Modern topics in network security

Course outline

• Introduction to network security, Attacks on network security, attacks aimed at obstructing the services provided. Description of basic security services and mechanisms.
• TCP / IP and DoS Attacks vulnerabilities: IP Spoofing, SYN Flooding, and DoS attacks.
• DNS and DNS Cache Poisoning attacks.
• Public key cryptography and the RSA algorithm
• Network Attack Protection: Packet Filtering (Linux) and Proxy-Server Firewalls.
• PGP, IPSec, SSL / TLS, and Tor protocols
• Malware: Viruses and Worms
• Port scanning and vulnerability scanning, Packet Sniffing, Intrusions detection and Penetration testing on online systems.
• Attacks on Domain Name System (DNS) and Address Resolution Protocol (ARP)
• Bots, Botnets, DDoS Attacks, and DDoS Attack Mitigation technologies.
• Presentation and analysis of malicious software found on the Internet.
• Attacks of denial of Internet services and ways to deal with.