Program Overview

Network Security Short Course

About the Course

The Network Security Short Course is designed to provide participants with a broad and practical understanding of major security threats in the internet and corresponding defenses against these threats. By the end of the course, participants should be able to:

• Understand key security properties required of internet applications and major threats against these properties.
• Understand basic cryptographic techniques and their practical applications in the design and implementation of secure internet protocols and services.
• Recognize the vulnerability of network applications to network attacks.
• Design internet protocols and applications that are secure and resilient against attacks, without unnecessarily losing efficiency.
• Understand the design and security properties of important internet services, including secure emails, SSL/TLS, and VPN.
• Command C/Java software tools and modules towards the implementation of secure internet applications.

Course Description

This course covers the basis of symmetric key and public key cryptography and cryptographic hash functions. It applies cryptographic techniques in the design of internet protocols that achieve crucial security properties of confidentiality, authenticity, and message integrity, against powerful but realistic eavesdropping, impersonation, man-in-the-middle, and playback attacks.

Participants will learn about important internet security services, such as secure emails, secure transport (SSL/TLS), and virtual private networks (VPN). They will also have the chance to apply C/Java software tools/modules towards implementing secure internet software.

IT professionals, engineers, or technical managers will gain a broad and practical understanding of major security threats in the internet and corresponding defenses against these threats. They will also acquire skills to conceptualize, design, and implement secure network applications.

Target Audiences

• IT professionals, engineers, or technical managers who need to understand the security pitfalls of internet applications, or design, implement, or manage network applications that are secure and resilient against attacks.
• Engineering and technology-minded internet users interested in learning about the security (or lack of it) of their applications.

Items to Bring Along for the Course

• Laptop that runs Unix or Linux OS in native or virtualization mode.

Course Structure

• TPG course reference No.: TGS-
• eCert of completion - iLEAP
• Core: NS-Network Security
  • Understand key security properties required of internet applications and major threats against these properties.
  • Understand basic cryptographic techniques and their practical applications in the design and implementation of secure internet protocols and services.
  • Recognize the vulnerability of network applications to network attacks.
  • Design internet protocols and applications that are secure and resilient against attacks, without unnecessarily losing efficiency.
  • Understand the design and security properties of important internet services, including secure emails, SSL/TLS, and VPN.
  • Command C/Java software tools and modules towards the implementation of secure internet applications.

Entry Requirements

• Basic knowledge of C or Java programming.

Financial Matters

Course Fees Payable (Incl. GST & Excl. Supplementary Fee)

• Full Course Fee: S$1,962.00
  • Course fee: S$1,800.00
  • GST (9%): S$162.00
  • Course fee payable: S$1,962.00

Enhanced Training Support for SMEs

• Course fee: S$1,800.00
• Baseline SkillsFuture Funding Grant: S$(1,260.00)
• Nett course fee: S$540.00
• GST (9%): S$48.60
• Enhanced Training Support for SMEs Subsidy: S$(360.00)
• Course fee payable: S$228.60

Singapore Citizens Aged 40 and Above

• Course fee: S$1,800.00
• Baseline SkillsFuture Funding Grant: S$(1,260.00)
• Nett course fee: S$540.00
• GST (9%): S$48.60
• Mid-Career Enhanced Subsidy: S$(360.00)
• Course fee payable: S$228.60

Singapore Citizen 39 Years Old or Younger

• Course fee: S$1,800.00
• Baseline SkillsFuture Funding Grant: S$(1,260.00)
• Nett course fee: S$540.00
• GST (9%): S$48.60
• Course fee payable: S$588.60

Singapore Permanent Residents (SPR)

• Course fee: S$1,800.00
• Baseline SkillsFuture Funding Grant: S$(1,260.00)
• Nett course fee: S$540.00
• GST (9%): S$48.60
• Course fee payable: S$588.60

GST Rate

The course fees payable above are inclusive of 9% GST rate.

Payment Option

The first payment needs to be made after accepting the offer.

Allow Payment by

The course fee allows payment by SkillsFuture Credits (SFC); eNETS (e-payment); Bank Transfer; Telegraphic transfer.