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CNFE: Certified Network Forensics Examiner Training in Ponca City, Oklahoma

The Certified Network Forensics Examiner was originally developed for a U.S.

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What you'll learn

The Certified Network Forensics Examiner was originally developed for a U.S. classified government agency. The C)NFE takes a digital and network forensic skill set to the next level by navigating through over twenty modules of network forensic topics. The CNFE provides practical experience through our lab exercises that simulate real-world scenarios which cover investigation and recovery of data in network, Physical Interception, Traffic Acquisition, Analysis, Wireless Attacks and SNORT. The course focuses on the centralizing and investigating of logging systems as well as network devices.Â

Prerequisites

2 years of networking experience 2 years of IT Security Working Knowledge of TCPIPÂ

Course Outline

Module 1 -Digital Evidence Concepts

Overview
Concepts in Digital Evidence
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Module 2 -Network Evidence Challenges

Overview
Challenges Relating to Network Evidence
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Module 3 – Network Forensics Investigative Methodology

Overview
OSCAR Methodology
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Module 4 – Network-Based Evidence

Overview
Sources of Network-Based Evidence
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Module 5 – Network Principles

Background
History
Functionality
FIGURE 5-1 The OSI Model
Functionality
Encapsulation/De-encapsulation
FIGURE 5-2 OSI Model Encapsulation
Encapsulation/De-encapsulation
FIGURE 5-3 OSI Model peer layer logical channels
Encapsulation/De-encapsulation
FIGURE 5-4 OSI Model data names
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Module 6 – Internet Protocol Suite

Overview
Internet Protocol Suite
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Module 7 – Physical Interception

Physical Interception
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Module 8 – Traffic Acquisition Software

Agenda
Libpcap and WinPcap
LIBPCAP
WINPCAP
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BPF Language
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TCPDUMP
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WIRESHARK
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TSHARK
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Module 9 – Live Acquisition

Agenda
Common Interfaces
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Inspection Without Access
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Strategy
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Module 10 – Analysis

Agenda
Protocol Analysis
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Section 02
Packet Analysis
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Section 03
Flow Analysis
Protocol Analysis
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Section 04
Higher-Layer Traffic Analysis
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Module 11 – Layer 2 Protocol

Agenda
The IEEE Layer 2 Protocol Series
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Module 12- Wireless Access Points

Agenda
Wireless Access Points (WAPs)
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Module 13 – Wireless Capture Traffic and Analysis

Agenda
Wireless Traffic Capture and Analysis
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Module 14 – Wireless Attacks

Agenda
Common Attacks
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Module 15 – NIDS_Snort

Agenda
Investigating NIDS/NIPS
and Functionality
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NIDS/NIPS Evidence Acquisition
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Comprehensive Packet Logging
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Snort
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Module 16 – Centralized Logging and Syslog

Agenda
Sources of Logs
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Network Log Architecture
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Collecting and Analyzing Evidence
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Module 17 – Investigating Network Devices

Agenda
Storage Media
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Switches
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Routers
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Firewalls
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Module 18 – Web Proxies and Encryption

Agenda
Web Proxy Functionality
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Web Proxy Evidence
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Web Proxy Analysis
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Encrypted Web Traffic
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Module 19 – Network Tunneling

Agenda
Tunneling for Functionality
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Tunneling for Confidentiality
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Covert Tunneling
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Module 20 – Malware Forensics

Trends in Malware Evolution
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HANDS-ON LABORATORY EXERCISES

Lab 1 – Working with captured files

Exercise 1 – HTTP.pcap
Exercise 2 – SMB.pcap
Exercise 3 – SIP_RTP.pcap>

Lab 2 – Layer 2 Attacks

Exercise 1 – Analyze the capture of macof.
Exercise 2 – Manipulating the STP root bridge election process

Lab 2 – Active Evidence Acquisition

Lab 3 – Preparing for Packet Inspection

Lab 4 – Analyzing Packet Captures

Exercise 2: Analyze TKIP and CCMP Frames starting from 4-Way Handshake process.

Lab 5 – Case Study: ABC Real Estate

Lab 6 – NIDS/NIPS

Exercise 1 – Use Snort as Packet Sniffer
Exercise 2 – Use Snort as a packet logger
Exercise 3 – Check Snort’s IDS abilities with pre-captured attack pattern files

Lab 7 – Syslog Exercise

Lab 8 – Network Device Log

LAB 9 – SSL

Exercise 1- Decrypting SSL Traffic by using a given Certificate Private Key
Exercise 2 – SSL and Friendly Man-in-the-middle

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