Overview

This unit of study aims to introduce you to the issues of security in modern networks.

Requisites

Prerequisites
TNE30009 Network Security and Resilience

Rule
TNE10006 Networks and Switching
OR
COS20012 Data Communications and Security

Teaching Periods
Location
Start and end dates
Last self-enrolment date
Census date
Last withdraw without fail date
Results released date
Semester 1
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
26-February-2024
26-May-2024
Last self-enrolment date
10-March-2024
Census date
31-March-2024
Last withdraw without fail date
12-April-2024
Results released date
02-July-2024
Teaching Period 2
Location
Online
Start and end dates
08-July-2024
06-October-2024
Last self-enrolment date
21-July-2024
Census date
02-August-2024
Last withdraw without fail date
23-August-2024
Results released date
29-October-2024

Learning outcomes

Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:

  • Describe the threats to network security and their defences (K3)
  • Formulate an organisational security policy (S1, S2, A2)
  • Plan the implementation of a security policy using technologies such as firewalls, VPNs, Intrusion Detection Systems, and authentication systems (S1, S2, A2)
  • Conduct encryption of simple messages using public key and secret key techniques (K3)
  • Describe techniques used in dealing with Denial of Service Attacks (K3)
  • Describe the operation of the major security protocols (K3)
  • Describe the security issues relating to wireless technologies (K3)

Teaching methods

Hawthorn

Type Hours per week Number of weeks Total (number of hours)
On-campus
Lecture		3.00 12 weeks 36
On-campus
Class		1.00 12 weeks 12
On-campus
Lab		1.00 12 weeks 12
Unspecified Activities
Independent Learning		7.50 12 weeks 90
TOTAL150

Sarawak

Type Hours per week Number of weeks Total (number of hours)
Online
Directed Online Learning and Independent Learning		12.50 12 weeks 150
On-campus
Lecture		3.00 12 weeks 36
On-campus
Class		1.00 12 weeks 12
On-campus
Lab		1.00 12 weeks 12
Unspecified Activities
Independent Learning		7.50 12 weeks 90
TOTAL300

Assessment

Type Task Weighting ULO's
Case StudyGroup 20% 1,2,3 
ExaminationIndividual 50% 1,2,3,4,5,6,7 
Laboratory ReportIndividual 20% 1,3,4,6 
Mid-Semester TestIndividual 10% 1,2,3,5 

Hurdle

As the minimum requirements of assessment to pass a unit and meet all ULOs to a minimum standard, an undergraduate student must have achieved:

(i) an aggregate mark of 50% or more, and(ii) at least 40% in the final exam.Students who do not successfully achieve hurdle requirement (ii) will receive a maximum of 45% as the total mark for the unit.

Content

  • Threats to network security
  • Security policy
  • Firewalls
  • Cryptography
  • Virtual Private Networks
  • Intrusion Detection Systems
  • Authentication Systems
  • Wireless Security

Study resources

Reading materials

A list of reading materials and/or required textbooks will be available in the Unit Outline on Canvas.