Discover how to secure networks, detect vulnerabilities, and evade cyber-attacks in this network security and defence ExpertTrack by Coventry University.
5 hrs per week
Approx 10 weeks
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Established
1992
Location
Coventry
Course 1
Introduction to Network Security and Defence
Explore the basic requirements of network defence management and delve into the different cyber threats you’ll have to face.
1 peer-graded assignment
2 weeks
5 hours per week
Week 1
Network Defence Management in Context
- Welcome
- Introduction to cyber security and network defence
- Cyber threats – the UK context
- A summary of the week
Week 2
The International Landscape
- Welcome to Week 2
- Cyber warfare
- Social element of network defence
- Policy and legislation
- Summary of the week
Course 2
Network Security and Defence: A History of IT
Delve into IT infrastructure and explore the history of information technology (IT), information systems (IS), and cyber security.
1 peer-graded assignment
2 weeks
5 hours per week
Week 1
Historical Context
- Welcome to Network Defence Management: A History of IT
- A history of Information Technology (IT) and Information Systems (IS)
- Computer networks
- Summary
Week 2
Technology Changes and Cyber Threats
- Welcome to Week 2
- Cloud technology
- Cyber threats
- A summary of the course
Course 3
Network Security and Defence: Network Environments
Explore network environments and how to defend your network against cyber threats and improve your internet security.
1 peer-graded assignment
2 weeks
5 hours per week
Week 1
Key Network Defence Management Considerations
- Welcome to Network Defence Management: Network Environments
- Physical elements
- Organisational factors
- Regulations
- Summary of the week
Week 2
The Bad Side of Network Defence Management
- Welcome back
- Internal factors
- Cyber-attack case studies
- A summary of the week
Course 4
Network Security and Defence: Security Architecture
Explore the layers of network security architecture and how to manage them before, during, and after an event.
1 peer-graded assignment
2 weeks
5 hours per week
Week 1
Network Defence Configurations
- Welcome to Network Defence Management: Security Architecture
- Network defence layers
- A summary of the week
Week 2
Maintenance and Response Strategies
- Welcome back
- Maintenance of network defence operations
- Identifying and responding to attacks
- A summary of the week
Course 5
The Future of Network Security and Defence
Know what to expect with the future needs of network defence management and how to scan for events that could change requirements.
1 peer-graded assignment
2 weeks
5 hours per week
Week 1
Future Risk and Technological Considerations
- Welcome
- Future risk and technological considerations
- A summary of the week
Week 2
Quantum Technologies and Practical Approaches
- Welcome back
- Quantum technologies and practical approaches
- A summary of the week
- Further reading
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