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Network SecurityLaajuus (5 cr)

Code: TE00BL63

Credits

5 op

Enrollment

01.12.2024 - 06.01.2025

Timing

07.01.2025 - 30.04.2025

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Unit

Engineering and Business

Campus

Kupittaa Campus

Teaching languages
  • English
Seats

10 - 65

Degree programmes
  • Degree Programme in Information and Communication Technology
  • Degree Programme in Business Information Technology
  • Degree Programme in Information and Communications Technology
Teachers
  • Mikko Kiuru
Teacher in charge

Mikko Kiuru

Groups
  • ICTMODictprojSem
  • PTIVIS23T
    Data Networks and Cybersecurity
  • PTIETS23dncs
    Data Networks and Cybersecurity

Materials

Learning material consists of material produced by the Lecturer as well as extra material obtainable from TUAS resources (ebooks).

Teaching methods

Learning is achieved through contact lectures, written home assignments and laboratory assignments.

Student workload

There will be roughly 3 written home assignments and 7 laboratory assignments, each valued on average at 10 points.

Contact sessions and independent studying adds up to 135 hours (5 CU) of work.

Content scheduling

The course consists of contact lectures and contact laboratory sessions. There will be 9 lectures, which will cover theory and technologies behind Network Security. In 5 laboratory sessions, students will practice performing security controls in simulated enterprise networks through laboratory assignments.

The course will begin on week 2/2025 and end by week 18/2025.

Evaluation scale

H-5

Assessment methods and criteria

Course grading will be based on home assignments and laboratory assignments.

On-site course attendance is required minimum 50% to pass the course. Exceptions are to be agreed with the Lecturer individually.

Maximum points score (excl. bonus labs) for the course is 100p, and grading is as follows:

49 and less = Failed
50-59 pts = 1
60-69 pts = 2
70-79 pts = 3
80-89 pts = 4
90 and more = 5

Enrollment

02.12.2023 - 09.01.2024

Timing

01.01.2024 - 30.04.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Unit

Engineering and Business

Campus

Kupittaa Campus

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
  • English
Seats

40 - 70

Degree programmes
  • Degree Programme in Information and Communication Technology
  • Degree Programme in Business Information Technology
  • Degree Programme in Information and Communications Technology
Teachers
  • Mikko Kiuru
Teacher in charge

Mikko Kiuru

Groups
  • PTIETS22dncs
    PTIETS22 Data Networks and Cybersecurity
  • PTIVIS22T
    Data Networks and Cybersecurity

Evaluation scale

H-5

Assessment methods and criteria

Course grading will be based on home assignments and laboratory assignments.

On-site course attendance is required minimum 50% to pass the course. Exceptions are to be agreed with the Lecturer individually.

Maximum points score (excl. bonus labs) for the course is 100p, and grading is as follows:

50-59 pts = 1
60-69 pts = 2
70-79 pts = 3
80-89 pts = 4
90 and more = 5

Enrollment

28.11.2022 - 13.01.2023

Timing

09.01.2023 - 30.04.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Unit

Engineering and Business

Campus

Kupittaa Campus

Teaching languages
  • English
Seats

0 - 60

Degree programmes
  • Degree Programme in Information and Communication Technology
  • Degree Programme in Information and Communications Technology
Teachers
  • Tero Virtanen
Teacher in charge

Tero Virtanen

Scheduling groups
  • R1 (Size: 30. Open UAS: 0.)
  • R2 (Size: 30. Open UAS: 0.)
  • R3 (Size: 30. Open UAS: 0.)
Groups
  • ICTMODictprojSem
  • PTIVIS21T
    Data Networks and Cybersecurity
  • PTIETS21dncs
    PTIETS21 Data Networks and Cybersecurity
Small groups
  • R1
  • R2
  • R3

Materials

All needed material will be available online in https://paloaltonetworksacademy.net
Please register to the site using school email.

Exam schedules

Final exam and one re-exam will be held before course ends.

Student workload

Two contact hours each week
Independent studying, including:
- Studying the course material
- Completing exercises
- Preparation for the exam
- Completing Capstone lab

Content scheduling

The goal of this course is to enhance the student’s understanding of how to configure and manage Next-Generation Firewalls. The course focuses on configuring managing, and monitoring a firewall in a lab environment, including the following:

- Configure and manage the essential features of Palo Alto Networks next-generation firewalls
- Configure and manage Security and NAT policies to enable approved traffic to and from zones
- Configure and manage Threat Prevention strategies to block traffic from known and unknown IP addresses, domains, and URLs
- Monitor network traffic using the interactive web interface and firewall reports

Evaluation scale

H-5

Assessment methods and criteria

Laboratory assignments using virtual machines
Quizzes
Final exam
Capstone lab

Enrollment

02.12.2021 - 21.01.2022

Timing

10.01.2022 - 30.04.2022

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Unit

Engineering and Business

Campus

Kupittaa Campus

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
  • English
Seats

0 - 70

Degree programmes
  • Degree Programme in Information and Communication Technology
  • Degree Programme in Information and Communications Technology
Teachers
  • Tero Virtanen
Teacher in charge

Tero Virtanen

Scheduling groups
  • R1 (Size: 33. Open UAS: 0.)
  • R2 (Size: 33. Open UAS: 0.)
Groups
  • PTIVIS20T
    Data Networks and Cybersecurity
Small groups
  • R1
  • R2

Evaluation scale

H-5