Information security is a very important topic nowadays due to many kinds of threats from the internet. This course introduces basic information security including threats, attacks and TCP/IP weaknesses. Students will gain experience of several types of attacks and how to defend themselves from those threats. This course is recommended for any users who would like to protect themselves from cyber threats.

• Security Terminology
• Nature of threat
• Computer’s security threats

• Think like a hacker
• Reconnaissance attack
• Sniffering
• Protocol attack
• Application attack
• Password attack
• Social engineering

• Personal firewall design and filtering
• Devices’ security design
• Network Security Feature

• Nature of wireless LAN security
• Categories of threat
• How to protect yourself

Students should have a good background in computer and networking systems specifically TCP/IP model. Attending Fundamental Networking course is highly recommended.