COURSE AND INSTRUCTOR INFORMATION

Course title: INTRUSION DETECTION

Course prefix, number, and section number: ITSY2330

Semester/Year of course: Spring 2021-2022 (2nd 8 Weeks)

Semester start and end dates: 21 March – 14 May 2022

Modality (Face to face/Synchronous or Asynchronous online/Hybrid): Asynchronous online

Class meeting location, days, and times: Online

Lab meeting location, days, and times: All labs are done online (cloud-based)

Semester credit hours: 3

Course description: Computer information systems security monitoring, intrusion detection, and crisis management. Includes alarm management, signature configuration, sensor configuration, and troubleshooting components. Emphasizes identifying, resolving, and documenting network crises and activating the response team. 32 lecture hours + 32 laboratory hours.

Course prerequisites:

Required course materials: (Both Free, Open Source .pdf Downloads via Canvas Lesson Plan)

Name of instructor: Zebedee King

Office location: Room 201, Flower Mound Campus

Telephone number: 214-598-3519

E-mail address: zking@nctc.edu

Office hours for students: Monday-Thursday 10:00 AM-4:00 PM (online); Always accessible via email.

SYLLABUS CHANGE DISCLAIMER

SUMMARY OF COURSE ASSIGNMENTS

Final grade scale:  100

Late work policy: Each day an assignment is late will result in 5 points being taken off the submitted work. If an assignment is 10 days late, no credit will be given for that assignment.

SEE CANVAS FOR THE COMPLETE COURSE CALENDAR, OUTLINE, DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF GRADED WORK, AND OTHER RELATED MATERIAL.

COURSE POLICIES

Attendance Policy: Attendance is based on participation in the class, so you are expected to actively participate in the assignments and the graded discussion forums on a weekly basis. I also expect you to check your email every day on M-F for any additional content. Exams are not allowed to be turned in late (exam integrity).  Discussion questions are only allowed opened during the week in which they are due.

Withdrawal Policy

A student may withdraw from a course on or after the official date of record. It is the student’s responsibility to initiate and complete a Withdrawal Request Form.

Last day to withdraw from the course with a “W” is: March 27

Student Learning Outcomes: At the conclusion of the course a student will be able to:

• Build IDS sensors and attach them to the network (hardware and software)
• Install and manage a secure communication link between all sensors and the monitor
• Install and manage event database(s)
• Analyze an event and trends
• Install, manage and interpret syslog servers and system logs
• Identify legal and policy issues associated with system and network monitoring
• Deploy, implement and test IDS security plan

Core Objectives:

• Same as Learning Outcomes

COLLEGE POLICIES

Students are expected to follow all rules and regulations found in the Student Handbook.

ADA STATEMENT

NCTC will adhere to all applicable federal, state and local laws, regulations and guidelines with respect to providing reasonable accommodations to afford equal educational opportunity. It is the student’s responsibility to contact the Office for Students with Disabilities to arrange appropriate accommodations.  See the OSD Syllabus Addendum.

STUDENT SERVICES

NCTC provides a multitude of services and resources to support students.  See the Student Services Syllabus Addendum for a listing of those departments and links to their sites.

QUESTIONS, CONCERNS, or COMPLAINTS

The student should contact the instructor to deal with any questions, concerns, or complaints specific to the class.  If the student and faculty are not able to resolve the issue, the student may contact the chair or coordinator of the division.  If the student remains unsatisfied, the student may proceed to contact the instructional dean.