Session

Winter 2025

 Term

W

Format

LECT

Instructor

Calendar Description / Prerequisite / Co-Requisite

This course provides a practical study of network security applications and standards, with an emphasis on the applications that are widely used on the Internet and corporate networks, and on standards that have been widely deployed. It introduces a security architecture and explains the security services and mechanisms. Students will gain firsthand experience of attacks and IDS through assignments and term projects. Students will also learn the principles and techniques for digital forensics investigation and the spectrum of available forensics tools. They will learn about core forensic procedures to ensure court admissibility of evidence, as well as how to perform a forensic investigation on both Unix/Linux and Windows operating systems with different file systems. They will go through forensic procedures, working on file, image, memory, and network forensics along with reviewing and analyzing forensics reports. Students need to be familiar with common techniques of intrusion detection, information security implementation, business continuity, and security policies. Prerequisite: Applied Data Communications and Network (ITEC-3210).

Course Start Up

Course Websites hosted on York's "eClass" are accessible to students during the first week of the term. It takes two business days from the time of your enrolment to access your course website. Course materials begin to be released on the course website during the first week. To log in to your eClass course visit the York U eClass Portal and login with your Student Passport York Account. If you are creating and participating in Zoom meetings you may also go directly to the York U Zoom Portal.

For further course Start Up details, review the Getting Started webpage.

For IT support, students may contact University Information Technology Client Services via askit@yorku.ca or (416) 736-5800. Please also visit UIT Student Services or the Getting Help - UIT webpages.