COURSE DESCRIPTION

NAME OF INSTITUTION	Lahore Garrison University
PROGRAM (S) TO BE EVALUATED	Computer Science , Fall 2021

Course Description : Provides an introduction and overview of information security/assurance for incoming students. This course will enhance technical, communication, problem solving and teaming skills, as students relate to the study of Information Security and Information Assurance. This course will cover an introduction to cryptography, intrusion detection systems, data firewalls, malicious software, information operations and warfare, and denial of service attacks, regulations, law and governance.

Course Code	CSC736
Course Title	Network Security
Credit Hours	3
Prerequisites by Course(s) and Topics	N/A
Assessment Instruments with Weights (homework, quizzes, midterms, final, programming assignments, lab work, etc.)	SESSIONAL (Quizzes, Assignments, Presentations) =25 % Midterm Exam =25 % Final Exam = 50%
Course Coordinator	Dr. Ishtiaque Mahmood
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Textbook (or Laboratory Manual for Laboratory Courses)	Principles of Information Security Michael E. Whitman, Herbert J. Mattord
Reference Material	Computer Security: Art and Science, Matthew Bishop • Principles of Information Security 3rd E by Michael E. Whitman and Herbert J. Mattord • Corporate & Network Security, Raymond R. Panko
Course Goals	At the end of this course, students will be able to: Explain key concepts of information security such as design principles, cryptography, risk management, and ethics Discuss legal, ethical, and professional issues in information security. Apply various security and risk management tools for achieving information security and privacy. Identify appropriate techniques to tackle and solve problems in the discipline of information security.
Course Learning Outcomes (CLOs):	At the end of the course the students will be able to: Domain BT Level* Examine and apply the fundamental techniques of computer security. Identify and explain risk and potential security issues. Demonstrate responsible computer use as it deals with social, political, legal and ethical issues in today's electronic society. Demonstrate foundation knowledge of information security/assurance within the organization. * BT= Bloom’s Taxonomy, C=Cognitive domain, P=Psychomotor domain, A= Affective domain
Topics Covered in the Course, with Number of Lectures on Each Topic (assume 15-week instruction and one-hour lectures)	Week Lecture Topics Covered Week 1 1 Objective and Motivation, Introduction, 2 Course Contents. History of Secure Systems Week 2 3 Basic Principles (Information Security, Confidentiality Integrity, Availability). 4 Authentication Models (Authentication, Authorization), Week 3 5 Access Control Models ( MAC, DAC, RBAC, TBAC), Formal Security Models 6 Security Kernels including History of Kernels Security, OS Protection Principles, OS Protection Objects, Trusted OS Concepts Week 4 7 Cryptography Algorithms (Symmetric vs. Asymmetric Algorithms) 8 Digital Signature, CAs Week 5 9 Symmetric Algorithms including Data Encryption Standard (DES) 10 3DES (Triple DES) Blowfish, Two fish Week 6 11 IDEA (International Data Encryption Algorithm) 12 RC4, RC5, RC6 Week 7 13 AES (Advanced Encryption Standard) 14 Asymmetric Key Algorithms (Diffie- Hellman), RSA (Rivest-Shamir-Adleman) Week 8 1 hours Mid Term Week 9 15 El Gamal Elliptic curve cryptosystem (ECC) 16 Digital Signature Algorithm (DSA), Merkle-Hellman Knapsack Week 10 17 Message Digest (M.D. Algorithms) One way Hash, Message Authentication Codes 18 Secure Hash Algorithm (SHA) SHA-1, SHA-256, SHA 384, SHA-512 Week 11 19 Stateless Protocol, Network-based, Host- based, Network Behavior Analysis (NBA), Wireless IDPS, IDPS Evaluation 20 Host and Network Security Requirements, Types of Threats, Interruption Week 12 21 Host and Network Security Requirements 22 Policy Formation and Enforcement including Information Security Policy Standards and Practices Week 13 23 Policy Management, Military Security Policy, Commercial Security Policies, 24 Software Security Issues, Handling program input safely, Writing safe program code, Interacting with O/S and other programs, Handling program output Week 14 25 Database Security, Database Policy Formulation and Enforcement, Database Administration, Database Policies, Access Privilege Policies 26 Prevention of unauthorized access, Intentional or accidental to database Week 15 27 Legal and Social Security Issue including Law and Ethics in Information Security, Relevant U.S. Laws (General), Privacy of Customer Information 28 Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), United Nations Charter, Policy Versus Law Week 16 29 Information Security and Human Aspects (Social Engineering) 30 Students Presentation Week 17 2 hours Final Term
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Instructor Name	Dr. Ishtiaque Mahmood
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