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Module Description

 

Module: Network Security
Lecturer: Charzinski, 3 Credit Points
Prerequisites Communication Networks II (can be taken in parallel)
Course Outline
  • Security objectives
  • Vulnerabilities, attacks and attack vectors
  • Risk analysis
  • Cryptography basics
  • Security mechanisms
  • Security protocols
  • Security frameworks
  • Identity management
  • Principles of secure design and programming
  • Security assessment of protocols and architectures
  • Security paradigms and architectures
  • Anomaly detection
  • Firewalls and advanced security devices
Learning Outcome Understanding security objectives, attacks, impact of network architectures, communication protocols and their implementations. Ability to apply cryptographic mechanisms, perform risk analysis. Knowledge about the principles of secure design and programming and the working and application of modern security devices.
References and Books
  • Lecture Notes „Communication Networks II“
  • Comer, D.E.: Interworking with TCP/IP, Vol. 1, 2, Prentice Hall, 2006
  • Stallings, W.: Network Security Essentials, Pearson Prentice Hall, 2007
  • Schaefer, G.: Security in Fixed and Wireless Networks, Wiley, 2003
  • Ferguson, N.; Schneier, B.: Practical Cryptography John Wiley & Sons, 2003