Windows Security
Faculty Profiles
Teymur Kheirkhabarov
Head of Cyber Defense Center at BI.ZONE
Ilya Glotov
Lead Cyber Threat Expert, BiZone
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Overview
Today, Windows is one of the most popular operating systems in the world. According to various sources, the share of Windows on desktops exceeds 80%. Windows infrastructures of various sizes are present in almost every corporate network. That is why Windows has been and remains a desirable target for cybercriminals and malicious software. It should be noted that most of the existing malware is focused on Windows. There are also a huge number of different attack techniques and vectors, often based on the architectural flaws of this family of operating systems. Therefore, knowledge of the Windows internals, peculiarities of its usage in corporate infrastructure, security architecture, and typical attack vectors are very important for almost any cybersecurity specialist today. This is what our course is dedicated to.
Learning highlights
- Peculiarities of Windows usage in the corporate infrastructure.
- Introduction to the Windows internals with the scope that is necessary for understanding of typical attack vectors.
- Deep dive into Windows authentication. Typical attacks on the Windows authentication mechanisms.
- Windows hardening against authentication mechanisms attacks. Hands-on Windows hardening experience.
- Internal Windows malware and exploit protection mechanisms.
- Introduction to Windows Security monitoring. Windows log management infrastructure.
Course outline
6 classes
Session 1
Course Intro. Current Threat Landscape. Windows as Hackers Target
Session 2
Windows in Enterprise Infrastructure
Session 3
Windows Internals Basic: Processes and Threads
Session 4
Windows Internals Basic: DLLs, Objects and Handles
Session 5
Windows Security Architecture and Components
Session 6
Windows Authentication Internals
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Prerequisites
This course is one of three in a wholistic series.
Students that have already taken MSL-111 and those with prior experience with HTML, CSS, and Javascript building simple web pages will be good candidates for this module.
Teymur is engaged in theoretical and practical aspects of information security research for more than six years. Currently, senior SOC analyst at Kaspersky responsible for advanced threat research. Formerly, the head of the Information security department at Krasnoyarsk Hydropower Plant.
Received specialist's and master's degrees in Siberian State Aerospace University named after academician M. F. Reshetnev where later he gave lectures on Information security.
See full profileGIAC Certified Forensic Analyst that is passionate about Incident Response, Threat Intelligence and Penetration Testing topics. Applies his coding and DevOps skills to accelerate security research activity. Contributor for many security-related projects on Github.
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Windows Security
by Teymur Kheirkhabarov, Ilya Glotov
Total hours
45 Hours
Dates
Jun 08 - Jun 26, 2020
Fee for single course
€1500
Fee for degree students
€750
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FAQ
Will I receive a certificate after completion?
Yes. Upon completion of the course, you will receive a certificate signed by the director of the program your course belonged to.
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Can I get a discount?
Yes. The easiest way to enroll in a course at a discounted price is to register for multiple courses. Registering for multiple courses will reduce the cost per individual course. Please ask the Admissions Office for more information about the other kinds of discounts we offer and what you can do to receive one.