TECHNICAL COURSES |
COURSE NUMBER NCC 213 CREDIT / UNIT HOURS 3 PRE-REQUISITES NCC 200: Networking I: Networking Fundamentals and NCC 210: Information Security Fundamentals. NOTE: NCC 211: TCP/IP Fundamentals is recommended, but not requiredRECOMMENDED TEXT BOOK Managing Security with Snort & IDS ToolsISBN 978-0-596-00661-7 COURSE LAB None | DESCRIPTION 4 credit/unit hours – Four hours of lecture weekly; one term Intrusion Detection/Prevention Systems are critical components of well-designed network architectures. These systems act as a line of defense, helping protect company assets from attacks. In this course, students gain a thorough grounding in the design, implementation, and administration of IDSes/IPSes, as well as practical, hands-on experience working with them. In addition, students analyze various attack signatures and the network traffic these systems collect. LEARNING OBJECTIVES Upon completion of this course the student will be able to:
MAIN TOPICS 1.0 Network- and Host-Based IDS/IPS Solutions2.0 Fundamentals of Traffic Analysis 3.0 Advanced Traffic Analysis 4.0 Working with Filters/Rules for Network Monitoring 5.0 Introduction to Network Security Monitoring 6.0 Analyzing and Deconstructing Attack Signatures |