Course Title: Manage network and data integrity

Part B: Course Detail

Teaching Period: Term1 2024

Course Code: ISYS7593C

Course Title: Manage network and data integrity

Important Information:

Please note that this course may have compulsory in-person attendance requirements for some teaching activities. 

To participate in any RMIT course in-person activities or assessment, you will need to comply with RMIT vaccination requirements which are applicable during the duration of the course. This RMIT requirement includes being vaccinated against COVID-19 or holding a valid medical exemption. 

Please read this RMIT Enrolment Procedure as it has important information regarding COVID vaccination and your study at RMIT: https://policies.rmit.edu.au/document/view.php?id=209. 

Please read the Student website for additional requirements of in-person attendance: https://www.rmit.edu.au/covid/coming-to-campus 


Please check your Canvas course shell closer to when the course starts to see if this course requires mandatory in-person attendance. The delivery method of the course might have to change quickly in response to changes in the local state/national directive regarding in-person course attendance. 

School: 520T Future Technologies

Campus: City Campus

Program: C4410 - Certificate IV in Information Technology

Course Contact: Luke Eberbach

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4381

Course Contact Email: luke.eberbach@rmit.edu.au


Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff

Course Coordinator: Donald Attard

Course Coordinator Email: donald.attard@rmit.edu.au

Nominal Hours: 40

Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.

Pre-requisites and Co-requisites

None

Course Description

In this course you will gain the skills and knowledge required to lead development of asset protection processes, determining threats and implementing controls to mitigate risk.

This course is delivered and assessed with the following course ICTNWK421 - Install, configure and test network security 


National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria

National Element Code & Title:

ICTNWK423 Manage network and data integrity

Element:

1. Assess organisational network and security policies

Performance Criteria:

1.1 Identify organisational security policies and procedures 1.2 Identify security access and user privileges according to organisational requirements 1.3 Determine compatibility of identified security access user privileges to organisational requirements

Element:

2. Audit system assets

Performance Criteria:

2.1 Conduct audit on system hardware and software assets according to organisational procedures and guidelines 2.2 Document audit findings according to organisational procedures 2.3 Lodge audit findings documents with required personnel

Element:

3. Protect assets from threats

Performance Criteria:

3.1 Determine environmental threats to data 3.2 Determine data protection systems and controls according to organisational requirements 3.3 Implement data protection systems according to organisational requirements 3.4 Implement and test antivirus and anti-malware solutions according to vendor specifications and organisational requirements

Element:

4. Develop a backup solution

Performance Criteria:

4.1 Determine data backup types compatible to organisational systems and requirements 4.2 Plan backup solution according to organisational requirements 4.3 Implement backup solution and restore backed up media 4.4 Implement real time backup and data sync solution according to organisational requirements

Learning Outcomes


 On successful completion of this course you will have developed and applied the skills and knowledge required to demonstrate competency in the above elements.


Details of Learning Activities

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to lead development of asset protection processes, determining threats and implementing controls to mitigate risk.

It applies to individuals in the Information Communications Technology (ICT) industries who are responsible for implementing and managing the organisational disaster recovery and asset protection policy and procedures of a network.


Teaching Schedule

Week

Topics Delivered

1

 

Firewalls

 

   2

Anti-Virus and Anti-Spyware Software

3

Data Backup and Recovery

4

System Monitoring/Network Monitoring

5

Auditing and BitLocker

6

 

Basic System Administration

 

7

 DHCP MAC Filtering

8

 Using tools to perform an inventory check on computer assets

9

VPN Site-to-Site Connection

10

Routing Protocol Authentication

11

Account Lockout Policies

12

 Comparing SSH to Telnet

13

Environmental Threats

14

 Resubmissions/Tutorial Assistance


Learning Resources

Prescribed Texts


References


Other Resources


Overview of Assessment

Assessment for this course is ongoing throughout the semester. Your knowledge and understanding of course content is assessed through participation in class exercises, oral presentations and through the application of learned skills and insights to your written tasks. Full assessment briefs will be provided and can be found on CANVAS


Assessment Tasks

Assessment 1: Practical

Assessment 2: Project

Assessment 3: Knowledge Assessment (2 Parts)


Assessment Matrix

Elements/Performance Criteria         

 Task 1 Assignment 1

 Task 2 Assignment 2

 Task 3 Assignment 3

  Task 4 Assignment 4

 1.1

 X

  X

 

 

 1.2

 X

  X

 

 

 1.3

 X

  X

 

 

 2.1

 X

  X

 X

 X

 2.2

 X

  X

  X

 X

 2.3

X

  X

  X

 X

 3.1

 

 

  X

 X

 3.2

 

 

  X

 X

 3.3

 

 

  X

 X

 4.1

 

  X

 

 X

 4.2

 

  X

 

 X

 4.3

 

  X

 

 X

Course Overview: Access Course Overview