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• Shareware applications vs. commercial software
• How to prevent cross-site scripting
• How do proxy servers and proxy firewalls differ?
• Risk-based authentication vs. static authentication
• Should we use biometric authentication devices?
• What steps are involved in assessing risk?
• What is federated identity management?
• Can you manage smartphones and Pocket PC phones using Windows Group Policy?
• Can Snort read multi-platform syslogs?
• Will wireless carriers adopt a device security philosophy?
• Evaluating the costs associated with securing, supporting and maintaining a VPN
• How to clean up dormant accounts in Active Directory
• Password-protecting removable media devices
• How to improve Web access controls
• One-time password tokens: Reliable authentication mechanisms?
• Are there any patch management products that track the patching process?
• How to protect against port scans
• How to create an enterprise-wide portal policy
• How to perform an email scan to protect against viruses
• Use SHA to encrypt sensitive data
• How to protect personal data
• How to properly protect and retain data
• How to manage user permissions
• The pros and cons of PKI and two-factor authentication methods
• Should employees have local admin rights?
• Are smart cards tamper-proof?
• Should an organization design and use their own Certification Authority?
• What is the best antivirus software to use when running Linux?
• How do I secure Windows NT/XP using the NetBIOS and LDAP protocols?
• How to protect the network from DoS attacks
• Fraud risk assessment methodologies
• How to create and enforce employee termination procedures
• How can I open a closed port so my application can access the Internet?
• Gap analysis procedures
• Can a non-administrator change the local administrator password on 50 workstations?
• Employee termination procedures
• How can I determine whether a database is hosted on a secure platform?
• What is the best method to determine whether email messages are transmitted as clear text?
• Is there a way to identify a spoofed user ID?
• Is it a common practice to deny/filter e-mails that contain files with macros?
• Is there a best practice for monitoring and detecting foreign wireless devices
• Data integrity authentication schemes.
• Authentication controls for systems using e-signatures
• How hackers can bypass two-factor authentication systems
• How PKI systems work
• How SSOs differ from login and passwords
• Secure email exchange: Establishing security associations
• Dealing with passwords that can't authenticate to the server
• How to securely distribute one-time password tokens
• Bingo card authentication systems
• Outsourcing: Understanding the business risks
• Password authentication resources
• How to manage a total security package
• Application development best practices
• How to transition from a UNIX environment to the security management field
• Securing Web logins
• Enterprise-level spam filters
• How e-mail message components are used
• Patch management techniques
• How to manually open network ports
• PKI system validation processes
• The pros and cons of proxy firewalls
• Security certification recommendations
• Best practices and tools for non-MS IIS users
• How to detect rogue DHCP servers, routers and NICs on a network
• How VPNs interact with instant-messaging applications
• Mapping Windows client certificates
• Intermediate-level security certifications
• Complying with SOX 404
• How to convince executives to use stronger passwords
• How vulnerability management relates to critical applications
• How to distribute and monitor rights and permissions
• The pros and cons of FTP over SSL
• Web application variable manipulation
• Synching passwords between an iSeries and Windows network
• Best practices for risk management programs
• Proxy server functions
• Changing user IDs and passwords
• Java programming resources
• Handling vulnerability assessment activities
• How to prevent poor e-mail practices
• How to build a user registration form
• How FTPS differs from TLS
• How buffer-overflow vulnerabilities occur
• Handling permissions in Active Directory
• How RSA keys differ from DH/DSS keys
• Best practices for password protection
• How to prevent application attacks and reduce network vulnerabilities
• How to create stronger passwords
• Fingerprinting logon techniques
• Binary over JPEG
• How an attacker cracks a symmetric key-based system
• How different DBMSes implement Internet database security
• Verifying legitimate help desk requests
• How Kerberos, PKI and IPsec interoperate
• How IPsec and SSL/TLS use symmetric and asymmetric encryption
• Securing e-mail exchanges
• How to deploy Microsoft patches without Active Directory or SMS
• How to keep your data and database secure
• MD5 vs. RC4



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