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COIS23001 Network Security

Course details

As the Internet becomes more pervasive, so do the threats to the security of our computer systems and communications. The course provides students with the knowledge and resources to adapt and respond to emerging and future security threats through a grounding in security technology and an awareness of extant industry and research trends and literature. Topics include network security fundamentals, access control and authentication, firewalls, wireless network security, intrusion detection systems and cryptographic techniques and their applications. The course provides the knowledge requirements to sit the CompTIA Security and industry standard certification examination should students choose to once they have gained the required industry experience.


Course at a glance
Career: Postgraduate
Credit points: 8
Requisites: Pre-requisite: COIT20229
Student Contribution Band: 2
EFTSL: 0.16667
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Course availability
Term Campus
2012 Term Two BNE FLEX GDC MEL ROK SYD
2012 Term Three BNE GDC MEL SYD
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