Certified Encryption Specialist (ECES)

• Hands on experience in cryptographic algorithms ranging from classic ciphers like Caesar cipher to modern day algorithms such as AES and RSA
• How to set up a VPN and encrypt a drive
• Hands-on experience with steganography

• Overview of other algorithms such as Blowfish, Twofish, and Skipjack
• Hashing algorithms including MD5, MD6, SHA, GOST, RIPMD 256 and others
• Asymmetric cryptography including thorough descriptions of RSA, Elgamal, Elliptic Curve, and DSA
• Significant concepts such as diffusion, confusion, and Kerkchoff’s principle

• Understanding the cryptography allows you to make informed choices
• A person successfully completing this course will be able to select the encryption standard that is most beneficial to their organization and understand how to effectively deploy that technology
• Without understanding the cryptography at some depth, people are limited to only marketing hype of information security solutions
• Knowledge of cryptanalysis is very beneficial for ethical hackers and penetration testing professionals as most penetration testing courses skip cryptanalysis completely.

• How to select the best standard for your organization?
• How to enhance your pen-testing knowledge in encryption?
• Correct and incorrect deployment of encryption technologies
• Common mistakes made in implementing encryption technologies
• Best practices when implementing encryption technologies

Module 01: Introduction and History of Cryptography

Module 02: Symmetric Cryptography and Hashes

Module 03: Number Theory and Asymmetric Cryptography

Module 04: Applications of Cryptography

Module 05: Cryptanalysis