AUDIENCE:   Security administrators, auditors and others who need to understand all aspects of security in a UNIX environment. PREREQUISITES:   Attendees should be IT literate with a good understanding of similar topics in another operating environment. Ths course assumes no prior knowledge of UNIX. DURATION:   3 days. Hands on. OBJECTIVES:   To provide staff new to UNIX with an extensive insight into all issues connected with security in a UNIX environment. Whilst this course covers many aspects of the UNIX operating environment itself, network security is considered to be a separate issue. Delegates will be able to satisfactorily cope with the day-to-day security administration of a multi-user UNIX site, understand security issues and be able to implement security policies in an enterprise level multi-server environment. COURSE CONTENT:   Introduction Unix Basics and Getting Help Understanding the UNIX Filesystem Useful Commands for Security Administrators Security and the different “flavours” of UNIX Controlling Access to the System (User and group management, types of access) Controlling Access to the root account and other privileged services Controlling Access to Files and the Filesystem Dangerous Commands (and why they are sometimes needed) Security Implications of Backing Up and Securing the System Monitoring Security Issues on the System Best Practice Procedures GN07/01