Course details

Projecting, Administration and Security

NSB Acad. year 2024/2025 Summer semester 5 credits

Current academic year

Introduction. Computer network attacks. Security policy and authentication, authorization, and accounting. Security in operating systems. IDS and IPS systems. Virtual private networks. Firewalls and traffic shaping. Operation and maintenance of computer networks. Operation and maintenance of applications, backups. Monitoring of network elements and workload of computer systems. Cabling systems. Server rooms. Marking.

Guarantor

Matoušek Petr, doc. Ing., Ph.D., M.A. (DIFS)

Course coordinator

Grégr Matěj, Ing., Ph.D. (DIFS)

Language of instruction

Czech

Completion

Credit+Examination (written)

Time span

  • 26 hrs lectures
  • 12 hrs laboratories
  • 6 hrs projects

Assessment points

  • 70 pts final exam (written part)
  • 22 pts labs
  • 8 pts projects

Department

Department of Information Systems (UIFS)

Lecturer

Čejka Rudolf, Ing. (CVT)
Grégr Matěj, Ing., Ph.D. (DIFS)

Instructor

Čejka Rudolf, Ing. (CVT)

Learning objectives

To give the knowledge of computer networks projecting, extended services, administration and securing computer systems and networks.
Students are able to move in projecting computer networks and in extended network services.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

Basic orientation in computer networks and operating systems.

Study literature

  • Evi Nemeth, Garth Snyder, Trent R. Hein, Ben Whaley, Dan Mackin: UNIX and Linux System Administration Handbook (5th Edition), Addison-Wesley, 2017

Fundamental literature

  • Stallings, W.: Network Security Essentials: Applications and Standards, Global Edition,  Pearson, 2016

Syllabus of lectures

  1. Introduction. Computer network attacks.
  2. Security policy and authentication, authorization, and accounting.
  3. Security in operating systems.
  4. IDS and IPS systems.
  5. Virtual private networks.
  6. Firewalls and traffic shaping.
  7. Operation and maintenance of computer networks.
  8. Operation and maintenance of applications, backups.
  9. Monitoring of network elements and workload of computer systems.
  10. Cabling systems.
  11. Server rooms.
  12. Marking.

Progress assessment

Students can obtain up to 30 points during semester (work in computer exercises, tests and presentation) and up to 70 points from the final exam.

For receiving the credit students have to get at least 15 points during the semester.

The minimal number of points which has to be obtained from the final exam is 34. Otherwise, no points will be assigned to a student.

Course inclusion in study plans

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