ITSY-2330 Intrusion Detection: Ethical Hacking


Philip Cupina

Credit Spring 2024


Section(s)

ITSY-2330-002 (76410)
LEC MW 5:30pm - 6:45pm DIL DLS DIL

LAB MW 6:45pm - 7:30pm DIL DLS DIL

Course Requirements

Computer information systems security monitoring, intrusion detection, and crisis management. Includes alarm management, signature configuration, sensor configuration, and troubleshooting components. Emphasizes identifying, resolving, and documenting network crises and activating the response team.

 

Pre-requisite:  ITSY 2300 and ITSY 2301.


Readings

Approved Course Texts/Readings:

HANDS-ON ETHICAL HACKING AND NETWORK DEFENSE 4th Edition  Robert S. Wilson, Michael T. Simpson, Nicholas Antill, ISBN-13: 9780357509814.  Book included with Cengage Subscription


Course Subjects

To introduce students to a broad range of network intrusion, prevention and detection topics including implementation and testing of IDS security plan, security monitoring, intrusion detection, alarm management, analysis of events and trends, and crisis management.


Student Learning Outcomes/Learning Objectives

Course Objectives / Learning Outcomes:

  1. Determine which network systems are alive (reconnaissance)
  2. Discover which operating system software is used on a network, which patches have not been updated, etc. (enumeration)
  3. Identify which TCP and UDP services are running, listening, or established on the network (port scan)
  4. Create IDS sensors and attach them to network (snort)
  5. Detect, identify, resolve and document network intrusions
  6. Detect privilege escalation, remote control, keyloggers, rootkits, etc.
  7. Discover rouge wireless access points, sniffers, or VPNs on network
  8. Monitor and evaluate audit logs and set administrative alerts
  9. Deploy, implement and test IDS security plan

Schedule

ITSY 2330 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

Watch the movie Zero Days and submit assignment

Read Chapter 1,2
 

Week 2

Jan 22, 24

Lecture Chapter 1-  Quiz Chap 1 (Mon)

Lecture: Chapter 2- TCP/IP Concepts

Quiz Chapter 2 (Wed)

Lab #1

Read Chapter 3

Turn in Chapter 1 & 2 Homework

 

Week 3

Jan 29, 31

Lecture:  Chapter 3 – Network and Computer Attacks

Quiz Chapter 3

Lab #2

 

Read Chapter 4

Turn in Chapter 3 Homework

 

Week 4

Feb 5, 7

Lecture:  Chapter  4- Footprinting and Social Engineering

Quiz Chapter 4

Lab # 3

 

Read Chapter 5

Turn in Chapter 4 Homework

 

Week 5

Feb 12, 14

Lecture:  Chapter  5- Port Scanning

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- Enumeration Quiz Chapter 6

Lab #6

Read Chapter 7

Turn in Chapter 6 Homework

Week 8

Mar 4, 6

Lecture: Chapter 7- Programming for Security Professionals, 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-Desktop and Server OS Vulnerabilities, Quiz Chapter 8, Lab #8

 

Read Chapter 9

 Turn in Chapter 8 Homework

Week 10

Mar 25, 27

Lecture: Chapter 9 Embedded Operating Systems: The Hidden Threat,Quiz Chapter  9

Review Chap 6-9

 Turn in Chapter 9 Homework

 

Week 11

Apr 1, 3

Review for Exam #2 Chap 6-9, Lab #9

Review Chap 6-9

Read Chapter 10

 

Week 12

Apr 8, 10

 Exam #2 Chapters 6-9 (Monday)

Lecture: Chapter 10 –Hacking Web Servers, Quiz Chapter 10 Review of Exam #2

Turn in  ALL Labs

Read Chapter 11

Turn in Chapter 10 Homework

Week 13

Apr 15, 17

Lecture:  Chapter 11- Hacking Wireless Networks, Quiz

Read Chapter 12, 13

Turn in Chapter 11 Homework

Week 14

Apr 22, 24

Tuesday: Lecture: Chapter 12- Ctyptography, Quiz

Lecture: Chapter 13- Network Protection Systems, Quiz

Read Chapter 12, 13

Turn in Chapter 11 & 12 Homework

Prepare for presentations

 

Week 15

Apr 29, May 1

Presentations!

Review for final Exam

Turn in Chapter 11and 12 Homework

 

Week 16

May 6, 8

Exam #3 Chapters 10-13 (Monday) If presentations are completed then Exam will be on Monday.

Review of Exam

Study for Exam #3

Turn in ALL Labs

 


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Published: 01/15/2024 09:02:05