1. Network Security I M.C. Juan Carlos Olivares Rojas Course Syllabus jcolivares@itesm.edu.mx January, 2009

2. Outline Introduction Topics Evaluation Recommendations References

3. Introduction Actually the network security topics are very important for the organizations, because interconnectivity is a fundamental activity in the computer environments. The principal human activity is communication, this is the reason because security in computer networks is very important In this course we will study a lot of attacks related with information security through different points of view.

4. Introduction  In this course we will study a lot of attacks related with information security through different points of view. Also, we will study the computer network vulnerabilities and we will knows the best practices for management the information technologies in the organizations.  The course duration is 100 hours; It's divided in 4 modules and 20 activities. All activities are 5 hours of duration.

5. Topics 1. Cybernetic Attacks 1.1. Introduction to cybernetic attacks 1.2. Malicious code 1.3. Denial of Services 1.4. Social Engineering, scanning and information retrieval 1.5. Another kinds of attacks

6. Topics 2. Firewall. 2.1. Firewalls Advantages and Disadvantages 2.2. Host bastion 2.3. Packet Filtering 2.4. Proxy Servers 2.5. Stateful Inspection

7. Topics 3. Computer Networks Vulnerabilities 3.1. Evaluation of Computer Networks Vulnerabilities 3.2. Well-Know Tools 3.3. Vulnerabilities Administration 3.4. Vulnerabilities in Open Systems 3.5. Vulnerabilities in Proprietary Systems

8. Topics 4. Secure Architectures 4.1. Perimeter Security and Basic Frontier 4.2. DMZ Architecture (Demilitarized Zone) 4.3. Dual Firewall with DMZ 4.4. Simple Mode and High Availability 4.5. Security Zones

9. Evaluation The grades are obtained with the official blackboard course. All the activities: exercises and homeworks must be delivery the next class by E-mail or CD/DVD. The activities which are not qualifying will be considered in the quiz or in the partial project report. The activities average will add 10 point in one of this especial activities.

10. Recommendations The advisory hours should be Wednesday, Thursday and Friday at 9-10 a.m. The advisory should be by E-mail, Instant Messenger or by another electronics media E-mail: jcolivares@itesm.mxjcolivares@itesm.mx MSN: juancarlosolivares@hotmail.comjuancarlosolivares@hotmail.com Skype: juancarlosolivares

11. References ISACA. (2007). Preparation Manual for the Exam. CISA 2007. ISBN: 1933284668 Harris, S. CISSP All in one Exam Guide. Third Edition. United States: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media, 2006. ISBN: 0072257121.

12. Questions?