Introduction to Course

Network Security

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Objectives of the
Topic
• After completing this
topic, a student will
be able to
– get motivated,
describe learning
outcomes and
describe the text
and references
books.
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Motivation
• Before the
widespread use of
data processing
equipment, security
of information was
provided primarily by
physical and
administrative means.
• E.g. rugged filing
cabinets with locks
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• Requirements for
information security
have undergone two
major changes:
• a) As the computers
were introduced, a
need for protecting
information stored on
the shared computers
was felt – Computer
Security.
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• b) As networks and
communications
facilities for carrying
data from one
computer to another
were introduced, a
need for protecting
data during their
transmission was felt
– Network or Internet
security.

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Stored data:
• Business data must
not be leaked to
competitors
• Personal information
• Copyrighted software

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Security Violations:
Some Examples
• User A transmits a file
to user B. User C, who
is not authorized to
read the file, is able to
capture a copy of the
file during its
transmission –
eavesdropping

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• User D transmits a
message to a
computer E. User F
intercepts the
message, alters its
contents and then
forwards the message
to E, which accepts
the message as
coming from D – Man-
in-the-middIe Attacks.

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• It is also possible that
user F constructs its
own message and
transmits that
message to E as if it
had come from
computer D.

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Some Other
Common attacks
• Cryptanalysis
• Password Pilfering
• Intrusion
• Denial of Service
Attacks
• Malicious software

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Security Breaches
can result in
• Financial loss for
corporations
• Theft of intellectual
property
• Lawsuits
• Threat to public safety

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• The field of network
and Internet security
consists of measures
to deter, prevent,
detect, and correct
security violations
that involve the
transmission of
information.

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Required Books
• W. Stallings, “Network
Security Essentials:
Applications and
Standards”, Pearson
Education, 2014
• “CCNA Security 1.1
Student Packet Tracer
Manual ” Cisco
Networking Academy,
2012
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Reference Books
• W. Stallings,
“Cryptography and
Network Security
Principles and
Practice”, Pearson
Education, 2014

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Course Composition:
Two parts
• Part 1 will provide a
practical survey of
network security
applications and
standards.
• It has been sub-
divided into 3
subparts.

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Subpart1:
Cryptography
• Symmetric Encryption
principles
• Public-Key
Cryptography and
message
authentication

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Subpart2: Network
Security Applications
• Key distribution and
user authentication
• Network Access
Control and cloud
Security
• Transport-level
Security
• Wireless Net. Security

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Subpart2: Network
Security Applications
• Electronic Mail
Security
• IP Security

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Subpart3: System
Security
• Malicious Software
• Intrusions
• Firewalls

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• In Part 2, we will
perform lab
experiments to
configure networks
employing Cisco
components for
various security
aspects.
• Packet Tracer will be
used.

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Grading Policy
• Assignments + Quizzes
= 15%
• Mid Term Exam = 35%
• Final Term Exam =
50%

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