Course details
This course builds on the foundations established in Comp 7006 and covers more advanced topics in network security and intrusion detection. In-depth coverage of perimeter protection and firewall designs. Advanced intrusion detection and IDS signature and analysis. Introduction to privacy and Cyberwarfare issues and vulnerabilities. Students will be familiarized with network monitoring and security tools, and use them to perform traffic analysis and network forensics.
Prerequisite(s)
- 60% in COMP 7006
Credits
3.0
Cost
$794.00
Course offerings
Winter 2023
Below is one offering of COMP 8006 for the Winter 2023 term.
CRN 44431
Duration
Thu Jan 12 - Thu Mar 30 (12 weeks)
- 12 weeks
- CRN 44431
- $794.00
Class meeting times
| Dates | Days | Times | Locations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 12 - Mar 30 | Thu | 18:00 - 21:45 | Burnaby SE12 Rm. 323 |
Instructor
D'Arcy Smith
Course outline
Cost
$794.00
Important information
- Departmental approval needed
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1. Please email cstbtech@bcit.ca for departmental approval. Include your full name, student number (A0#), course number (e.g. COMP 7000), and CRN #. 2. This is a CST BTech course. CST BTech courses are also open to non-bachelor program students, if approval is granted by the BTech Program Head. 3. CST Bachelor of Technology program students have up to seven (7) years to complete the program starting from the date of their first technical degree-level course or the date of acceptance to the CST BTech program, whichever comes first.
Status
In Progress
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Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Configure and set-up TCP/IP security applications on Linux-based LANs.
- Design and implement complete and functional Linux firewalls.
- Deploy Intrusion detection tools in a network.
- Conduct detailed and extensive tests to verify firewall and IDS functionality.
- Use logs produced by various security tools to conduct security audits on a network.
- Design a defensive Perimeter solution (defence-in-depth) for a Network.
- Configure a custom Linux kernel for security and deploy it.
- Take measure to protect against information theft and Cyberwarfare.
Effective as of Winter 2019
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