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SUN USER FORUM



SUMMER TUTORIALS



Monday, 16th & Tuesday, 17th June, 1997


SOLARIS SYSTEM ADMINISTRATION 

& 

INTRODUCTION TO UNIX SECURITY


Kenilworth Hotel, Gt. Russell Street, London WC1B 3LB




SUN USER FORUM once again welcomes Peter Galvin to the UK to present 
two of his popular Tutorials - 

SOLARIS SYSTEM ADMINISTRATION & INTRODUCTION TO UNIX SECURITY

Run over 2 days delegates will have the opportunity to attend one 
or both Tutorials.

SOLARIS SYSTEM ADMINISTRATION - Peter Galvin, Corporate Technologies, Inc. 
Target Audience: 

This tutorial is designed to meet the needs of the system administrator 
who has experience at managing systems, but has not had extensive experience 
with Sun's new Solaris 2.X operating system.  Areas of focus include 
differences between Solaris 2.X and older operating systems, and migrating 
from those older operating systems to Solaris. This course includes 
up-to-the-minute information on Solaris 2.5.


Topics discussed include:

* Installation and Configuration of Solaris 2.X - including the new naming 
schemes for directories and devices, the new startup file organization 
and function, and the new printing and serial-I/O configuration files. 
Jumpstart installation for many-system environments is included, as well 
as package and patch management.

* Managing Solaris 2.X - covering the new aspects of 2.X, including the 
new caching file system, AutoFS, the automounter file system, and volume 
manager.

* NIS+ - differences between NIS and NIS+ will be discussed as well as 
how to interoperate between NIS and NIS+ and how to set up NIS+ clients 
and servers.

* Kernel Configuration - how to configure new devices and changes from 
Solaris 2.1 and SunOS 4.1.x. The new device naming scheme is covered as well.

* Networking - TCP/IP from the hardware side including how routers and 
bridges work and useful tools for you to have in your toolbox.
* Tools - some of the tools we have found useful for automating system 
administration tasks and troubleshooting problems: watcher, multi-rsh, 
and sysinfo to name a few.

* Performance - hints on how to monitor system performance and tune 
the software for maximum throughput.

* Security - discussion of current security holes, as well as general 
security tips and changes which should be made to stock Solaris 2 systems.




INTRODUCTION TO UNIX SECURITY - Peter Galvin, Corporate Technologies, Inc. 

This course will teach you the basics about Unix security, including 
some common threats, what to monitor in the file system, standard 
publicly-available tools and resources, and some common programmed 
threats to Unix - including how to deal with denial-of-service attacks. 

The emphasis of this class is on security basics -- the very fundamentals 
to making a Unix system more secure. Thus, this course is targeted at new 
Unix administrators and auditors, and those who have not had as much 
background and experience with security as they might need. The material 
is presented in a vendor-independent fashion, with an emphasis on 
Solaris security where examples are used. It presupposes no prior 
knowledge of (or access to) source code. Students will receive a 
copy of Practical Unix Security by Simson Garfinkel and Gene Spafford, 
which will be used as the textbook for the course. 

Overview 

 What is security? How do we get better security? 
       Users & authentication
       What defines a user?
       Passwords and identification
       Special permissions
       Working in groups
       Setting good passwords
       Filesystem protection
       File types and protection modes
       Setting modes
       Checking modes
       Checking for changes
       Programmed attacks
       Viruses
       Worms
       Trojan Horses & boobytraps
       Other problems
       Security tools and add-ons 
       COPS 
       Crack 
       TCP wrappers 
       SPI
       Other resources 
       Response teams & assistance
       FIRST
       FBI, SS, local 


ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR: 

Peter Galvin is the Chief Technologist for Corporate Technologies, Inc. 
and was the Systems Manager for Brown University's Computer Science 
Department. Mr. Galvin is on the Board of Directors for the Sun User Group. 
He has used, programmed, and managed computer systems for 15 years, 
including 9 years with Sun equipment. 

As a consultant and trainer, Mr. Galvin teaches tutorials in security 
and system administration and has given talks on those topics world-wide.  
He frequently has served as the chair of the Program Committee for SUG 
conferences. Peter is the security columnist for SunWorld Online, and 
maintains the Solaris Security FAQ.  He has written articles for several 
magazines, he is also co-author of the best selling Operating Systems 
Concepts text book. Mr. Galvin holds a Master's degree in Computing 
Science from the University of Texas at Austin. 


General Information:

This event is organised by Sun User Forum - an independent group of 
individuals and organisations who use SUN Microsystems' products.  
It represents members' interests and provides an opportunity to meet 
regularly with individuals from similar organisations and representative 
from SUN.

Venue:

The Kenilworth Hotel is a four-star hotel located in Russell Street, 
London WC1B 3LB.  It is situated within a 2 minute walk of Tottenham 
Court Road underground station and is opposite the British Museum.  
There are NCP car parking facilities close by.


Hotel Accommodation:

Special rates for delegates have been negotiated at the Kenilworth Hotel.  
#120 (inc. of VAT) for Bed and English Breakfast.  Please book direct 
with the Hotel reservations dept. (0171 637 3477).  Please quote Sun 
User Forum.  Deadline for booking accommodation is 2.6.97.



Liability:

Sun User Forum will not accept any responsibility for damage to 
property or injury to persons during the entire event.

Cancellations:

It is regretted that no refund of fees will be possible in cases 
of cancellation unless the cancellation is made more than 2 weeks 
before the start of the event.  No cancellation will be accepted 
unless it is sent to the Secretariat in writing.

Costs:

Delegates attending the Tutorials will receive mid-morning and 
afternoon refreshments, 3 course Carvery lunch and full course notes.


Each Tutorial  (Members) -  #250 plus VAT -  Total #293.75 
Each Tutorial  (Non - Members) -  #300 plus VAT -  Total #352.50 
Both Tutorials (Members) - #450 plus VAT - Total #528.75
Both Tutorials (Non - Members) - #550 plus VAT - Total #646.25

Please indicate clearly on the booking form which Tutorial you wish to attend.

Places are limited so early booking is essential.

BOOKING DEADLINE:  TUESDAY, 10th June, 1997
All bookings will be acknowledged and VAT invoices sent.

How to pay and book:

Telephone bookings may be taken if you are paying by credit card - 
VISA, ACCESS, MASTERCARD

Complete the booking form and send together with you cheque made 
payable to Sun User Forum or with your company Purchase Order.



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Solaris System Administration &  Introduction to UNIX Security

16th & 17th June, 1997 - Kenilworth Hotel, London


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