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NET 536
NETWORK SECURITY
Networks and
Communication
Department
Introduction to the course
Course objectives:
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Analyze and address a number of situations in which
security in networks can be compromised.
Understand and apply selected technologies used to ensure
security.
Apply the algorithms behind some current network security
protocols.
Understand firewalls and their applications..
Demonstrate detailed knowledge of TCP/IP.
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Topic to be covered
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Foundation of Network Security:
 what network security is?
 goals of network security, secure network architecture, network security policies,
network security components
Overview of TCP/IP protocol:
 TCP/IP architectural models, TCP protocol layers.
TCP/IP possible attacks:
 packet sniffing, spoofing, process table attack.
TCP/IP security components:
 packet rule, proxy server, VPN, SSL.
IPSec
 IPSec architecture, benefits and limitations of IPSec.
DNS
 overview of DNS, DNS security extensions.
Topic to be covered
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Firewalls:
 Packet filtering, Stateful, and proxy firewalls
Intrusion:
 intrusion prevention, intrusion detection (host based intrusion
detection systems, network based intrusion detection systems)
Application and transport layers security:
 (Pretty Good Privacy (PGP ), Secure Multipurpose Internet
security Mail Exchange (S/MIME), Secure HTTP, Secure socket
layer (SSL), transport layer security (TLS).
Text books
• William Stallings, ”Cryptography and Network Security”, Prentice
Hall, The Latest Edition.
• Behrouz A. Forouzan “ Data Communications and Networking”,
McGrew-Hill, fourth edition,2007
• Computer security: art and science’, Matt Bishop, ISBN10:0201440997, 2002.
• ‘Network Security, Firewalls, and VPNS’, Michael Stewart, 2nd
Edition. ISBN: 9781284047431
Grade information
6
Comments
17/2/2015
Taking the average of
the quizzes
17/3/2015
7/4/2015
14/4/2015
Percentage from
overall grade
Grade
Assessment method
(Write an essay - test - a
collective project - a final test ...)
5%
Quiz#1
5
4
15
7
15%
Mid#1
5%
15%
10%
15%
40%
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Assessment Week
Quiz#2
5
10
15
12
10
3,6,9
15
13
40
After week 15
Mid#2
Lab Assignments
Final lab
Final Exam
Networks and Communication Department
Instructor Information
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Office hours:
Sun: 11:00-12:00
Mo: 11:00-2:00
Tu: 11:00-12:00
Thur: 11:00-12:00
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Email : [email protected]
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Course website: net536.yolasite.com
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Networks and Communication Department