1) Introduction to Security Management Practices
2) Password Management And User Authentication
3) Cryptography And Key Management
4) Virtual Private Network
5) Network Infrastructure And Perimeter Protection
6) Protocol Security
7) Application Level Security
8) Intrusion Detection And Prevention
9) Wireless Security
Lecture, seminar, demonstration, and hands-on assignments/projects
Lab Assignments 10%-20%
Quizzes* 5% - 20%
Midterm Examination* 25% - 40%
Final Examination* 25% - 40%
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Total 100%
**In order to pass the course, students must, in addition to receiving an overall course grade of 50%, also achieve a grade of at least 50% on the combined weighted examination components (including quizzes, tests, exams).
The student will be able to:
describe security terminologies, management models, policy requirements and industries best practice;
describe security issues in OSI protocols;
conduct basic risk analysis and identify security vulnerability in enterprise network systems;
describe cryptographic algorithms, their characteristics and application to network security;
design and implement secure network infrastructure with network security components such as VLAN, VPN, firewall and/or proxy servers;
analyze network traffic and protocols using tools such as tcpdump, ethereal or other packet sniffers.
William Stallings. Network Security Essentials: Applications and Standards. Latest edition. Prentice Hall.
OR
other textbook approved by department.
Course Guidelines for previous years are viewable by selecting the version desired. If you took this course and do not see a listing for the starting semester / year of the course, consider the previous version as the applicable version.
Institution | Transfer Details | Effective Dates |
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Athabasca University (AU) | AU COMP 400 (3) | 2016/09/01 to - |
Capilano University (CAPU) | CAPU COMP 1XX (3) | 2016/09/01 to - |
Coquitlam College (COQU) | No credit | 2016/09/01 to - |
Kwantlen Polytechnic University (KPU) | KPU INFO 2411 (3) | 2016/09/01 to - |
Okanagan College (OC) | OC COSC 232 (3) | 2016/05/01 to - |
Simon Fraser University (SFU) | SFU CMPT 3XX (3) | 2016/09/01 to - |
University Canada West (UCW) | No credit | 2016/09/01 to - |
University Canada West (UCW) | UCW CPSC 3XX (3) | 2006/01/01 to 2016/08/31 |
University of British Columbia - Okanagan (UBCO) | UBCO COSC 2nd (3) | 2016/09/01 to - |
University of British Columbia - Vancouver (UBCV) | UBCV CPSC 2nd (3) | 2016/09/01 to - |
University of Northern BC (UNBC) | UNBC CPSC 3XX (3) | 2016/09/01 to - |
University of the Fraser Valley (UFV) | UFV CIS 3XX (3) | 2018/09/01 to - |
University of Victoria (UVIC) | UVIC CSC 1XX (1.5) | 2016/09/01 to - |