Assessment Description Continuous Assessment and Examination. Example CA/exercises to include (but not limited to): • Based on a provided case-study organisation, draft a security strategy document. • Based on a provided case-study organisation, draft a backup and DR strategy document. • Use open source port and vulnerability scanners to test pre-configured systems for weaknesses. • Install, configure and operate an IDS. • Install and operate a firewall over a fixed time-frame and forensically analyse all activity. • Install and operate a network monitoring server.
Assessment Type
Project
% of Total Mark
20
Timing
n/a
Learning Outcomes
1,3,5
Non-marked
No
Assessment Description Individual project - student to install and configure (harden) a diverse set of server applications and monitor over an extended period of time
No Project
No Practical
End of Module Formal Examination
Assessment Type
Formal Exam
% of Total Mark
60
Timing
End-of-Semester
Learning Outcomes
1,2,3,4,5
Non-marked
No
Assessment Description No Description
SETU Carlow Campus reserves the right to alter the nature and timings of assessment
Module Workload
Workload: Full Time
Workload Type
Workload Category
Contact Type
Workload Description
Frequency
Average Weekly Learner Workload
Hours
Lecture
Contact
Lecture
12 Weeks per Stage
4.00
48
Laboratory
Contact
Laboratory
12 Weeks per Stage
4.00
48
Estimated Learner Hours
Non Contact
Estimated Learner Hours
15 Weeks per Stage
10.27
154
Total Weekly Contact Hours
8.00
Module Resources
Recommended Book Resources
Linux Networking Cookbook, O'Reilly Media.
Head First Networking, O'Reilly Media.
Chris sanders. (2017), Practical Packet Analysis, 3rd. No Starch Press.
Douglas Comer. (2014), Computer Networks and Internets, 6th. Prentice Hall.
Evi Nemeth, et al. (2018), UNIX and Linux System Administration Handbook, 5th. Addison-Wesley.
Simson Garfinkel. Practical UNIX and Internet Security, 3rd. O'Reilly Media..
This module does not have any article/paper resources