Handbook : Unit informationEdith Cowan University

Faculty of Health, Engineering and Science

School: Computer and Security Science

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• Unit Title

  Wireless Security

• Unit Code

  CSG5308

• Year

  2015

• Enrolment Period

  1

• Version

  2

• Credit Points

  15

• Full Year Unit

  N

• Mode of Delivery

  On Campus
  Online

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Description

The unit will focus on securing wireless networks and related services. Students will be exposed to a wide range of techniques, tools and policy to secure wireless networks and wireless connected appliances. The unit will primarily examine problems relating to the 802.11 protocol suite.

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded CSG3308, CSG4308

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

1. Analyse and investigate the main legal and ethical issues associated with security management of wireless security computing and networks.
2. Analyse and review the wireless security requirements.
3. Create a secure wireless network deployment.
4. Develop and implement a range of policies to protect wireless networks.
5. Evaluate and provide advice on the security issues associated with wireless networks, particularly with the 802.11 based family networks.
6. Identify the appropriate countermeasures to address the wireless security issues.
7. Identify the current wireless security issues and risks.
8. Investigate appropriate security tools and auditing techniques to evaluate and protect wireless computing environments.

Unit Content

1. Effective policy and planning for wireless security.
2. Examining contemporary issues in wireless security.
3. Legal and ethical implications of wireless security technologies and techniques.
4. Logical countermeasures to wireless security issues.
5. Physical countermeasures to wireless threats.
6. RF Theory including modulation and antennas.
7. Secure wireless deployment and planning.
8. Vulnerabilities in wireless systems.
9. Wireless IEEE Standards and their application.
10. Wireless LAN topologies and hardware.

Additional Learning Experience Information

Lectures, workshops, case studies and practical exercises.

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.

^ Mandatory to Pass

Text References

• ^ David D. Coleman and David A. Westcott (2010). CWSP Certified Wireless Security Professional Official Study Guide. Sybex: John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
• Cache, J., Wright, J., Liu, V. (2010). Hacking exposed wireless (2nd ed.). New York: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media.
• Coleman, D., Westcott, D., Harkins, B., & Jackman, S. (2010). CWSP certified wireless security professional official study guide (1st ed.). Boston: Sybex.
• Xiao, Yang, Shen, Xuemin (Sherman), Du, Ding-Zhu (2007). Wireless Network Security.
• Peikari Cyrus (2006). Maximum Wireless Security.
• Vacca, John, R., (2006). Guide to Wireless Network. Security Springer.
• Andrew A. Vladimirov., Konstantin V. Gavrilenko and Adrei A. Mikhailovsky (2004). Wi-Foo: The Secrets of Wireless Hacking. Pearson/Addisson Wesley.
• Ramachandran, V. (2011). Backtrack 5 wireless penetration testing beginner's guide (1st ed.). USA: Packt Publishing.
• Nichols, R. K., and Lekkas, P. C. (2002). Wireless security: models, threats, and solutions. London: McGraw-Hill.

Journal References

• Computer Crime Digest
• Computer Security Journal
• Computers and Security
• Security
• Security Australia
• Security Management
• Security Systems Digest
• Wireless Network

^ Mandatory reference

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