Title: Network Security Fundamentals
1Network Security Fundamentals
2Instructor Buddy Spisak
- Office Hours
- After Mondays class in BS153
- Frequently, Im working course work in BS143
after 6 p.m. - I am also available through Email or you can chat
with me using Microsofts Windows Messenger (when
I am available). - Phone (916) 569-3100 x14162 or (800) 486-8162
x14162 - Email spisakj_at_crc.losrios.edu (put CISS310 in
the subject line). The turn around time for most
Email is about one to two days. Be sure to
include your name in each Email so that I can
identify who you are and what the Email is about. - Course Web page http//blackboard.losrios.edu/
- Instructor Web page http//crc.losrios.edu/spisa
kj/ - Microsoft Messenger You can also add me to you
contact list for Windows Messenger. You can use
my Email address to find me.
3Course Details
- Class Credits 3 units
- Prerequisite CISN 304 or CISN 330
- Lecture Online
- Lab Hours
- Monday 700 to 915 p.m.
- Accepted for Credit CSU
4Required Textbook
- Security Guide to Networking Fundamentals,
Second Edition - Author Mark Ciampa
- Publisher Thomson Course Technology
- ISBN 0-619-21566-6 or ISBN-13 978-0-619-21566-8
5Optional Textbook
Lab Manual for Security Guide to Networking
Fundamentals, Second Edition Author Paul
Cretaro Publisher Thomson Course
Technology ISBN 0-619-21536-4 or ISBN-13
978-0-619-21536-1
6Optional Materials
- 3-1/2 floppies or a flash drive to store your
work for the class.
7Course Description
- Organizations today are linking their information
systems across enterprise-wide networks and
Virtual Private Networks, as well as increasing
their exposure to the Internet. Each connection
magnifies the vulnerability to unauthorized
access. This course provides the fundamental
knowledge needed to analyze risks to the system
and implement a workable security policy that
protects information assets from potential
intrusion, damage or theft. Students will learn
which countermeasures to deploy to thwart
potential attacks. This course will also prepare
students for CompTIA's Security Exam.
8Student Learning Outcomes and Course Objectives
- As a result of completing this course, you will
be able to - Provide students with a fundamental understanding
of network security principles and
implementation. - Provide students with an understanding of the
technologies used and the principles involved in
creating a secure computer networking
environment. - Provide students with the knowledge of
authentication as well as the types of attacks
and malicious code that may be used against a
network. - Give students the skills to prevent/correct
threats and provide them with various
countermeasures for e-mail, web applications,
remote access, and file and print services. - Introduce students to intrusion detection
systems, firewalls, and physical security
concepts.
9Student Obligations
- It is important that you understand what is
expected of you in this course. - Refer to the Syllabus if you have any questions.
10Attendance
- Since this course is an online-hybrid class, only
attendance at the On-Campus Orientation on
January 29, 2007 and the Final Exam on April 23,
2007 is required. There will be weekly lab time
on campus, and it is up to you to complete the
lab assignments during the lab time or at home. - Doing the labs themselves is not optional but
doing them at the college can be. - I will be giving credit for students attending
the lab On-Campus. - Typically each week we will be covering two
chapters in your textbook. - Attendance for the On-Campus Final Exam is
required. Photo identification is required at
the time of the exam to verify your identity.
11Quizzes
- Each week there will be a quiz that will test you
on the material covered. - It is open book and open notes.
- You can take the quiz multiple times to improve
you score, but be aware that the questions may
change each time you take quiz and that you last
quiz score will be the one counted as your grade. - Each quiz is worth 20 points.
12Discussion Board
- I want everyone to take a pro-active approach to
learning this material. This includes using the
discussion board to ask questions and also answer
other students questions. I will be posting
questions to further your understanding of the
material. - I expect each student to post at least two times
in a discussion board item. - You can accomplish this task by asking questions
about the current discussion topic or by
responding to existing questions. - My expectation from you is that you will write at
least two to three sentence responses that add
substance to the discussion. - Each discussion board item is worth 20 points.
13Labs
- We will be spending a lot of time working on lab
activities. Each lab assignment has review
questions that you will need to answer in
Blackboard in order for you to receive points for
that assignment. - You are responsible for making sure that your
instructor receives your lab review. - Each lab assignment is worth 30 points.
14Final Exam
- The final exam will consist of two parts. One
part will be a hands-on practical demonstration
of assigned tasks and the other part will be an
exam taken in Blackboard. - The final exam will be on Monday, April 23, 2007.
- I will be having a review session the week before
to help you.
15Due Dates
- Unless noted, all assignments will be submitted
in Blackboard under the Weekly Assignments
link. - If, for any reason, you cannot access Blackboard
or are unable to submit the assignment on time,
please Email it to me instead so that you are not
penalized for being late. - Quizzes and the discussion board items cannot be
taken past their due date. - If you miss a quiz and you want to make up
points, you can take advantage of the extra
credit assignments posted in Blackboard. - Everyone is welcome to work on the extra credit
assignments. Typically, they are five to ten
points each, depending on the difficulty of the
assignment.
16Late Work
- Unless noted all assignments are due on Sunday by
midnight each week. - I have identified the due dates in the course
schedule. - Late work will be accepted ONLY if you have
contacted me prior to the due date either by
Email or voice mail. - In general, late work is due the next week, and
no late assignments may be turned in after one
week from the original due date regardless of the
reason. - For every day an assignment is late, you will
lose 10 of its grade.
17Plagiarism Policy/Cheating
- Plagiarism
- It is inappropriate, and a violation of academic
policy, to copy information from any source
(including, but not limited to, textbooks,
magazine articles, newspaper articles and
Internet articles) without giving proper credit
to the author by using standard quotation
procedures such as in-line quotes, footnotes,
endnotes, etc. Quotes may not exceed 25 of the
assignments total length. - You will receive no credit (0 points) for any
assignment that copies any material from any
other source without giving proper credit to the
author(s). Repeated offenders of this policy are
subject to academic discipline as outlined in the
polices published by the college. - Cheating
- Students who cheat will receive a failing grade
for the course. (see CRC 2006-07 College
Catalog, p. 41.)
18Dropping
- Students are responsible for dropping the course.
19Email/Discussion Board Etiquette
- Every student will be required to have an Email
account. - I will not tolerate rude and demeaning comments
or Emails to anyone in this class. Please keep
you comments and Emails topic-related. - If I determine that a comment or Email to anyone
else in the class is rude or demeaning, I will
warn you once. If you behavior continues to be
unacceptable, I will refer you to the
administration of the college for disciplinary
action.
20Personal Belongings
- No food or drinks are allowed in the classroom.
- All cell phones, beepers, and pagers, etc. should
be turned off or set to vibrate. - Any telephone calls need to be taken outside.
21Disabilities
- If you have a documented disability and wish to
discuss academic accommodations, please contact
after class or contact the Office of Disable
Student Programs and Services at 691-7275 as soon
as possible.
22Online Course Responsibilities
- This course requires significant self-motivation.
You must not get behind. Labs and weekly
assignments can take up to eight hours to finish.
Please dont try to finish them in one day. Not
all activities are created equal. Some may take
a bit longer than others. - You would normally spend 3 hours per week in
class for this course total of 54 hours. Allow
yourself at least 8 hours per week to complete
the activities online, including the time spent
writing for the postings to the class discussion
board. You should plan additional time to read
the textbook and study for the quizzes. - Some people believe this is a much easier way to
study this subject than an on-campus framework
because they love to read and avoid the parking
problems. Others feel very intimidated at first.
Be patient as you work your way through the
activities.
23Using Blackboard
- How to log in
- You will not be able to participate in the online
portion of your class using Los Rios Online until
you have enrolled in your course through your
college's registration system. - Students registered as of the first day of the
term should already have Los Rios Online accounts
and be linked to the classes in which they are
enrolled. - To log on to your Blackboard account, open your
web browser and go to the following URL
http//blackboard.losrios.edu - Your User Name is the letter w followed by your
Student ID Example w0123456 - Your default password is your birthday in the
format MMDDYYYY Example Birthday is June 12,
1974 then password 06121974
24Grading
Point System There are 1000 total assigned
points. Grade Ranges A 1000-900, B899-800,
C799-700, D699-600, F599-0
25Sample Schedule
26Conclusion
- Log into Blackboard and take the Orientation
Quiz. It is due on Sunday, February 4, 2007. - Go to the Discussion Board (DB 1) and introduce
yourself to the class. - Registered students for the class have access to
Blackboard and can log into the campus network. - Email any questions you might have to me.