W. Edwards, CCSP Secure Pix and Secure VPN Study Guide Wade, Sybex, 2003, ISBN: 0782142877
Peter T. Davis, Securing and Controlling Cisco Routers, Interpharm/CRC, 2002, ISBN: 0849312906

To have completed level 1 module Introduction to Networking with LAN's and WAN's.

CISCO Local Academies only
On-line learning material provided by CISCO Inc.
CISCO Networking Academy programme assessment server
Networking equipment in lab K104
Laboratory exercise sheets provided by course instructor

NOTE
Instructors teaching this module who use the CISCO material must have completed the Fundamentals of Network Security instructor course.

24 hours lectures / 24 hours labs/tutorial (1:n)2 (1:20)2

Self-directed learning using on-line material
Weekly one hour lecture to supplement on-line material
On-line multiple choice tests to give formative feedback
Lab sessions every week to gain practical networking experience and re-enforce theory
Team assignment work as part lab work and skills test
Investigation using Web

Introduction to Network Security course focusing on overall LAN security processes with particular emphasis on hands on skills in the following areas:
Security policy design & management
Security technologies, products & solutions
Firewall and secure router design, installation, configuration, & maintenance
AAA implementation using routers and firewalls
VPN implementation using routers and firewalls

A written MCQ examination, length 2 hours weighted at 50% which will assess Learning outcomes 1, 3, 4
A practical not in examination conditions, length 1 hour weighted at 50% which will assess Learning outcomes 2 and 5