TEXTBOOK DESCRIPTION As digital crime increases exponentially, the need for investigative expertise in both government and civilian sectors has increased proportionally as well. The
Network Defense and Investigations course textbook provides students with methods and strategies to mitigate incident damage with efficient and effective response procedures, acquire crucial evidence in a forensically sound manner, identify and analyze the recovered evidence for relevant facts, and document and report details of the investigation in a manner consistent with professional industry standards. In many cases, the cybersecurity professional must also be prepared to offer expert witness testimony in civil and legal venues.
Comprised of 14 detailed chapters designed to align to academic calendars, students are presented with topics such as Enterprise Network Devices and Services, Identity and Access Management, Biometric Security, Evidence Collection and Chain of Custody, Data Analysis, and Reporting and Documentation requirements. Immersive learning labs utilize a wide variety of industry tools and Wireshark network protocol analyzer software.
TEXTBOOK CHAPTERS Chapter 01: The Risks and Threats Posed to Modern Networks
Chapter 02: Fundamentals of Secure Network Architecture
Chapter 03: The Functionality and Value of Network Devices
Chapter 04: Overview of Enterprise Network Services
Chapter 05: Principles of Identity and Access Management
Chapter 06: Securing Systems and Data Using Cryptography
Chapter 07: Biometric Identification and Security Technologies
Chapter 08: Investigations, Evidence, and Chain of Custody
Chapter 09: Principles of Data Acquisition and Analysis
Chapter 10: Network Monitoring and Traffic Analysis
Chapter 11: Network Forensic Data Collection Considerations
Chapter 12: Investigating Windows System Environments
Chapter 13: Investigating Web Applications and Email
Chapter 14: Vulnerability Assessment and Management
INSTRUCTOR RESOURCES Training institutions that adopt the
Network Defense and Investigations textbook for use in their course curricula may request corresponding instructor resources at no additional cost. These resources include lecture presentation slides, question text banks for each of the 14 chapters, and lab resource guides. For more information please contact Phase2 Advantage.
ADA ACCESSIBLE COURSE MATERIALS All Phase2 Advantage digital course materials - including textbooks, lab guides, and lecture slides in PDF and PPT formats - are ADA accessible and score
100% on major Learning Management Systems such as Moodle, Blackboard, Canvas, and LearnUpon. For more information, please visit the Phase2 Advantage website at phase2advantage/higher-education.
