TDC 477 Network Security
Summary
This course is an introduction to network security and basic computer and information systems security concepts. Topics covered includes: Firewalls; Virtual Private Networks; Security assessment tools and methods; Security services categories; Threat categories; Symmetric and asymmetric encryption; Ethical and Legal considerations.
Texts
Required:
Network Security Architectures, Sean Convery, Cisco Press, ISBN: 1-58705-115-X
assigned readings provided in COL Documents
Optional:
CCNA Security 640-554 - Official Cert Guide, Keith Barker and Scott Morris, Cisco Press, 2012. ISBN: 978-1-58720-446-3.
Grading
8-10 assignments including homework problems and various lab exercises.
Prerequisites
TDC 463 Computer Networks is required.
General Security: concepts, threats, defenses, etc.
Advanced TCP/IP protocol review and critical IP services: ARP, proxy-ARP, ARP poisoning, IP fragmentation, ICMP, DNS, DNS poisoning, TCPSyn-ACK attack, email, web, etc.
Firewalls I: Basic concepts, filtering, statefull vs. stateless, FW proxy and design issues
Firewalls II: policy management (anomaly discovery), distributed firewall, firewall performance, defense-in-depth
Vulnerability Scanning: vulnerability assessment, instrusion detection, security scanning, etc.
Symmetric and Asymmetric Cryptography: DES, 3-DES, AES, Public Key, Hash, HMAC, etc.
Authentication Services: passwords, PKI, RADIUS/TACACS+, etc.
VPN Theory, Protocols and Applications: IPSec framework, NAT/PAT, layer-2 VPNs, SSL VPNs, etc.
Network Security Design
Review and additional topics
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