Information Security Technology

This course covers a comprehensive curriculum ranging from the fundamental principles of computer networks to advanced network management and cybersecurity strategies. In the first half of the semester, the focus is on network infrastructures and the SNMP protocol, emphasizing the monitoring and management of network performance. The security component begins with symmetric encryption and message confidentiality. Following the midterm, the course delves deeper into asymmetric security elements such as public-key encryption, message authentication, and key distribution mechanisms. In the final phase, these theoretical security concepts are applied to practical domains, including Transport Layer Security (TLS), wireless network security, email security, and general system security. Supported by quizzes and review sessions, this content aims to provide students with both theoretical cryptographic knowledge and the practical skills required to protect modern network infrastructures.

The primary objective of the Network Management and Information Security course is to provide the technical and theoretical knowledge necessary for the sustainable operation, monitoring, and defense of modern computer networks against all types of cyber threats. This course offers students the ability to analyze the performance and status of network devices at a professional level using protocols such as SNMP, while teaching cryptographic methods to ensure data confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Throughout the educational process, the course aims to build proficiency across a wide spectrum, ranging from symmetric and asymmetric encryption techniques and digital signatures to defense mechanisms like firewalls and IDS/IPS, as well as user authentication protocols. Ultimately, the course intends to enable an IT professional to manage complex network infrastructures and protect them against current cyber-attacks within the framework of ethical and scientific standards.