Advanced Security
60 Hours
One Semester or equivalent
Hawthorn
Available to incoming Study Abroad and Exchange students
Overview
This unit of study aims to introduce you to the issues of security in modern networks.
Requisites
Teaching periods
Location
Start and end dates
Last self-enrolment date
Census date
Last withdraw without fail date
Results released date
Learning outcomes
Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:
- Appreciate and analyse the threats to network security and their defences (K3)
- Design an organisational security policy (S1, S2, A2)
- Plan the implementation of a security policy using technologies such as firewalls, VPNs, Intrusion Detection Systems, and authentication systems (S1, S2, A2)
- Conduct encryption of simple messages using public key and secret key techniques (K3)
- Plan techniques used in dealing with Denial of Service Attacks (K3)
- Appreciate the operation of the major security protocols (K3)
- Address the security issues relating to wireless technologies (K3)
Teaching methods
Hawthorn
| Type | Hours per week | Number of weeks | Total (number of hours) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Face to Face Contact (Phasing out) Lecture | 3.00 | 12 weeks | 36 |
| Face to Face Contact (Phasing out) Tutorial | 1.00 | 12 weeks | 12 |
| Face to Face Contact (Phasing out) Computer Laboratory | 1.00 | 12 weeks | 12 |
| Unspecified Learning Activities (Phasing out) Independent Learning | 7.50 | 12 weeks | 90 |
| TOTAL | 150 |
Assessment
| Type | Task | Weighting | ULO's |
|---|---|---|---|
| Case Studies | Group | 20% | 1,2,3 |
| Examination | Individual | 50% | 1,2,3,4,5,6,7 |
| Laboratory Report | Individual | 20% | 1,3,4,6 |
| Mid-Semester Test | Individual | 10% | 1,2,3,5 |
Hurdle
As the minimum requirements of assessment to pass a unit and meet all ULOs to a minimum standard, an undergraduate student must have achieved:
(i) an aggregate mark of 50% or more, and(ii) at least 40% in the final exam.Students who do not successfully achieve hurdle requirement (ii) will receive a maximum of 45% as the total mark for the unit.
Content
- Threats to network security
- Security policy
- Firewalls
- Cryptography
- Virtual Private Networks
- Intrusion Detection Systems
- Authentication Systems
- Wireless Security
Study resources
Reading materials
A list of reading materials and/or required textbooks will be available in the Unit Outline on Canvas.