M.Sc. (Information Technology) Security Operations Center Practical Syllabus - Mumbai University
This is the University of Mumbai syllabus for M.Sc. (Information Technology) under NEP 2020, in force from the academic year 2024-25. Semesters I and II are set by item 6.29 (N) and Semesters III and IV by item 6.2 (N). The University examines this programme under form 1113161, whose Summer 2026 timetable is headed NEP-2020; the distance and older Choice Based modes of the same degree are examined under different forms and different papers.
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Syllabus for Security Operations Center Practical
- 1 a. Encrypting and Decrypting Data Using a Hacker Tool b. Encrypting and Decrypting Data Using OpenSSL c. Hashing a Text File with OpenSSL and Verifying Hashes
- 2 a. Examining Telnet and SSH in Wireshark b. Investigating an Attack on a Windows Host c. Investigating a Malware Exploit
- 3 a. Demonstrate the use of Snort and Firewall Rules b. Demonstrate Extract an Executable from a PCAP c. Demonstrate a practical for Exploring DNS Traffic
- 4 a. Using Wireshark to Examine HTTP and HTTPS Traffic b. Exploring Processes, Threads, Handles, and Windows Registry
- 5 Perform a practical to Attack on a mySQL Database by using PCAP file.
- 6 Create your own syslog Server
- 7 Configure your Linux system to send syslog messages to a syslog server and Read them
- 8 Install and Run Splunk on Linux
- 9 Install and Configure ELK on Linux
- 10 Install and Configure GrayLog on Linux Course Outcomes(OCs) After completion of the course, students able to OC1: To perform encryption and decryption data using various tools, including OpenSSL and a hacker tool. OC2: Understand the concept of hashing text files with OpenSSL and verifying hashes. OC3: Gain the proficiency in examining Telnet and SSH traffic using Wireshark. OC4: Improvising the skills in investigating attacks on Windows hosts and malware exploits. OC5: Gain a knowledge of using Snort and firewall rules for network security. OC6: Capability to extract executables from PCAP files and explore DNS traffic. O7: Demonstrate competence in analyzing HTTP and HTTPS traffic using Wireshark. OC8: Understand the concept of processes, threads, handles, and the Windows Registry. OC9: Gain proficiency in attacking a MySQL database using PCAP files. OC10: Create and configure a syslog server and read syslog messages. OC11: Develop skills in installing and running Splunk, ELK, and GrayLog on Linux.
Reproduced from the University of Mumbai syllabus for M.Sc. (Information Technology) under NEP 2020, in force from the academic year 2024-25. Wording, unit numbering and lecture allocation are as printed in that syllabus. The PDF above is the syllabus's own page, unaltered.
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