audit, students will implement numerous technical security solutions to bring the network into compliance. Participants will work in teams to integrate these solutions throughout the enterprise. Each student will have the use of a laptop for the duration of the course, as well as direct administrative access to a wide variety of networked systems.

Information Security for Technical Staff

This five-day course is designed to provide participants with practical techniques for protecting the security of an organization's information assets and resources, beginning with concepts and proceeding on to technical implementations. The course focuses on understanding and applying the concept of survivability through the effective management of risk, threats, policy, system configuration, availability, and personnel. The course also addresses incident response and provides a technical foundation for working with TCP/IP security and cryptography. The final section of the course helps participants learn to design a secure network architecture managing host systems, securing network services and infrastructure, working with firewalls, and understanding intrusion detection and prevention.

Creating a Computer Security for Incident Response Team

This one-day course is designed for managers and project leaders who have been tasked with implementing a computer security incident response team (CSIRT). This course provides a high-level overview of the key issues and decisions that must be addressed in establishing a CSIRT. As part of the course, attendees will develop an action plan that can be used as a starting point in planning and implementing their CSIRT.

Managing Computer Security Incident Response Teams

This three-day course provides current and future managers of computer security incident response teams (CSIRTs) with a pragmatic view of the issues that they will face in operating an effective team. The course provides insight into the work that CSIRT staff may be expected to handle. The course also provides prospective or current managers with an overview of the incident handling process and the types of tools and infrastructure needed to be effective.

Fundamentals of Incident Handling

This five-day course is for computer security incident response team (CSIRT) technical staff who have little or no incident handling experience. It provides a basic introduction to the main incident handling tasks and critical thinking skills that will help an incident handler perform their daily work. It is recommended to those new to incident handling work. The course is designed to provide insight into the work that an incident handler may perform. It will provide an overview of the incident handling arena, including CSIRT services, intruder threats, and the nature of incident response activities.

Advanced Incident Handling

This five-day course, designed for computer security incident response team (CSIRT) technical personnel with several months of incident handling experience, addresses techniques for detecting and responding to current and emerging computer security threats and attacks that are targeted at a variety of operating systems and architectures. Building on the methods and tools discussed in the Fundamentals of Incident Handling course, this course provides guidance that incident handlers can use in responding to system compromises at the privileged (root or administrator) level. Through interactive instruction, facilitated discussions, and group exercises, instructors help participants identify and analyze a set of events and then propose appropriate response strategies.

Creating and Managing Computer Security Incident Response Teams

This one-day course provides a consolidated view of information that is contained in two other CERT courses: Creating a CSIRT and Managing CSIRTs. Its main purpose is to highlight best practices in planning, implementing, operating, and evaluating a computer security incident response team (CSIRT).

Secure Coding in C and C++

Producing secure programs requires secure designs. However, even the best designs can lead to insecure programs if developers are unaware of the many security pitfalls inherent in C and C++ programming. This four-day course provides a detailed explanation of common programming errors in C and C++ and describes how these errors can lead to code that is vulnerable to exploitation. The course concentrates on security issues intrinsic to the C and C++ programming languages and associated libraries. The intent is for this course to be useful to anyone involved in developing secure C and C++ programs regardless of the specific application.