This module aims to provide a broad understanding and knowledge of network security, addressing threats over a range of sophistication levels and detailing various protocols and other mechanisms that have been developed to counter them.
Module learning outcomes
Understand primary technical components of network security
Analyse threats and requirements & synthesize control solutions
Understand network-specific attacks and attack mechanisms
Analyse network protocols and identify associated attacks
Analyse network attacks and threats
Analyse security strengths/weaknesses in network mechanisms
Assessment
Task
Length
% of module mark
Essay/coursework Set Task Report
N/A
100
Special assessment rules
None
Reassessment
Task
Length
% of module mark
Essay/coursework Set Task Report
N/A
100
Module feedback
Students will receive oral feedback during the classroom week, and written feedback on their assessment submission.
Indicative reading
Sherri Davidoff, Jonathan Ham, Network Forensics: Tracking Hackers Through Cyberspace, Prentice Hall, 2012
Kevin R Fall, W Richard Stevens, TCP/IP Illustrated, Volume 1: The protocols, Addison Wesley, 2012
Andrew Tannenbaum, Computer Networks, Prentice Hall, 2002