NWIT 246 - Network Defense and Countermeasures

(G only)

Focuses on understanding the architecture for network defense and helps prepare students for the Security Certified Network Professional Certification examination. Topics include network attacks and defenses, firewall systems, design and configuration, virtual private network (VPN) configuration, designing and configuring intrusion detection systems, intrusion signatures, and network security policies and configurations. PREREQUISITE(S): NWIT 173 or consent of department. Three hours each week. Formerly NW 246.

3 semester hours

Course Outcomes:
Upon course completion, a student will be able to:

Identify the basic components of a layered structure for network defense architecture; describe access control objectives and auditing concepts.
Identify key concepts and technologies used in the design and implementation of firewall systems.
Implement and configure firewalls for three different operating systems: DOS, Windows, and Linux.
Describe virtual private networks (VPN) and security issues related to it.
Describe the key concepts of intrusion detection systems. Distinguish between host-based and network-based intrusion detection systems.
Implement and configure a network-based and host-based intrusion detection system (IDS).
Describe core concepts of transmission control protocol/internet protocol (TCP/IP) packet and signature analysis with the goal of Intrusion detection.
Describe the concepts and issues related to risk analysis.
Configure and implement security policies for an organization.

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