Course 3 resources and citations

Week 1: Network architecture

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Citations

Network components, devices, and diagrams

 

• Meyers, Mike, and Scott Jernigan. (2019) CompTIA A+ Certification All-in-One Exam Guide, (Exams 220-1001 & 220-1002).

• Oluwatosin, H.S. (2014). Client-server model. IOSR Journal of Computer Engineering, 16(1), 67-71.

• Sulyman, Shakirat. (2014). Client-Server Model. IOSR Journal of Computer Engineering. 16. 57-71. 10.9790/0661-16195771. 

• GeeksforGeeks. (2022, March 21). Devices used in each layer of TCP/IP model

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Cloud computing and software-defined networks

 

• Rackspace Technology Colo Data Centers. (n.d.). What is colocation?

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• Fortinet. (n.d.). What is hybrid cloud?

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Learn more about the TCP/IP model

 

• Clarke, Glen E. (2018). CompTIA Network+ Certification Study Guide: Exam N10-007. 

• International Business Machines. (2022, Nov 15). User datagram protocol

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• International Business Machines. (2022, Nov 15). Transmission control protocol

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• Oracle. (n.d.). TCP/IP protocol architecture model

• . System administration guide, volume 3.

• Study CCNA. (n.d.). OSI & TCP/IP models

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The OSI model

 

• Cloudflare. (n.d.). What is the OSI model?

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• FreeCodeCamp. (2020, December 21). The OSI Model – The 7 Layers of Networking Explained in Plain English

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• Imperva. (n.d.). OSI Model

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Components of network layer communication

 

• Agnė Srėbaliūtė. (2022, Aug 2). IPv4 packet header: Format and structure

• . IPXO.

• Rajinder Kaur (2009) IPv4 Header

• . Advanced Internet Technologies. 

• Gsephrioth. (2017). The IP diagram

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• Wright, Robert. (October 1998). IP Routing Primer. O’Reilly.

Week 2: Network operations

Citations

Network protocols

 

• National Institute of Standards and Technology. (n.d.). Glossary

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Common network protocols

 

• Cloudflare. (n.d.). What is a protocol? | Network protocol definition

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• CompTIA. (n.d.). What is a network protocol and how does it work? 

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• Oracle. (n.d.). TCP/IP protocol architecture model

• . System administration guide, volume 3.

Additional network protocols 

 

• IBM. (2022, Oct 17). TCP/IP address and parameter assignment - Dynamic host configuration protocol

• . IBM AIX documentation.

• Microsoft. (n.d.O). What are IMAP and POP?

• Microsoft Support.

• Microsoft. (2013, October 21). SMTP

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The evolution of wireless security protocols

 

• Asus. (2022, January 14).  [Wireless] What is WPA3? What are the advantages of using WPA3?

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• Britannica, T. Editors of Encyclopaedia (2022, February 3). Wi-Fi

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• Cisco Press. (2010, April 9).  Moving to WPA/WPA2-Enterprise wi-fi encryption

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Firewalls and network security measures 

 

• Cisco. (n.d.). What is a firewall? 

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Subnetting and CIDR

 

• Cloudflare. (n.d.). What is a subnet?

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• Techopedia. (2017, July 18). Subnetting

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• IP Address Guide. (n.d.). CIDR to IPv4 Conversion

• . IPV4 Tools.

Proxy servers

 

• National Institute of Standards and Technology. (n.d.). Glossary

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Week 3: Secure against network intrusions

Resources

Analyze network attacks

 

• CompTIA

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Citations

The case for securing networks 

 

• Vinton, Kate. (2014, September 18). With 56 million cards compromised, Home Depot’s breach is bigger than Target’s

• . Forbes. 

Analyze network layer communication

 

• Lager, Nathan. (2020, April 3). Network Troubleshooting with Packet Captures

• . Enable Sysadmin. 

• Oracle. (n.d.) How the TCP/IP Protocols Handle Data Communications (System Administration Guide: IP Services

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Real-life DDoS attack

 

• Olenick, D. (2020, December 10) Guilty plea in 2016 Dyn DDos attack

• . Bank info security. 

• Young, K (2022, January 10) Cyber case study: The Mirai DDoS attack on Dyn

• . Coverlink.

Overview of interception attacks

 

• Engebretson, P. (2013). The basics of hacking and penetration testing: ethical hacking and penetration testing made easy. Elsevier.

Week 4: Security hardening

Resources

Course 3 glossary 

 

Apply OS hardening techniques

 

• Opensource.com

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• Iana.org

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• Geekflare

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• Packet Pushers

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Citations

OS hardening practices 

 

• National Institute of Security Technology. (2018, October). Guide to securing macOS 10.12 systems for IT professionals

• . Special publication 800-179, revision 1. Accessed December 2022.

Apply OS hardening techniques

 

• Doropoulos, N. (n.d.). DNS Query Flood Attack.

• Linkedin.

Use the NIST Cybersecurity Framework to respond to a security

 

• Bhardwaj, P. (2023, January 2). How to detect an ICMP flood attack and protect your network.

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Firch, J. (2023, February 28). How to prevent a ICMP flood attack.

 

 

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