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Course Details
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Course Title Linux, Firewalls and VPNs
Conestoga Course Code OLRN8250
Host College Lambton College
OntarioLearn Course Code LA-ISN1504
Start Date 05/14/2024
End Date 08/20/2024
Course Fee $527.88
Hours 60
Pre-requisites Acceptance in the Cyber Security program
Course Description This course explores network security basics, including how hackers access online networks and the use of firewalls and VPNs to provide security countermeasures. Students focus on both managerial and technical aspects of security. Coverage includes packet filtering, authentication, proxy servers, encryption, bastion hosts, virtual private networks (VPNs), log file maintenance, and intrusion detection systems.
Midterm Exam Format No exam requirement
Final Exam Format No exam requirement
Final Exam Group 05/14/2024 
Other Evaluation Details Assignments 70%, Tests 30%
Minimum Passing Mark 50
Mandatory Chats
Mandatory Group Work Yes
Other Details
Platform d2l/brightspace
Computer Software Requirements
Additional We suggest you do not purchase your textbook until approximately two weeks prior to the course start date as textbooks may change.
Textbook Information Purchase textbook from www.textnet.ca. No substitutions unless otherwise stated.
Textbooks
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Textbook Title Guide to Firewalls and VPNs
Author Michael E. Whitman, Herbert J.Mattord, and Andrew Green
Publisher Cengage
Edition 3rd
ISBN 978111135393
Special Instructions
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