Author : Dr.KVKK Prasad
C-DAC's Course On Cyber Security [CCCS]
Designed and Authored By Late Dr.KVKK Prasad.


  :: Course Focus
  :: Course Objective
  :: Course Designed for
  :: Course Structure
  :: Eligibility
  :: Course Delivery
  :: Course Syllabus
  :: Course Fee & Duration
  :: Registration Process
  :: FAQ


We dedicate this course to Dr.KVKK Prasad who was the designer and Author of this course
Course Focus

An e-Learning course aimed at providing the most comprehensive knowledge and skills in the Network Security providing an opportunity to equip the Network System Administrators & Information Security Officers to understand the security concerns, vulnerabilities, attacks and to plan and implement the desired e-Security solutions.

Course Objective
In today’s networked world, most of the organizations and enterprises depend on different kinds of Information Technology solutions, say e-commerce, e-governance, e-learning, e-banking etc.. All communications must be secured and under control since the information stored and conveyed is ultimately an invaluable resource of the business. Securing vital resources and information in the network is the most challenging feat for system enterprise. The growing number of the computer Network(internet/intranet) attacks and sophistication in attack technologies has made this task still more complicated. The course content is developed with the support of Department of Information Technology, Ministry of Communications and IT, Government of India.
Therefore the need of the hour is to update the knowledge of the personel mannin networks and systems on the network security issues and solutions.
The time of N etworks and S ystems professionals working inan organization is very valuable and hence it is difficult to spare their time for training away from the organizations. e-Learning mode of offering of Cyber Security course is an humble effort to reduce cost and time to organizaion in training their officials.
Course Designed for
» Network System
» Administrators
» Information Security Officers
» IT professionals
Course Structure
This course is well structured with a three level hierarchy of units, modules & lessons . This course consists of four units and twelve modules. Each module in turn consists of number of lessons. The content is available in PDF form; power point presentation with speaker notes and voice over. It also has some video lectures delivered by experts on selected topics which are aimed at motivating the learner into the specific e-Security topics. The duration of the course is variable from 6 months. However the course registration would lapse after completion of 6 months from the date of admission. On-line-assessment is an attractive feature provided through on-Line quizzes and assignments.  
Course Syllabus

Unit 1: Security Concepts and Mechanisms
    Module I: Networking Concepts Overview
       Lesson 1: Basics of Communication Systems
       Lesson 2: Transmission Media
       Lesson 3: ISO/OSI and TCP/IP Protocol Stacks
       Lesson 4: Local Area Networks
       Lesson 5: Wide Area Networks
       Lesson6 : Internetworking
       Lesson7 : Packet Formats
       Lesson8 : Wireless Networks
       Lesson9 : The Internet
     Module 2: Information Security Concepts
       Lesson1 : Information Security Overview
       Lesson2 : Information Security Services
       Lesson3 : Types of Attacks
       Lesson4 : Goals for Security
       Lesson5 : E-commerce Security
       Lesson6 : Computer Forensics
       Lesson7 : Steganography
       Lesson8 : Security Engineering
     Module 3: Security Threats and vulnerabilities
       Lesson1 : Overview of Security threats
       Lesson2 : Hacking Techniques
       Lesson3 : Password Cracking
       Lesson4 : Insecure Network connections
       Lesson5 : Malicious Code
       Lesson6 : Programming Bugs
       Lesson7 : Cyber crime and Cyber terrorism
       Lesson8 : Information Warfare and Surveillance
    Module 4: Cryptography
       Lesson1 : Introduction to Cryptography
       Lesson2 : Symmetric key Cryptography
       Lesson3 : Asymmetric key Cryptography
       Lesson4 : Message Authentication and Hash functions
       Lesson5 : Digital Signatures
       Lesson6 : Public Key infrastructure
       Lesson7 : Diffe-Hellman key exchange proptocol
       Lesson8 : Applications of Cryptography

Unit 2: Security Management
     ModuleI: Security Management Practices
      Lesson 1: Overview of Security Management
      Lesson 2: Information Classification Process
      Lesson 3: Security Policy
      Lesson 4: Risk Management
      Lesson 5: Security Procedures and Guidelines
      Lesson 6: Business Continuity and Disa ster Recovery
     Module2: Security Laws and Standards
      Lesson 1: Security Assurance
      Lesson 2: Security Laws
      Lesson 3: International Standards
      Lesson 4: Security Audit
      Lesson 5: OCTAVE approach
      Lesson 6: SSE-CMM Unit 3:

Unit 3: Network Security
    Module 1: Access Control and Intrusion Detection
      Lesson 1: Overview of Identification and Authorization
      Lesson 2: I & A Techniques
      Lesson 3: Overview of IDS
      Lesson 4: Intrusion Detection Systems and Intrusion Prevention Systems
    Module 2: Server Management and Firewalls
      Lesson 1: User Management
      Lesson 2: DNS Routing and Load Balancing
      Lesson 3: Overview of Firewalls
      Lesson 4: Types of Firewalls
      Lesson 5: DMZ and firewall features
    Module 3: Security for VPN and Next Generation Networks
      Lesson 1: VPN Security
      Lesson 2: Security in Multimedia Networks
      Lesson 3: Fax Security
      Lesson 4: Link Encryption Devices

Unit 4: System and Application Security
    Module 1: Security Architectures and Models
      Lesson 1:Desiging Secure Operating Systems
      Lesson 2: Controls to enforce security services
      Lesson 3: Information flow model and Biba model
    Module 2: System Security
      Lesson 1: Desktop Security
      Lesson 2: email security: PGP and SMIME
      Lesson 3: Web Security: web authentication, SSL and SET
    Module 3: OS Security
      Lesson 1: OS Security Vulnerabilities, updates and patches
      Lesson 2: OS integrity checks
      Lesson 3: Anti-virus software
      Lesson 4: Design of secure OS and OS hardening
      Lesson 5: Configuring the OS for security Lesson 6: Trusted OS

Special Features


The course is designed to meet the needs of the IT professionals to grasp the software engineering principle within short time. The course syllabus is set in such a way to understand the practical problems of the industry and to guide the IT professionals to follow the software processes as they come across in their environment. Some of the special features are

  :: Industry relevant curriculum
  :: Extensive Course material
  :: Online interactivity with Experts
  :: Self pace Learning

On line assessment Communication tools like White Board and Chat provides online interactivity with Instructor and Student. E-mail and Bulletin board give offline communication to share the information between Instructor and Students.

 
Eligibility

  • Any Graduate with IT background can apply for this course.
  • Any one working in the IT domain with minimum experience of 1 year can apply to this course.
    • NOTE : Having knowledge on Networking and Security would be an added advantage to the candidate to understand the concepts easily
     
Course Delivery

The course material is continuously available for the registered students. A group of experts are available as Technical Advisory Committee for this course. Interactions with these experts will be scheduled during the conduction of the course. During the course duration of three months, continuous assessment of student would be carried out. Entire evaluation is done online.Online quizzes and assignments are given to the student and performance of the students is intimated time to time.Student will be awarded a participation certificate indicating the performance level in the online examination conducted through out the course. Student has to score a minimum of 50% marks in online assessment .
 
Course Fee & Duration

» The Course Fee is Rs. 3000 /-
» The Duration of the course is 6 (six) months from the date the registrant account is activated.
   » During this six months, its the responsibility of the participant to complete the whole course including the quizes, assignments and the Case studies. The participant can decided upon the distribution of his/her time among the modules. There is no restrictions on duration of each module from C-DAC.
Registration Process

You are requested to fill up the registration form with correct information. The registration form can be accessed from www.elearn.cdac.in, by clicking on SignUp Now.
Payment Methods

  • Demand Draft

    • A Demand Draft of Rs 3,000 (Three Thousand Rupees only) drawn from any Nationalized Bank in favor of C-DAC payable at Hyderabad, has to be sent to the following address. No cheques are accepted.

    Behind the DD please mention the course name and the username


    To,
    The Course Coordinator, CCCS e-Learning
    Center for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC)
    Jawharlal Nehru Technological University (JNTU) Campus
    Kukatpally
    Hyderabad -500085.
    Andhra Pradesh, India
  • Online Payment through Payment Gateway

    • Now the Fee for the elearning courses can be paid online if you have the Master Card or Visa Card. Proceed with the screens that the link above shows and once the payment is done, take a printout or save the final conclusion page where the transaction details etc are available for future references and send it to us through email to elearn@cdac.in or post it to our postal address mentioned above. Click here to Proceed to the payment gateway.

The registered candidates are requested to send their resume, curriculam marks sheets from 10th Standard and signed Declaration form given in the Registration form to the above address within 20 days after registration. Candidates are also requested to attach a copy of the submitted registration form.

  
 
Frequently Asked Questions

Q1:- Why do I need a course in Cyber Security?
Its necessary to enhance your knowledge in Cyber Security World.The course material is designed with latest information, it has attractive simulations for the concepts to easily understand.

Q2:- What is the course duration ?
The CCCS is a six months course. No extension of the dates will be enteratained. The candidate once registered must complete the entire course within six months duration including the case study submission.

Q3:- Will I get a certificate on completion of this course?
No, there is no cert ificate for this course. An online generated Marks Sheet will be sent to your email. If you are interested to get a Cyber Security Professional Certificate for the same course, then you need to opt for the C-DAC Certified Cyber Security Professional [CCCSP]

Q4:- What is the difference between CCCS and CCCSP?

  1. CCCS is the C-DAC Course on Cyber Security and CCCSP - C-DAC Certified Cyber Securiy Professinal.
  2. On CCCS course completion, the candidate will receive a participation certificate for attending and accessing the cyber security course material in elearning mode only where as CCCSP is a process of attending a physical written examination held twice in a year, and receive a professional certificate.
  3. CCCS and CCCSP - course material is same. For the CCCSP Examination, one have to prepare well on the external references provided also along with the elearning course material.
  4. The course fee for CCCS is Rs. 3000 ( three thousand rupees only)
    The Course Fee for CCCSP is Rs. 7500 (Seven Thousand Five Hundred )
Acknowledgements
The development is supported by elearning division, Department of IT, Government of India

Centre for Development of Advanced Computing
( A Scientific Society ofDepartment of Information Technology, Ministry of Information and Technology, Government of India)
JNTU Campus, Kukatpally, Hyderabad - 85
Tel:+91-40-23150115 ; Fax: +91-40-23150117
Email : elearn@cdac.in