Thanks to this Postgraduate Diploma in Computer Systems You will be able to develop the skills needed to enter the complex and ever-changing world of IT. Upon completion, students will have the knowledge to use today’s main IT tools, as well as an understanding of the risks involved and the procedures to follow to maintain their safety and that of others in the cyberspace. Not to mention that, by studying computer hardware, students will understand how each of the components that make up the computer equipment. Finally, students will be able to encrypt and decrypt different types of data using cryptography to ensure they always stay safe online.
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Computer Systems
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130 h
Introduction
Objectives
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To learn first-hand about everything to do with the world of computer science.
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Learning how to use a computer like a professional.
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To know the risks characteristic of information systems and the various types of cyber-attacks.
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Knowing how to respond when a malicious attack.
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To master the techniques of cryptography y cryptanalysis used today to protect personal data.
Table of Contents
TEACHING UNIT 1. INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER SCIENCE
Basic concepts of computing
Hardware and Software
Generations and architecture
TEACHING UNIT 2. BASIC USE OF A COMPUTER
Description of a personal computer
Working with files
Storage devices. Copying, moving and deleting files
Introduction to office software programmes and applications
TEACHING UNIT 3. COMPONENTS OF A COMPUTER (PC)
Motherboards
Processors
Memoirs
Storage devices
Cooling systems
Graphics cards
Sound cards
Network cards
Peripherals
TEACHING UNIT 4. THE INTERNET, PROTOCOLS, SERVICES AND APPLICATIONS
Basic concepts
Services and applications
World Wide Web
Email
Discussion forums
File transfer (FTP)
Chat (IRC)
The Internet in the business world
Intranet, extranet, group work, teleworking, etc.
TEACHING UNIT 5. WIRELESS NETWORK SECURITY
Introduction to the Wireless 2 Standard. Topologies
Wireless network security. Open networks
WEP
WEP. Attacks
Other encryption mechanisms
TEACHING UNIT 6. RISKS INHERENT IN INFORMATION SYSTEMS
Risk analysis of information systems
Identification of vulnerabilities and threats to information systems
Types of malicious code
Elements of risk analysis and their interrelationships
Risk analysis control methods
The assets involved in risk analysis and their valuation
Threats that may affect the identified assets
Details of existing vulnerabilities in information systems
TEACHING UNIT 7. SAFETY STRATEGIES
Lower privilege
Defence in depth
Point of conflict
The weakest link
Fail-safe position
An established stance of denial: what is not prohibited
Established permission policy: what is not permitted
Universal participation
Diversification of defence
TEACHING UNIT 8. REMOTE AND LOCAL ATTACKS
Classification of attacks
Remote attacks on UNIX
Remote attacks on insecure services on UNIX
Local attacks on UNIX
What should we do if we come under attack?
TEACHING UNIT 9. TOOLS FOR SYSTEMS AUDITING
Operating system tools
Networking tools and their devices
Vulnerability testing tools
Tools for protocol analysis
Web page analysers
Dictionary and brute-force attacks
TEACHING UNIT 10. CRYPTOGRAPHY AND CRYPTOANALYSIS
Cryptography and cryptanalysis: introduction and definition
Encryption and decryption
Encryption example: one-time pad and classical cryptography
Example of encryption: modern cryptography
A Beginner’s Guide to Public and Private Keys: Sessions
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