LAN Cybersecurity
Description
This module will allow students to ‘harden’ an organisation’s network infrastructure. It involves configuring network infrastructure to monitor and filter network traffic (ingress and egress) and raise alerts if outside established baselines. It examines protocols and services used to secure LAN/WAN (local area network/wide area network) access. Students will actively compromise networks and implement solutions to negate these compromises. The module also examines the methods used by malware to probe, compromise and propagate network infrastructure and the protocols and applications that can be used to mitigate against such attacks.
Learning Outcomes
Analyse and identify modern security threats and develop security policies and Access Control Lists to prevent such attacks.
Configure, test and deploy Intrusion Detection System and Intrusion Prevention System based Network Security solutions.
Configure, test and troubleshoot various network security configurations such as Virtual Private Networks, Secure Sockets Layer, AAA and Firewalls.
Security harden devices to prevent threats or attacks to networked systems.
Identify security protocols required for security solutions in both Local and Wide Area Network environments.
Analyze and deploy cryptographic algorithms to provide security solutions.