Overview

This unit of study aims to introduce you to the issues of security in modern networks.

Requisites

Prerequisites

TNE10006 Networks and Switching
OR
COS20012 Data Communications and Security

Teaching periods
Location
Start and end dates
Last self-enrolment date
Census date
Last withdraw without fail date
Results released date
Semester 1
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
03-March-2025
01-June-2025
Last self-enrolment date
16-March-2025
Census date
31-March-2025
Last withdraw without fail date
24-April-2025
Results released date
08-July-2025
Semester 1
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
03-March-2025
01-June-2025
Last self-enrolment date
16-March-2025
Census date
31-March-2025
Last withdraw without fail date
24-April-2025
Results released date
08-July-2025
Teaching Period 1
Location
Online
Start and end dates
10-March-2025
08-June-2025
Last self-enrolment date
23-March-2025
Census date
04-April-2025
Last withdraw without fail date
02-May-2025
Results released date
01-July-2025
Teaching Period 3
Location
Online
Start and end dates
03-November-2025
08-February-2026
Last self-enrolment date
16-November-2025
Census date
28-November-2025
Last withdraw without fail date
02-January-2026
Results released date
03-March-2026

Learning outcomes

Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:

  • Describe the threats to network security and their defences (K3)
  • Formulate 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)
  • Describe techniques used in dealing with Denial of Service Attacks (K3)
  • Describe the operation of the major security protocols (K3)
  • Describe the security issues relating to wireless technologies (K3)

Teaching methods

Hawthorn

Type Hours per week Number of weeks Total (number of hours)
Live Online
Lecture		 3.00  12 weeks  36
On-campus
Class		 1.00  12 weeks  12
On-campus
Lab		 2.00  6 weeks  12
Unspecified Activities
Independent Learning		 7.50  12 weeks  90
TOTAL     150

Assessment

Type Task Weighting ULO's
Portfolio Individual 70 - 80% 1,2,3,4,5,6,7
Mid-Semester Test Individual 10 - 15% 1,2,3,5
Final-Semester Test Individual 10 - 15% 4,6,7

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.