SIGITE 2005 Workshops

C3: Open Source, Live CD- based Security Lab Workshop

Ed Crowley

2:00 pm to 6:00 pm

1301 GITC, NJIT

The primary audience for this workshop consists of three groups. The first group consists of people that desire to provide students with Linux experience but don't have a dedicated lab, or sufficient dedicated lab support. The second group consists of people that want to provide networking students with networking tool experience that includes protocol analyzers and tools for scanning and enumeration. The third group would be people who are interested in providing their security students with hands on activities including footprinting, scanning, enumeration, and security maintenance.

Each of these groups will leave the workshop with their own GNU/GPL based Live CD. The CD will contain a bootable Linux O/S, a sophisticated collection of Open Source Tools, and structured workshop activities. Under the GNU/GPL license, each attendee will be able to duplicate and distribute this CD for their students. Consequently, each attendee will be able to immediately incorporate these activities into classroom demonstrations and laboratory activities.

The workshop begins with a brief demonstration of Open Source Software and Live CDs. A Live CD is a bootable Compact Disk (CD) that runs a stand alone operating system (O/S). The workshop will use a customized Knoppix Live CD. This Live CD may run directly from the CD or, with sufficient memory, may also run directly from RAM.

During the workshop, each participant will boot and work from the provided Live CD. As a group, we will work through several, open source based, lab activities. After a general introduction, activities and demonstrations will include footprinting, baselining, network scanning, network monitoring, and protocol analysis. The workshop will also cover related topics such as the creation of custom Live CDs.

Each participant will receive a customized Knoppix based Live CD that contains the open source tools and documentation for the workshop's lab activities. Upon return to their home institutions, each participant will immediately be able to demonstrate, and distribute, these tools and activities. Anyone interested in Linux, Open Source Tools, network tools, or security will find the workshop enlightening.

The workshop instructor, Ed Crowley, is a former educational medial designer for Heathkit/Zenith. He has earned the Certified Information Systems Professional (CISSP) certification. A graduate of the Military Police Academy, he has also earned certifications from Cisco, CompTIA, Microsoft, and Novel. For more information, contact Ed Crowley at Crowleye@Yahoo.com.

Registration is available through the SIGITE 2005 Registration Page.

Registration rate is: $90. each

Questions regarding any of these workshops should be directed to the Conference Co-Chair for Workshops, Jon Preston.