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Information Security-Practitioner's Perspective

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Overview

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Information Security - Practitioner's Perspective is a course in which students will learn and demonstrate their ability to identify computer and network security threats, classify the threats, and develop a security model to prevent, detect, and recover from attacks. They will also learn to encrypt and decrypt messages using block ciphers, sign and verify messages using well known signature generation. Verifying algorithms, analysing of existing authentication and key agreement protocols, and identifying their weaknesses are also a part of the course.

Intended audience

Information security Analyst, Information Security Executive

Prerequisites

  • B.E/B.Tech Any Stream 3rd Year onwards Pre-requisite: Basic concepts of Information Systems, Computer Networks and Software Development.

Assessment & certification

  • Assessment fee: Included — no extra fee
  • Assessment mode: Online proctored
  • Assessment type: MCQ
  • Assessment provider: TCS iON
  • Certificate provider: Information security Analyst, Information Security Executive

NCrF level: 6 (NCrF credit-eligible)

Syllabus

  • Week 1: The Information Security - Practitioner's Perspective course covers Syllabus listed below
  • Week 2: Introduction to Basic Security Services
  • Week 3: Anatomy of an Attack
  • Week 4: Protocols Attacks and Defence Mechanisms
  • Week 5: Malicious Software
  • Week 6: Cryptographic Tools
  • Week 7: Topics in Security
  • Week 8: Learners will get access to TCS iON Digital learning platform which includes below listed components.
  • Week 9: Self-Paced learning resources – PDFs, Weblinks, Recorded Videos
  • Week 10: DIY Modular Assignments
  • Week 11: Formative Assessments
  • Week 12: Industry Project
  • Week 13: Summative Assessment
  • Week 14: Digital Community for doubt resolution

Taught by

Ajit Menon, Chief Security Officer, TCS, Prof Alok Tripati, HOD (Tech) NIELIT

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