OVERVIEW

The course provides the basics of the modern telecommunication networks. The main services and critical aspects of the Internet will be faced and discussed. The principal actions to garantee the networks and computer security will be presented. Furthermore, the main characteristics of electronic mail, the techniques of cryptography and digital signature will be described, as well as the principal kinds of malware.

AIMS AND CONTENT

LEARNING OUTCOMES

The iam of this course is to provide knowldge to appreciate the actual advantages deriving from the modern telecommunication networks; to understand the main elements of a computer networks; to understand the structure of the Internet and its main services; to know the critical issues related to the various aspects concerning information security; to know the main risks deriving from the principal types of malware

AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES

Attendance, active participation to lectures, and individual study will allow students

- to appreciate the actual advantages deriving from the modern telecommunication

- to understand the main elements of computer networks;

- to understand the structure of the Internet and its main services;

- to learn the critical aspects related to information security

- to recognize the principal hazards related to the most common types of malware

PREREQUISITES

There are no specific requirements

TEACHING METHODS

Lectures in attendance.

Any further information regarding the teaching will be published on the dedicated AulaWeb page.

Students with valid certifications for Specific Learning Disorders (SLD/DSA), disabilities, or other special educational needs are invited to contact the lecturer and the disability contact person for the Polytechnic School, Professor Federico Scarpa (federico.scarpa@unige.it), at the beginning of the course. This is to arrange any individual learning accommodations that, while respecting the teaching's objectives, take into account individual learning styles.

SYLLABUS/CONTENT

The modern telecommunication networks. Structure of the Internet: organization, protocols, and services. Access technologies, access speed, transmission media, wireless networks, mobility.

Internet Network Addressing: concept of network, domains, public and private networks; business networks (VPN) and their interconnections.

E-mail. Basics of cryptography: symmetric and asymmetric cryptography: shared, public and private keys. Confidentiality, integrity, non-repudiation of messages: digital signature.

Basics of network and computer security: Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting.

Malware: behavior and principal characteristics.

Hardening of computer systems.

Models for cloud computing: Software as Service (SaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS), Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS).

RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

Reference book: F. Kurose, W. Ross – Computer Networking: A Top-Down Approach, 7th Edition

All slides used during lectures and other teaching materials will be made available on AulaWeb.

Generally, notes taken during lectures, the provided teaching materials, and the recommended textbook are sufficient for exam preparation.

TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

LESSONS

LESSONS START

https://corsi.unige.it/en/corsi/10716/studenti-orario

Class schedule

The timetable for this course is available here: Portale EasyAcademy

EXAMS

EXAM DESCRIPTION

Oral

ASSESSMENT METHODS

Oral examination will focus on the topics covered during the lectures. The aim is to evalute the degree of learning, autonomy, reasoning skills achived by the student.

FURTHER INFORMATION

Ask the professor for other information not included in the teaching schedule.