Securing Cisco Networks with Open Source Snort (SSFSNORT) – Outline

Detailed Course Outline

• Module 1: Intrusion Sensing technology, Challenges, and Sensor Deployment
• Module 2: Introduction to Snort Technology
• Module 3: Snort Installation
• Module 4: Cofiguring Snort for Database Output and Graphical Analaysis
• Module 5: Operating Snort
• Module 6: Snort Configuration
• Module 7: Configuring Snort Preprossors
• Module 8: Keeping Rules Up to Date
• Module 9: Budilidng a Distributed Snort Instalation
• Module 10: Basic Rule Syntax and Usage
• Module 11: Buildling a Snort IPS Installation
• Module 12: Rule Optimization
• Module 13: Using PCRE in Rules
• Module 14: Basic Snort Tuning
• Module 15: Using Byte_Jump/Test/Extract Rule Options
• Module 16: Protocol Modeling Concepts and Using Flowbits in Rule Writing
• Module 17: Case Studies in Rule Writing and Packet Analysis