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Preamble:

Business @ the speed of thought has moved from a buzzword to a business reality owing to the integration of business and technology. Digital infrastructures and information networks have become central to any business activity. The information residing on these computers and networks are an essential asset and due care should be taken for its security. The impact of any loss of this asset or any downtime of the infrastructure is quite high.
With the proliferation of easy-to-use tools and open how-to-discussions, the number of people aiming to hack in to or bring down the network is high, both in this country and abroad. Hence there is a need for heightened security measures to protect both infrastructure and data.

Objective of the Course: The Course is a six months program aimed at moulding candidates to Skilled System Administrator to maintain the Systems & Networks in today’s scenario.

Outcome of the Course: This skill oriented course provides candidates with information required for maintenance and administration of Computer Network and also equip them with the skills required to protect & recover the computer systems & networks from various security threats.
 

Contents:

SW500 - PG Diploma in Information Security and System Administration

Course Contents :

1. Certificate Course in System and Network administration - 5 weeks
   1. Computer Fundamentals and computer Networks [2 days]
   2. Operating System Concepts
      1. Windows Basics [5 days]
      2. Linux Basics [8 days]
   3. Linux System Administration [10 days]
2. Certificate Course in Shell Programming - 3 weeks 
   1. sed, awk, bash scripting
   2. Perl language
   3. Perl for Linux Administration
   4. Perl for Windows Administration
3. Advanced course in Information Systems Security - 12 weeks
   1. Information Security Concepts [ 10 days]
      1. Security Basics
      2. TCP/IP
      3. Security Management Practices;
      4. Physical Security; Access Control;
      5. Security Models and Architecture;
      6. Cryptography
      7. Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity;
      8. Law, Investigation, and Ethics;
      9. System Development; and Operations Security.
   2. Security Implementation [20 days]
      1. Configuring & Securing Network Applications [Web , Mail, DNS, SAMBA , SSH, LDAP, Database]
      2. Implementing PKI
      3. Auditing the Network, Vulnerability Analysis;
      4. Policies for Enterprise users and Administrators
   3. Advanced Topics [ 25 days]
      1. Hardening OS &, Protocols
      2. Hardening Networks [ Firewall, IDS, IPS, VPN, Content filters, Proxy, switches etc]
      3. Traffic shaping
      4. System Monitoring & Performance tuning
      5. Network Monitoring
      6. Failover clusters
      7. Network Security Assessment
      8. Security Tools
      9. Cyber Forensics
      10. Security Standards & Certifications
   4. IS Management task [ 5 days]
      1. Backup/Restore
      2. Migration strategies
      3. Patch Management
4. Project

More than 50% of the time will be devoted for guided practical sessions.  During the 1 month project period, students are required to develop software in any of the areas covered in the course under the guidance of the faculty. Students can also take up relevant projects from the industry.

Course Fees :
SW500 : Rs 36000/- + Rs 250/- (Admission Fee) + Service tax
[Fee can be payable in two installments
First install ment Rs 20000/- on 08-Mar-2010
Second installment Rs 16000/- on 03-May-2010
SW501 : Rs 12000/-
SW502: Rs 7000/-
SW503 : Rs 21000/-
Service tax on the course fee will be charged extra at actuals. (Present rate of service tax is 10.3%).

Eligibility:
Graduates with IT, Computer Science or Electronics as optional subjects, Graduate in Engineering, M.C.A, DOEACC O level, A Level, B Level, PGDCA or Diploma

Number of Seats : 40