PV210 Security analysis of network traffic

Faculty of Informatics
Autumn 2014
Extent and Intensity
2/1/0. 3 credit(s) (plus extra credits for completion). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
doc. RNDr. Jan Vykopal, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Ing. Pavel Čeleda, Ph.D. (lecturer)
RNDr. Martin Drašar, Ph.D. (assistant)
RNDr. Tomáš Jirsík, Ph.D. (assistant)
RNDr. Daniel Kouřil, Ph.D. (assistant)
RNDr. Michal Procházka, Ph.D. (assistant)
RNDr. Petr Velan, Ph.D. (assistant)
Guaranteed by
doc. RNDr. Eva Hladká, Ph.D.
Department of Computer Systems and Communications – Faculty of Informatics
Contact Person: doc. RNDr. Jan Vykopal, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Computer Systems and Communications – Faculty of Informatics
Timetable
Wed 16:00–17:50 A319
  • Timetable of Seminar Groups:
PV210/01: each odd Friday 12:00–13:50 A219, P. Čeleda, T. Jirsík, D. Kouřil, M. Procházka, P. Velan, J. Vykopal
PV210/02: each even Friday 12:00–13:50 A219, P. Čeleda, T. Jirsík, D. Kouřil, M. Procházka, P. Velan, J. Vykopal
Prerequisites (in Czech)
(( MB104 Discrete mathematics || MV011 Statistics I ) && ( PB156 Computer Networks || PV183 Computer Networks Technology ) ) || SOUHLAS
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 30 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/30, only registered: 0/30, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/30
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The lecture deals with methods and tools for security analysis of network traffic. Mathematical and visualisation methods processing aggregated characteristics of TCP/IP data are introduced as well as simple but useful methods. Apart from traffic volume quantities, the primary focus will be on IP traffic flows with emphasis on network security. We are aimed at high-speed networks. The studied methods will be illustrated on traffic samples from the Masaryk university network.
At the end of the course student should be able to:
understand the structure of data on local network and its edge;
understand basic methods for analysis of traffic and use relevant tools;
Syllabus
  • Fundamentals of TCP/IP communication and application protocols.
  • Network attacks and network layers. Network security devices: IDS/IPS, antispam filter, antivirus.
  • Basics of network monitoring: packets, IP data flows, measurement methods, tools for their analysis and visualisation.
  • Simple and advanced methods proccessing IP flow data. Traffic volume quantities, time-series analysis, prediction methods.
  • Incident handling, an essential service of a CSIRT.
  • Forensic analysis of a simulated incident (analysis of data from heterogeneous sources).
Literature
  • Brutlag, J.: Aberrant behaviour Detection in Time Series for Network Monitoring, 2000
  • Scarfone, K. Mell, P.: Guide to Intrusion Detection and Prevention Systems (IDPS). Recommendations of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, 2007.
  • Lakhina A., Crovella M., Diot C. Mining anomalies using traffic feature distributions. In: Proc. ACM SIGCOMM'05, p. 217-228, 2005.
  • SANS: The Top Cyber Security Risks. http://www.sans.org/top-cyber-security-risks
  • Bellovin, S. M. Security problems in the TCP/IP protocol suite.
  • Quittek J. et al. Requirements for IP Flow Information Export (IPFIX). RFC 3917, IETF, 2004.
Teaching methods
Lectures including class discussion, homeworks, seminars in computer lab.
Assessment methods
Homeworks during the semester, written test and discussion (colloquium).
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2014, recent)
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