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Information Security I

NWS 129 · Semester 2

2 credits · 18 learning units

Lessons

Start with the foundations, study the topics, then practise and complete an independent project. These are learning plans; full tutorials and interactive checks are still being authored.

Subunit titles retain the curriculum’s original language.

Start here

  1. Lesson 1Assets, threats, vulnerabilities and risk

Curriculum topics

  1. Lesson 2OSI and TCP/IP Protocol Models
  2. Lesson 3Information Security Principles
  3. Lesson 4Threat Actors, Attack Surfaces, and Threat Modeling
  4. Lesson 5Fundamental Security and Defense Principles
  5. Lesson 6Physical Security and Asset Protection
  6. Lesson 7Device Hardening and Secure Configuration
  7. Lesson 8Network Attack Taxonomy
  8. Lesson 9Denial-of-Service Attacks and Mitigation
  9. Lesson 10Malware and Advanced Threats
  10. Lesson 11Internet Infrastructure Security
  11. Lesson 12Web Application Security
  12. Lesson 13Broadcast Network Security
  13. Lesson 14Security Assessment Standards and Frameworks
  14. Lesson 15Assessment Scoping, Authorization, and Rules of Engagement
  15. Lesson 16Vulnerability Assessment Lifecycle

Put it into practice

  1. Lesson 17Guided laboratory and troubleshooting

Work independently

  1. Lesson 18Independent project and review
Curriculum source

HND CURRICULUM-NETWORK AND SECURITY.pdf · NWS 129 · Course table: p. 9 · Outline pages: 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118