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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

a.     Computer Fundamentals and computer Networks [2 days]

b.     Operating System Concepts

                                      i.        Windows Basics [5 days]

                                     ii.        Linux Basics [8 days]

c.     Linux System Administration [10 days]

2.     Certificate Course in Shell Programming - 3 weeks 

a.     sed, awk, bash scripting

b.     Perl language

c.     Perl for Linux Administration

d.     Perl for Windows Administration

3.     Advanced course in Information Systems Security - 12 weeks

a.     Information Security Concepts [ 10 days]

                                      i.        Security Basics

                                     ii.        TCP/IP

                                    iii.        Security Management Practices;

                                    iv.        Physical Security; Access Control;

                                     v.        Security Models and Architecture;

                                    vi.        Cryptography

                                   vii.        Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity;

                                  viii.        Law, Investigation, and Ethics;

                                    ix.        System Development; and Operations Security.

b.     Security Implementation [20 days]

                                      i.        Configuring & Securing Network Applications [Web , Mail, DNS, SAMBA , SSH, LDAP, Database]

                                     ii.        Implementing PKI

                                    iii.        Auditing the Network, Vulnerability Analysis;

                                    iv.        Policies for Enterprise users and Administrators

c.     Advanced Topics [ 25 days]

                                      i.        Hardening OS &, Protocols

                                     ii.        Hardening Networks [ Firewall, IDS, IPS, VPN, Content filters, Proxy, switches etc]

                                    iii.        Traffic shaping

                                    iv.        System Monitoring & Performance tuning

                                     v.        Network Monitoring

                                    vi.        Failover clusters

                                   vii.        Network Security Assessment

                                  viii.        Security Tools

                                    ix.        Cyber Forensics

                                     x.        Security Standards & Certifications

d.     IS Management task [ 5 days]

                                      i.        Backup/Restore

                                     ii.        Migration strategies

                                    iii.        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 40000/- + Rs 250/- (Admission Fee) + Service tax
[Fee can be payable in two installments
First installment Rs 20000/- on 20-Sep-2010
Second installment Rs 20000/- on 15-Nov-2010
SW501 : Rs 12000/-
SW502: Rs 7000/-
SW503 : Rs 21000/-
Service tax on the course fee will be charged extra at actual. (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

Admission Selection of candidates who have passed in the qualifying examination will be based on their marks in the qualifying examination subject to eligibility and availability of seats. The list of selected students shall be published in our web site. Individual call letters by email alone will be sent to the candidates.  Students who have been selected for test/interview/ counseling/admission are required to report to the Centre on the prescribed day by 9:30 hrs. The admission for the selected students shall be confirmed only after verifying their original certificates.

How to Apply
Click here for details on how to apply or refer the prospectus . Last date of receipt of application form is  17-Sep-2010

Placement
Placement support will be provided.

Class & lab timings
 The classes and labs are from 9.15 am to 12.30 pm and 2.00 pm to 5.15 pm Monday to Friday. 

Location & How to Reach
DOEACC CENTRE, CALICUT is located 20 kms away from Calicut City and is functioning near the NITC (REC), Calicut campus. The bus stop is CEDT or ‘Panthrandu’ and the present bus fare is Rs.10.00 from city.