Our main focus is to investigate secure infrastructures and some core principles around cryptography. To download the source, use:
git clone https://github.com/billbuchanan/csn09112
The coursework is here and is worth 50% of the marks in the module (and where Test 1 is also worth 50% of the marks in the module).
| No | Date | Subject | Lab |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 17 Sept 2026 | 1. Introduction [Link] 2. Intrusion Detection Systems [Link] |
Network Security Lab 1 |
| 3 | 24 Sept 2026 | 3. Network Security (Risks and Models) [Link] | Network Security Lab 2 |
| 4 | 1 Oct 2026 | 4. Ciphers and Fundamentals [Link] CloudStrike Guest Talk | AWS Security and Server Infrastructure Lab 3 |
| 5 | 8 Oct 2026 | 5. Secret Key 6. Hashing [Link] |
Symmetric Key and Hashing Lab 4 |
| 6 | 15 Oct 2026 | 7. Public Key [Link] 8. Key Exchange [Link] |
Public Key and Key Exchange Lab 5 |
| 7 | 22 Oct 2026 | Reading week/Revision session | Reading week/Cipher Challenge |
| 8 | 29 Oct 2026 | 9. Digital Certificates | Certificates Lab 6 |
| 9 | 5 Nov 2026 | Test 1 here (6-8pm, JKCC) | |
| 10 | 12 Nov 2026 | 10 Network Forensics here | Network Forensics Lab 7 |
| 11 | 19 Nov 2026 | 11. Splunk here | Splunk Lab Lab 8 |
| 12 | 26 Nov 2026 | 13. Tunnelling Here | Tunnelling Lab 9 |
| 13 | 3 Dec 2026 | 14. Blockchain and Cryptocurrencies here | Blockchain Lab. here |
| 14 | 10 Dec 2026 | ||
| 15 | 17 Dec 2026 | Hand-in: TBC [Here] |