“Fundamentals of network security” - course 100,000 rubles. from MSU, training 16 weeks. (4 months), Date: November 27, 2023.

Purpose of the program

After listening to the course and successfully passing the exam, students will 

Know

Concepts and definitions related to information security, basic symmetric and asymmetric algorithms encryption, cryptographic hash functions and message authentication methods, basic concepts of open source infrastructure key; principles of creating a secure IT infrastructure, basic technologies for application and network tunneling levels, classification of firewalls, classification of detection and prevention systems penetrations.

Be able to

Use various security mechanisms and services in tunneling protocols, create policies for firewalls and intrusion detection systems.

Own

Methodology for creating security policies, firewall policies and intrusion detection systems.

Form of study
Correspondence courses using distance learning technologies

Scope of the program (academic hours)
Total - 288
Classroom - 144

Admission Requirements
Network administrators who want to learn the network security concepts needed to deploy and configure virtual private networks.

Formal learning outcomes

The course involves the study of methodological and algorithmic foundations, standards, as well as information technology security mechanisms and services. Considerable attention is paid to the study of the most important services and information security mechanisms, cryptographic algorithms and protocols, and information security problems on the Internet. In particular, the main symmetric encryption algorithms are considered: DES, 3DES, IDEA, GOST 28147, Blowfish, Rijndael, as well as modes of their use; public key encryption algorithms RSA, Diffie-Hellman and DSS are considered, the principles of public key distribution, the X.509 standard of the third version and principles are considered creation of a public key infrastructure, the most widely used application-level network security protocols and the protocol for creating virtual private networks.

Technologies of firewalls and intrusion detection systems are considered. The focus is on gaining practical skills in creating a secure network infrastructure, in particular deploying and configuring firewalls.

The most widely used network security protocols at the application, network and data link levels are considered. The focus is on gaining the practical skills needed to deploy and configure virtual private networks.

The course “Basics of Network Security” was developed jointly with D-Link.

Practical training is conducted using D-Link DFL 860E firewalls, which have a FSTEC certificate.

To carry out laboratory work, the following equipment is required for 1 workplace:

- 3 computers, one of which is connected to the dmz interface of the firewall and on which the web server is installed, the remaining two are connected to the LAN interface of the firewall;

- 1 firewall DFL-860E;

- Ethernet cables.

Additionally:

- 1 computer acts as a server on which a domain controller (AD server) and a RADIUS server are installed.