NETWORK SECURITY NWS620S
COURSE OVERVIEW
LECTURER: MERCY BERE-CHITAURO
CONTENTS
Introduction to lecturer
 Introduction to course
 Pre-requisites
 Announcements
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INTRODUCTION
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hps_-5Ev1-U
INTRODUCTION TO LECTURER
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I am Mercy Bere- Chitauro Lecturer in the
department of Computer Science
BSc in Computer Science and Mathematics from the
University Of Zimbabwe
MIT Information Technology from Polytechnic of
Namibia
PhD candidate Polytechnic of Namibia
CCNA and CCNP Industry Certified
CCNA Instructor
CCNA Security Instructor
CCNP Instructor
Office 17, IT House, 5 Storch Street
Phone 207-2039, email: mbere@polytechnic.edu.na
Consultation time: TBA
ACTIVITY
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Students Introduction
COURSE OBJECTIVES
Describe the enhancements made to IPv4 by
IPSec;
 Identify protocols used to enhance Internet
communication, and choose the appropriate
protocol for a particular case;
 Analyse threats, vulnerabilities, Intrusions,
intrusion detection and prevention;
 Discuss the fundamental concepts of
cryptography;
 Summarise the strengths and weaknesses
associated with different approaches to security;
 Appraise cyber hacking culture and discuss
recent successful security attacks.
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HOW THE COURSE IS TAUGHT
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This course covers 120 notional hours, split into:
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The theory lecture will be delivered centrally to all
students.
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Theory Lectures :13 hours,
Practical sessions: 26 hours,
Tutorials:13 hours
Independent study: 68 hours,
Part time: Monday 20:00hrs in room 402 lecture block
Full time: Thursday 15:00hrs in Auditorium 3
For the practical tutorial you need to join a practical
group
For the self study you will be given assignments, labs,
and homework. Visit NSW620S on the Polytechnic elearning platform or the ITSYS (10.100.255.16) server
for the latest versions.
HOW THE COURSE IS ASSESSED
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This is an examination-based course. All 120 notional
hours will be assessed.
The semester mark counts for 50%, divided as follows
1 theory test, Covering all the theory topics from the
beginning to the previous week of the test(including
assignments and homework)
 1 practical test, covering the practical topics from the
beginning to the previous week of the test(including
assignments and homework)
 2 theory quizzes Covering all the theory topics from the
beginning to the previous week before the quiz
 1 practical assignment,
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test dates, times and venues
available in the course outline and in
the next slide
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The exam mark counts for 50%. The exam will contain
theoretical and practical questions.
IMPORTANT DATES
Date
Important Information
Venue and time
7 September 2015
Theory Test – Part time
Room 402 at 20:00hrs
10 September 2015
Theory Test – Full time
Auditorium 3 at 15:00hrs
24 September2015
Case study date
IT House, 5 Storch Street
25 September 2015
Practical test
IT labs
9 October 2015
Supplementary Test
IT labs
SEMESTER MARK WEIGHTS
Assessment
Weight
Theory Test
25
Theory quiz
5
Theory Quiz
5
Practical test
25
Tutorial activities
10
Project
25
Attendance
5
Total:
100%
HOW TO PASS
Take notes during the lecture. Reading slides
from the lectures is not enough!!!.
 Be punctual for lectures and tests.
 Attend Practical lectures.
 Complete all tutorial questions, homework
and case studies. If you get stuck, look for help
from: (books, your fellow students, the Internet,
the lecturers, in this order)
 Study the recommended reading material to an
extent that you can write an essay about the
topic without referring to the reading material
again
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PACKET TRACER
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labs will be done on packet
tracer.
 Packet tracer is a cisco simulation
software for basic configurations
 It is installed in IT labs 1-11
PREREQUISITES
NWS620S directly depends on IT Systems
Security ISS610S and Introduction to Computer
Networking ICN511S
 Remind yourself about what you learnt in these
courses if you have forgotten
 Most lab exercises and tutorials exercises will not
be marked. Still you should solve (and
understand) all of them.
 Time will always be against you: keep up-todate with the subject at all times.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
All announcements will be posted on isnotes,
moodle, PON E-learning platform and repeated
in class.
 DO NOT COME TO MY OFFICE TO
ENQUIRE ABOUT TESTS , ASSIGNMENTS
OR ANYTHING ELSE THAT WOULD HAVE
BEEN POSTED ON ISNOTES OR ONLINE
OR ANNOUNCED IN CLASS
 IF YOU WERE NOT IN CLASS AT THE
TIME OF THE ANNOUNCEMENT. TOUGH
LUCK!!!!!!
 REMINDER YOU NEED TO ATTEND AT
LEAST 80% OF ALL LECTURES
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GENERAL RULES
Quiz will not be announced
 There will be no supplementary for missing the
quiz
 Do not call course coordinator’s private mobile
number
 Any submission that exceeded its deadline will
not be accepted.
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FOOD FOR THOUGHT
http://spectrum.ieee.org/telecom/security/t
he-real-story-of-stuxnet
ACTIVITY
Take a piece of paper
 State your degree program
 State what you expect to learn in Network
Security
 Describe briefly what you expect to learn from
the Lecturer
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END
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Any questions?