DM586: Networks and Cybersecurity
Study Board of Science
Teaching language: Danish or English depending on the teacher, but English if international students are enrolled
EKA: N330074102
Assessment: Second examiner: External
Grading: 7-point grading scale
Offered in: Odense
Offered in: Autumn
Level: Bachelor
STADS ID (UVA): N330074101
ECTS value: 7.5
Date of Approval: 02-03-2023
Duration: 1 semester
Version: Archive
Comment
Entry requirements
Academic preconditions
Students taking the course are expected to: Have knowledge of programming, for example by having followed DM574.
Course introduction
The purpose of this course is to give an understanding of the issues involved in networks and in computer security, for prevention and detection of security problems.
The course builds on the knowledge acquired in the course DM574, and gives an academic basis for studying the topics DM510, that are part of the degree.
In relation to the competence profile of the degree it is the explicit focus of the course to:
- Give competence to. handle complex and development-oriented situations in academic and work settings and identify their own learning needs and to structure own learning in different learning environments
- Give skills to: make and justify decisions within the subject area, describe, formulate, and communicate problems and results to either peers and non-specialists or partners and users
- Provide knowledge about: principles for the design of computer hardware and operating systems, including distributed and parallel systems
Expected learning outcome
The learning objective of the course is that the student demonstrates the ability to:
- Explain basic network concepts and the structure of the internet
- Use sockets for network communication in applications
- Explain functionality and interfaces for the application layer of the TCP/IP model and the functionality of DNS
- Explain functionality and interfaces for the transport layer of the TCP/IP model and the difference between UDP and TCP
- Explain functionality and interfaces for the network layer of the TCP/IP model and explain basic routing algorithms, and routing in the internet.
- Explain functionality and interfaces for the link layer of the TCP/IP model, including error detection and correction.
- Explain characteristic differences between wireless and non-wireless networks.
- Use a packet-sniffer to analyze network traffic.
- Explain the concepts behind and applications of both symmetric and public key cryptography.
Explain concepts behind and implementation of the following:
- Digital certificates and signatures
- Key distribution and user authentication.
- Transport level security.
- IpSec and VPN
- Wireless network security.
- Electronic mail security.
- The problems causing recent security holes in software in contact with networks.
- Describe tools and methods used in penetration testing / hacking and its effects
- Explain techniques used to detect and prevent intruders and malicious software.
- Describe different types of firewalls, and their strengths and weaknesses..
Content
The following main topics are contained in the course: Layers in networks, basic network concepts, the TCP/IP model, network protocols, basic cryptography (symmetric and public key), key distribution and user authentication, transport level security, wireless network security, electronic mail security, intruders, malicious software, firewalls, penetration testing.
Literature
Examination regulations
Exam element a)
Timing
Autumn and January
Tests
Portfolio
EKA
N330074102
Assessment
Second examiner: External
Grading
7-point grading scale
Identification
Student Identification Card
Language
Normally, the same as teaching language
Duration
Written examination: 3 hours
Examination aids
Laptop, books and notes may be used. Internet access is not permitted.
More detailed description of the exam rules will be published on the course page in islearning.
More detailed description of the exam rules will be published on the course page in islearning.
ECTS value
7.5
Additional information
Portfolio exam consisting of: a written examination and a number of assignments with an overall evaluation.
Re-exam is changed to oral exam if there are 9 or fewer students enrolled. The oral exam will be in topics that are known in advance. Follow-up questions for the presented topic and other topics from the course.
Indicative number of lessons
Teaching Method
At the faculty of science, teaching is organized after the three-phase model ie. intro, training and study phase. These teaching activities are reflected in an estimated allocation of the workload of an average student as follows:
- Intro phase (lectures) - 39 hours
- Training phase: 26 hours, including 26 hours tutorials
The intro phase facilitates an introduction to new material and topics, which in the skills training phase are processed with exercises prepared at home and discussed in class to validate the acquired knowledge.
Activities during the study phase: Reading from text books, solving homeworks and applying acquired knowledge to practical projects.
Teacher responsible
Additional teachers
Timetable
Administrative Unit
Team at Educational Law & Registration
Offered in
Recommended course of study
Transition rules
Transitional arrangements describe how a course replaces another course when changes are made to the course of study.
If a transitional arrangement has been made for a course, it will be stated in the list.
See transitional arrangements for all courses at the Faculty of Science.