Course Title: Manage network and data integrity

Part B: Course Detail

Teaching Period: Term2 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: Donald Attard

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4381

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


Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff

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

  • Firewalls
  • Anti-Virus and Anti-Spyware Software
  • Data Backup and Recovery
  • File Encryption
  • BitLocker
  • Auditing of logon and file access
  • DHCP MAC Filtering
  • Basic System Administration
  • Using tools to perform an inventory check on computer assets
  • VPN Site to Site Authentication
  • OSPF router authentication
  • System Monitoring/Network Monitoring
  • Comparing SSH to Telnet
  • Environmental threats
  • Account Lockout Policies
  • Domain Environment


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

 BitLocker Encryption

15-16

 Resubmissions/Tutorials

* Subject to Change


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

* Must get 100% to pass.


Assessment Matrix

 

Knowledge Evidence  

The candidate must be able to demonstrate knowledge to complete the tasks outlined in the elements and performance criteria of this unit. This includes:

Assessment

Task 1: Practical Assessment

Assessment

Task 2: Assignment

Assessment

Task 3: Online Quizzes

summarise the broad principles of data integrity on a network, including:

auditing and control of user access

asset tracking and auditing

 

 

 

 

 

Task 8

 

Task 11

 

 

 

Question 33 - Question 34

backup, restore and rollback procedures

 

 

Question 11 – Question 15

system and network monitoring tools and their related functions

 

 

Question 45, Question 30, Question 21 – Question 25

organisational structure and business functionality as they relate to data integrity

 

 

Question 35

tools and applications required to manage network and data integrity, including disaster recovery processes.

 

 

Question 16 – Question 18

 

 

Performance Evidence  

The candidate must demonstrate the ability to complete the tasks outlined in the elements and performance criteria of this unit; including evidence of the ability to:

 

Assessment

Task 1: Practical Assessment

 

Assessment

Task 2: Assignment

Assessment

Task 3: online Quizzes

maintain and manage at least one network

 

Task 1 - Task 9

 

maintain data integrity whilst managing at least one network

 

Task 7

 

document and lodge outcome and process

 

Task 10 - Task 11

 

use industry standard tools to conduct audit on system assets

Task 10

 

 

implement and test antivirus solution

Task 1

 

 

employ systems to negate environmental threats

Task 1

Task 9

Task 14

Task 15

 

Question 7, Question 8, Question 9, Question 10

demonstrate features of data backup, restore and system roll back

Task 2

 

 

perform network monitoring using a variety of current standard tools

Task 4

 

Question 22, Question 23, Question 24,

Question 25,

Question 26

add network controls according to network and data integrity policies.

 

 

 

 

Element

Performance criteria

 

 

 

 

 

Assessment

Task 1: Practical Assessment

 

Assessment

Task 2: Assignment

Assessment

Task 3: online Quizzes

1. Assess organisational network and security policies

 

1.1 Identify organisational security policies and procedures

 

 

Question 27

1.2 Identify security access and user privileges according to organisational requirements.

Task 7, Task 8

 

 

 

1.3 Determine compatibility of identified security access user privileges to organisational requirements

Task 9

Task 15

 

 

 

2. Audit system assets

 

2.1 Conduct audit on system hardware and software assets according to organisational procedures and guidelines

Task 10

 

 

 

2.2 Document audit findings according to organisational procedures

Task 11a, Task 11b

 

 

2.3 Lodge audit findings documents with required personnel

Task 11a, Task 11b

 

 

3.  Protect assets from threats 

 

3.1 Determine environmental threats to data

Task 9

 

Question 7

3.2 Determine data protection systems and controls according to organisational requirements

 

 

Question 10

3.3 Implement data protection systems according to organisational requirements

 

Task 12-14

Task 16

 

Question 5

3.4 Implement and test antivirus and anti-malware solutions according to vendor specifications and organisational requirements

Task 1

 

Questions 1 - 6

4. Develop a backup solution

 

4.1 Determine data backup types compatible to organisational systems and requirements

 

 

 

Questions 11 - 15

4.2 Plan backup solution according to organisational requirements

 

 

 

Question 18

4.3 Implement backup solution and restored backed up media

 

Task 2

 

 

4.4 Implement real time backup and data sync solution according to organisational requirements

 

Task 3

 

 

5. Monitor network performance

 

5.1 Determine available network performance monitoring tools compatible to existing networks

Task 4

 

 

Question 19 – Question 25

5.2 Implement network performance monitoring tools according to task requirements

Task 5

 

 

 

5.3 Document network performance expectations and actual performance according to organisational procedures

Task 5

 

 

 

5.4 Lodge document with required personnel

Task 5

 

 

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