Interview. Andrey Shokhanov about IT security

In his interview after the course М2821 "Development and management of public key infrastructure in a Windows environment", which was held a few weeks ago at the TC "Network Technologies", Andrey said: what is a cloud architect

“As a trainer, I would like to note that course 2821 is one of the most important in the line of infrastructure courses. Today, there are practically no software products that do not use cryptography or digital signature. And one of the most frequent questions that I hear from IT specialists is “For some reason I have something swearing about a certificate”. And for the frequent question of what the error is, you cannot immediately answer. And when you figure it out, it turns out that initially the entire infrastructure was built incorrectly, which leads to a new headache “how to live further”.

As part of the course, we consider not only the basic principles of designing and managing a public key infrastructure, but also how to further develop their infrastructure to a level where companies can exchange information completely transparently and safely, while not spending a lot of effort on integration between different infrastructures.

For my part, I would like to note that one of the most interesting moments that I happened to see in the framework of this course is the organization of access to the corporate network using the citizen's identifier, which every citizen of Georgia has (this is about to start here).

Summing up, I can say that if an IT specialist does not know Active Directory or PKI, then it is simply pointless to study any products, be it Exchange Server, Lync Server System or SharePoint and the Dynamics product line. "

The depth, completeness of the course and the usefulness of the material were highly appreciated by the training participants. Several interviews with them:

Igor Bondarenko, "ProCredit Bank"

“I had been planning to take course 2821 for a long time, but in Kiev it is not read so often. One of the main selection criteria was the coach - I repeatedly visited the training grounds, which were led by Andrey, it was always interesting and useful.

It so happened that course 2821 was read at intervals of several days in different training centers, but it is more convenient for me to get to Network Technologies, there is an opportunity to park my car and there is no need to leave the building for lunch.

The course itself is built on the basis of outdated Windows 2003, but this was not a problem - Andrey showed how the functionality and settings look like on the current OS versions. The trainer is well aware of other topics on which the course is based and is happy to answer questions, therefore, during the training, we received much more useful information than was provided by the "training manual".

Soon I will have to implement a lot of what was discussed in the course. The knowledge gained and the support that the TC provides after the training to the trainees instill confidence that this implementation will be successful. "

Roman Cheremisin, TRK Ukraina

“The course that Andrei Shokhanov read, as well as many others that he read and reads, was very interesting both in terms of topics and in the provision of material.

The only drawback is that the course is focused on systems with 20,030 servers. Since almost all industries use a public key structure (PKI), not excluding ours, it became necessary to take this course so that there was not only an understanding of what PKI is, but also a certain practical skill in managing certificates, electronic signatures, certification authorities and other.

In the learning process, we have developed a fairly good atmosphere for the perception of theoretical material and the solution of practical problems. In my humble opinion, the courses taught by A. Shokhanov are one of the most interesting and easily perceived. Thank!"