1. DEMONSTRATE A KNOWLEDGE OF THE OSI MODEL, TCP/IP MODEL AND IP ADDRESSING AND NETWORK DESIGN (SUBNETTING), AS WELL AS FUNDAMENTAL INTRODUCTORY CONCEPTS OF CYBER SECURITY. Knowledge and Understanding
Learning

2. EXPLAIN AND USE LAYER 2 AND 3 BASED TECHNOLOGY SUCH AS VLANS, THE SPANNING-TREE PROTOCOL, NETWORK MANAGEMENT PRINCIPLES, ROUTING PROTOCOLS AND ASSOCIATED TOOLS. Application
Communication

3. PERFORM PC, ROUTER, SWITCH, AND WAN INSTALLATION, CONFIGURATION AND TROUBLESHOOTING INCLUDING ACCESS CONTROL LISTS IN EXTENSIVE ROUTER BASED INTERNETWORKS AND DO SO IN A RESPONSIBLE AND SAFE MANNER.
Enquiry
Problem solving

4. UNDERTAKE SECURITY RISK ASSESSMENT FOR A SIMPLE IT SYSTEM AND PROPOSE RESOLUTION ADVICE, BEING ABLE TO IDENTIFY, ANALYSE AND EVALUATE SECURITY THREATS AND HAZARDS TO PLANNED AND INSTALLED INFORMATION SYSTEMS OR SERVICES (E.G. CLOUD SERVICES).
Problem Solving
Communication

This course will have lectures (52 hours) and practical’s (52 hours). The lectures will be looking at the academic aspects of networking and cyber security within commercial organisations. The underlying theory will be given in these sessions and reinforced through the use of the practical’s. The intention of this course is to give the student the skills needed to work on Cisco (or cyber security-based equipment) based live equipment in a commercial setting and as such the tutorials are the chance to work on the equipment and reinforce through experimentation what has been covered in the lectures. The student will also be given optional access to the Cisco Academy learning material if they wish to carry out extra study.

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This course is intended to equip you with not only the knowledge but also the practical skills to be able to create and understand an enterprise grade network. The Syllabus incorporates the content of the Cisco ICND1 qualification (Network fundamentals and routing/switching fundamentals). It also looks at Cybersecurity which is a growing challenge, in which different stakeholders are involved ranging from individuals up to organizations and governments. Effective information security requires participation, planning, and practice. This part of the module is designed to teach you the essential concepts of cybersecurity which are considered to be a gate for more advanced topics related to information security.

Networking topics -
This module will look at fundamental aspects of the technology which underlies an enterprise grade network.

It introduces concepts around the OSI model, TCP/IP, network design and documentation, Ethernet routing and switching, CLI and configuration, network Troubleshooting LAN switched networks and campus architectures including VLAN's, Network Management and Access Control Lists, and Wireless Networks based on 802.11.

The module will also look at IP addressing and associated techniques including DHCP and NAT/PAT. Maintenance of network appliances and troubleshooting and the associated tools, for example Syslog will be explored. It will also look at the WAN based routing which will allow for global communications. The usage of these within the context of global remote working and linking different parts of the world together for group work and communications will be investigated.

Cyber Security topics -
This part of the module is concerned with fundamentals of cyber security. The contents of this module will focus on the essential concepts of cyber security.

You will be looking at:
IT security models
IT risk management
Cybersecurity principles applied to services, applications, servers, network devices (and devices in general)
Legal, ethical issues in cyber security
Information security policy and scope
ISO27001 & ISO27002
Incident response management
Access control (basics)
Basic concepts of network security (e.g. firewall, IDS, )
Backup and recovery (basics)
Data and system attacks
How to identify vulnerabilities and put in place safeguards
Concepts of Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability

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Dedicated isolated Cyber lab with access to software and hardware systems

Access to Latest VM’s used to show and analyse cyber security issues and features

Specialist networking laboratories with Cisco equipment.

Access to specialist Security lab with multiple virtual machines and equipped with Windows and Linux.

For those students who wish to, access to the Cisco Academy portal where further material and learning resources are available. The Academy access part of the course is entirely optional but is highly recommended for working in the networking industry.

1. Group Assignment. This assignment will assess your practical skills of investigating and analysing risks and secure processes within a full commercial based system. 2000- 3000 words

2. Group Assignment. You are to design a networked solution for a multi-site new start-up company that is focused on e-sports. 2000- 3000 words