31252 Network Security

Requisite(s): 31277 Routing and Internetworks

Network security is a major issue for enterprises, with breaches of security possibly being punished by legal sanctions, financial loss, or loss of customer confidence.

This subject consolidates the student's understanding of security by considering security principles from both a people management and a technical perspective.

Topics covered include security appliances such as firewalls, proxies, and Intrusion Detection Systems; security services such as confidentiality, integrity and authentication; and technologies such as IPSec, SSL, etc.

Students doing this subject are well placed to contribute to the security solution of a modern organisation.