Course Description
This course focuses on host-based security and will provide students with in-depth, hands-on experience in operating system hardening, including user account management, host intrusion detection, SEIM/SOAR configuration, implementation and customization, filesystem encryption, and jailing. Besides host hardening, students will gain practical hands-on experience in implementing patch management and host-based security policies.
Learning Activities
The methods of instruction for this course will include lectures, seminars, demonstrations, and hands-on assignments/projects.
Means of Assessment
Assessment will be in accordance with the Douglas College Evaluation Policy.
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Assignments
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10% - 15%
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Midterm Exam *
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30% – 35%
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Final Exam *
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30% – 40%
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Research Project
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15% - 20%
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Total
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100%
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* Practical hands-on computer exam
In order to pass the course, students must, in addition to receiving an overall course grade of 50%, also achieve a grade of at least 50% on the combined weighted examination components (including quizzes, tests, exams).
Students may conduct research as part of their coursework in this class. Instructors for the course are responsible for ensuring that student research projects comply with College policies on ethical conduct for research involving humans, which can require obtaining Informed Consent from participants and getting the approval of the Douglas College Research Ethics Board prior to conducting the research.
Learning Outcomes
At the end of this course, the successful student will be able to:
- Implement and utilize the windows and Linux operating systems effectively.
- Demonstrate the process of operating system hardening.
- Configure operating systems on heterogeneous operating systems securely.
- Setup and automate patch management for computing devices.
- Setup and implementation, monitoring of System Logging using Syslog and SEIM systems.
- Implement and monitor Host Intrusion Detection and Prevention Systems.
- Manage Windows and Unix Endpoint Protection.
- Implement local file and file system encryption.
- Implement a host-based operating system kernel and jailing technologies.
- Analyze and apply security policies for data at rest and data in processing.
- Evaluate and administer host-based firewalls.
Textbook Materials
Course Materials to be provided by the instructor and/or approved textbooks from the department.