COMPUTER NETWORKS & INFORMATION SECURITY (4/1 SCU)

Learning Outcomes:

On successful completion of this course, students will be able to: explain fundamental concepts of computer network and information security; construct experiment using network devices and applications to develop computer networks; analyze parameters regarding computer network and information security operations; solve computer network and information security problem; manage acquired knowledge related to computer network and information security; manage the ability to communicate, recognize ethical and professional responsibilities, and acquire and apply new knowledge effectively with a range of stakeholders.

Topics:

1. Data Communications;
2. Network Architecture;
3. Physical Layer;
4. Networking Media;
5. Data Link Layer;
6. Intranet;
7. Wireless Network;
8. IP Network;
9. Network Layer;
10. Network Protocols;
11. Internetworking;
12. Transport Layer;
13. Domain Name System;
14. Application Layer;
15. Cyber Security Principles;
16. Network Security Architecture;
17. Classical Information Security;
18. Contemporary Information Security;
19. Asymmetric Cryptography;
20. Information Integrity;
21. Public Key Infrastructure;
22. Information System Access Control;
23. Network Layer Security;
24. Transport Layer security;
25. Intrusion Prevention systems;
26. Privacy and Personal Data Protection;
27. Computer Network Introduction;
28. Static Routing;
29. Access List;
30. Dynamic Routing;
31. Classful Subnetting (FLSM);
32. Classless Subnetting (VSLM);
33. DHCP and Network Address Translation (NAT);
34. C++ Program to Implement Caesar Cypher;
35. Phyton Caesar Cipher in Python;
36. Implementing a Feistel cipher with Python;
37. Block Cipher;
38. Hash Function;
39. Asymmetric Encryption.