In Sem 2 2022, this course is delivered on campus with adjustments for remote participation due to unavoidable COVID constraints.
This course covers a range of concepts, techniques and technologies in network security. This includes an overview of relevant network protocols and cryptography; analyses of designs and implementations of security protocols, including basic tools and techniques; an understanding of network threats and attacks such as eavesdropping, spoofing, protocol failures, DoS attacks and man-in-the-middle attacks; network defence including threat analysis and identification, architecture control, intrusion detection and layered security.
The course features hands-on lectures and labs to analyse network vulnerabilities, and design and implement appropriate defensive techniques.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:
- Explain network security issues
- Understand various threats and vulnerabilities of a network, and explain appropriate countermeasures
- Perform simple penetration testing of a network and network services
- Perform a threat analysis / vulnerability assessment of protocol designs and implementations
- Design and implement appropriate defensive countermeasures against identified threats and vulnerabilities
Indicative Assessment
- Quiz (10) [LO 1,2]
- Assignments (60) [LO 2,3,4,5]
- Final Exam (30) [LO 3,4,5]
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Workload
The workload will be approximately 130 hours, with a mixture of lectures, labs, assignments, independent reading and study.
Inherent Requirements
Information on inherent requirements is currently not available
Requisite and Incompatibility
Prescribed Texts
none
Preliminary Reading
The following are indicative of reference material for this course.
- James Forshaw. Attacking Network Protocols: A Hacker's Guide to Capture, Analysis, and Exploitation. No Starch Press, 2018.
- William Stallings. Cryptography and Network Security: Principles and Practice, 7th edition. Pearson, 2017.
- Research papers and online reference materials
Fees
Tuition fees are for the academic year indicated at the top of the page.
Commonwealth Support (CSP) Students
If you have been offered a Commonwealth supported place, your fees are set by the Australian Government for each course. At ANU 1 EFTSL is 48 units (normally 8 x 6-unit courses). More information about your student contribution amount for each course at Fees.
- Student Contribution Band:
- 2
- Unit value:
- 6 units
If you are a domestic graduate coursework student with a Domestic Tuition Fee (DTF) place or international student you will be required to pay course tuition fees (see below). Course tuition fees are indexed annually. Further information for domestic and international students about tuition and other fees can be found at Fees.
Where there is a unit range displayed for this course, not all unit options below may be available.
| Units | EFTSL |
|---|---|
| 6.00 | 0.12500 |
Course fees
- Domestic fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2022 | $4740 |
- International fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2022 | $6000 |
Offerings, Dates and Class Summary Links
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Class summaries, if available, can be accessed by clicking on the View link for the relevant class number.
Second Semester
| Class number | Class start date | Last day to enrol | Census date | Class end date | Mode Of Delivery | Class Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7398 | 25 Jul 2022 | 01 Aug 2022 | 31 Aug 2022 | 28 Oct 2022 | In Person | View |
