LINUX Firewalls and Proxy Systems

Organizer:	CDI - Deutsche Private Akademie für Wirtschaft
Duration:	14 days
Participants:	27 person, administrators for heterogeneous networks

This course is geared toward UNIX system administrators, whereby the focus is on hands-on application. LINUX (SuSE und Red Hat) was used as an operating system.

Content:

• Fundamentals, protocols, services and methods of attack
• Security policies and defense strategies
• Firewall architecture
• Installation and operation of packet filter systems (iptables)
• Set up of a DMZ
• DMZ set up with proxy systems
• Network monitoring (IDS)
• Operation, administration and troubleshooting