ITSY-2301 Firewalls and Network Security

Philip Cupina

Credit Spring 2024

Section(s)

ITSY-2301-002 (76408)
LEC MW 9:30am - 10:30am DIL DLS DIL

LAB MW 10:30am - 11:15am DIL DLS DIL

Course Requirements

:  Identify elements of firewall design, types of security threats and responses to security attacks. Use best practices to design, implement, and monitor a network security plan. Examine security incident postmortem reporting and ongoing network security activities.

 

Pre-requisite:  ITNW 2321 and ITSY 1300

Readings

Approved Course Texts/Readings:

Network Security, Firewalls, and VPN’s by Michael J. Stewart/ Denise Kinsey 3rd edition ISBN 13 – 978184183658

Cisco ASA: All-in-one Next generation Firewall, IPS, and VPN Services by Omar Santos / Jazib Frahim  ISBN 13 - 9781587143076

Course Subjects

This course will have 75% lecture and 25% laboratory. 

This is a synchronous online class that will provide students with security methodologies pertaining to networks.

The CIS open labs are available for students for work outside of scheduled lab time. 

Student Learning Outcomes/Learning Objectives

Course Objectives / Learning Outcomes: 

  1. Identify and assess current and anticipated security risks and vulnerabilities
  2. Develop a network security plan and policies
  3. Configure and maintain Cisco ASA 5505 to meet requirements outlined in security policies
  4. Configure dynamic and static network address translation
  5. Create ACLs to filter traffic through the firewall
  6. Establish a VPN to allow IPSec remote access traffic
  7. Filter web content
  8. Protect network from internal and external threats
  9. Control enterprise network traffic
  10. Monitor, evaluate and test security conditions and environment
  11. Monitor, report and resolve security problems

Schedule

ITSY 2301 Schedule
Dates are subject to change
The Instructor Reserves the Right to Make Schedule Changes

Week 1

Jan 17

Introduction to the course
Explanation and Discussion of Syllabus

Fill out Computer Studies Student Information Form

Review requirements for successful course navigation

Read Chapter 1
 

Week 2

Jan 22, 24

Lecture Chapter 1-  Quiz Chap 1 (Mon)

Fundamentals of Network Security

Lecture Chapter 2 Network Security Threats Quiz Chapter 2 (Wed)

Lab #1

Read Chapter 3

Turn in Chapter 1 & 2 Homework

Install VM desktop and GNS3

 

Week 3

Jan 29, 31

Lecture:  Chapter 3 – Common Network Topologies and Infrastructure

Quiz Chapter 3

Lab #2

 

Read Chapter 4

Turn in Chapter 3 Homework

 

Week 4

Feb 5, 7

Lecture:  Chapter  4- Network Design Considerations

Quiz Chapter 4

Lab # 3

 

Read Chapter 5

Turn in Chapter 4 Homework

 

Week 5

Feb 12, 14

Lecture:  Chapter  5- Firewall Fundamentals

Lab #4

Review for Exam #1 Chapters 1-5

Read Chapter 6

Turn in Chapter 5 Homework

 

Week 6

Feb 19, 21

Exam #1 Chapters 1-5 (Monday)

Review of Exam #1, Lab #5

Review Chap 1-5

Turn in all labs

Read Chapter 6

Week 7

Feb 26, 28

Lecture: Chapter 6- Firewall Implementation Chapter 6

Lab #6

Read Chapter 7

Turn in Chapter 6 Homework

Week 8

Mar 4, 6

Lecture: Chapter 7- Firewall Deployment Considerations, Quiz Chapter 7

Lab #7

Read Chapter 8

Turn in Chapter 7 Homework

 

Mar 11, 13

Spring Break

 

Week 9

Mar 18, 20

Lecture: Chapter 8-Configuring Firewalls, Quiz Chapter 8, Lab #8

Read Chapter 9

 Turn in Chapter 8 Homework

Week 10

Mar 25, 27

Lecture: Chapter 9 VPN fundamentals, Quiz Chapter  9, Lab 9

Read Chapter 10

 Turn in Chapter 9 Homework

 

Week 11

Apr 1, 3

Lecture: Chapter 10 VPN management, Quiz Chapter  10

Review for Exam #2 Chap 6-10

Review Chap 6-10

Turn in Chapter 10 homework

Read Chapter 11

 

Week 12

Apr 8, 10

 Exam #2 Chapters 6-10 (Monday)

Lecture: Chapter 11 –VPN Technologies, Quiz Chapter 10 Review of Exam #2

Turn in  ALL Labs

Read Chapter 12

Turn in Chapter 11 Homework

Week 13

Apr 15, 17

Lecture:  Chapter 12- VPN Implementation, Quiz Chapter 12, Lab 12

Read Chapter 13

Turn in Chapter 12 Homework

Week 14

Apr 22, 24

Lecture: Chapter 13- Implementing Security Management, Quiz

Chapter 13, Lab 13

Read Chapter 14, 15

Turn in Chapter 13 Homework

 

Week 15

Apr 29, May 1

Lecture: Chapter 14- Best Practices, Quiz

Chapter 14

Wednesday:  Lecture Chapter 15: Emerging Technology Review for Exam #3

Review for final Exam

Turn in Chapter 14and 15 Homework

 

Week 16

May 6, 8

Exam #3 Chapters 11-14 (Monday).

Review of Exam

Study for Exam #3

Turn in ALL Labs

 

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Published: 01/15/2024 08:53:36