UUY-CYB 2212 units200 LevelSecond Semester

Network Defense Fundamentals

B.Sc. Cybersecurity, University of Uyo

Practical network security: identification/authentication/authorization, threat classification, firewalls, administrative/physical/technical controls, virtualization and cloud, wireless/mobile/IoT security, and cryptography/PKI. Builds directly on the networking foundation from UUY-CYB 121.

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  • 21 lecture-note topics
  • 235 practice questions
  • 57 past-paper questions
  • 2 recommended textbooks
  • an AI tutor that has read this course’s outline and notes
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Course outline

  1. 01Network security fundamentals; identification, authentication and authorization
  2. 02Classification of threats: malware, intrusions, denial of service
  3. 03Fundamentals of firewalls and implementation approaches
  4. 04Network security controls: administrative, physical, and technical
  5. 05Virtualization and cloud computing security
  6. 06Wireless network security, mobile device security, and IoT device security
  7. 07Data security: cryptography and public key infrastructure (PKI)
  8. 08Network traffic monitoring; basic network utilities (ipconfig, ping, tracert, netstat)

Recommended textbooks

  • Network Security Essentials — William Stallings

    6th ed. — thorough and widely adopted

  • CompTIA CySA+ Study Guide — Mike Chapple & David Seidl

    3rd ed. — aligns with analyst-level network defence skills

How to pass UUY-CYB 221

  • Install Wireshark (free) and capture your own network traffic — hands-on analysis builds intuition fast
  • Use Cisco Packet Tracer (free) to build and defend virtual networks before exams
  • Know the difference between IDS (detect only) and IPS (detect + block) — exam-critical
  • Relate every defence mechanism to a specific attack from UUY-CYB 212 — show the attack/defence pairing

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