Certificate in Network & Systems Security (modular Certificate 4 of Diploma in Infocomm and Digital Media (ict Systems, Services & Support))

The course aims to equip participants with the knowledge and relevant skills to manage, monitor and implement first level helpdesk support for the IT infrastructure department of an organisation.

What You'll Learn

Certificate in Network & Systems Security (180 hrs)

CIML010 Servers Administration and Security (60 hrs)

This subject covers the concept and techniques required to configure and administer a typical networked server using common operating systems in the industry. Topics include installation of a server system, configuration of devices, disks and file systems with security configuration of LAN (Local Area Network) and WAN (Wide Area Network) environments. Administering of key server services, using various tools and system scripting to monitor and analyse its performance and security will be discussed and applied. The subject also covers the concepts of encryption methodology, Public Key Infrastructure, key distribution and authentication.

CIML011 Internetworking Technologies (60 hrs)

This subject covers Internetworking technologies and protocols for enterprise network environments. Concepts in network scalability, scalable routing / switching technologies and protocols are also taught.

CIML012 Security Operations and Analysis (60 hrs)

The subject introduces concepts such as security monitoring, events analysis and incident response to security threats encountered in the infrastructure environment. Students will acquire skills to identify security events, alerting proper authorities, taking appropriate corrective or recovery actions, doing back-ups, data retention etc. Students will also learn basic types of controls to manage the security policies and procedures.