Department: MSc Cybersecurity Science and Applications
Module Description: This course provides an in-depth study of network security, including the principles, protocols, and technologies used to secure computer networks. Topics covered include network security threats and vulnerabilities, network security policies and procedures, network security technologies, and network security management and operations.
Stallings, W. (2017). Network security essentials: applications and standards. 6th edn. Pearson. Purchase eBook
Anderson, R. (2021). Security engineering: a guide to building dependable distributed systems. 3rd edn. Wiley. Purchase eBook
Kaufman, C., Perlman, R. & Speciner, M. (2022). Network security: private communication in a public world. 3rd edn. Addison Wesley.
Schneier, B. (2017). Applied cryptography: protocols, algorithms and source code in C. 20th anniversary edition. John Wiley & Sons.