Information Security

By Dr Maninder Singh, Professor in Computer Engineering | | Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology (Deemed to be University) | Patiala

Learners enrolled: 503

This course will introduce the basic concepts in Information security in general and system and help know the ways by which our critical information can be sniffed and ways to implement preventive measures. After completing this course, the student will be in position to understand the basics of information security.

The course intends to:

Provide an understanding of principal concepts of physical and information security, major issues, technologies and basic approaches in information security.
Develop an understanding of information assurance as practiced in computer operating systems, distributed systems, networks and representative applications.
Gain familiarity with prevalent network and distributed system attacks, defenses against them
Develop a basic understanding of cryptography,
Develop an understanding of security policies (such as authentication, integrity and confidentiality), as well as protocols to implement such policies in the form of message exchanges.

Summary

Course Status :	Upcoming
Course Type :	Elective
Language for course content :	English
Duration :	12 weeks
Category :	Computer Science and Engineering
Credit Points :	4
Level :	Undergraduate
Start Date :	07 Jul 2025
End Date :	31 Oct 2025
Enrollment Ends :	31 Aug 2025
Exam Date :
NCrF Level	5.0
Industry Details :	Cyber Security and Information Security

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Course layout

The content of the course is as follows:

Seq No	Name of the Lecture
1	Information Security
2	Network Security
3	Computer Network Reference Models
4	TCP/IP Reference Model
5	Protocol Stack
6	Transmission Control Protocol
7	Data Link Layer
8	Medium Access Control Protocols
9	TCP/IP Model-IP Addressing – I
10	TCP/IP Model-IP Addressing – II
11	TCP - Connection Management and Flow Control
12	IPV4 & IPV6
13	UDP - User Datagram Protocol
14	IPSec Security Protocol
15	Network Topologies
16	Animated Cursor Vulnerability - Proof of Concept - I
17	Animated Cursor Vulnerability - Proof of Concept - II
18	Electronic Mail
19	Email Security Protocols
20	WWW Security
21	Mobile Code Security
22	Transmission Media
23	Ethernet and Fast Ethernet
24	Ethernet Security
25	Gigabit Ethernet
26	10 Gigabit Ethernet
27	ISDN
28	Stream Control Transmission Protocol
29	ATM Network Security Protocol
30	Wireless Networks
31	Wi-Fi Technology
32	Wi-Fi Security Protocol
33	Bluetooth Networks and Security Protocols
34	Virtual Private Networks
35	WiMAX Technology and its Security
36	Introduction to Mobile IP and Addressing
37	Cloud Computing Architecture
38	Cloud Computing Security
39	GSM Architecture
40	MANET - I
41	MANET – Routing Protocols
42	3G Network and Security
43	4G LTE
44	5G
45	VoIP Protocols
46	Introduction to DDoS
47	Defence to DDoS Attacks

Books and references

Bishop, M. (2003). Computer Security: Art and Science (1st ed.). Addison-Wesley. ISBN 0‑321‑13450‑9
Biswal, B. (2011). Information Security: A Practical Approach to Securing Corporate Information Systems in India (1st ed.). Excel Books. ISBN 978‑81‑7446‑870‑3
Joshi, S., & Gupta, A. (2019). Cyber Security in India: Challenges, Practices and Solutions (1st ed.). Wiley India. ISBN 978‑81‑265‑4385‑8
Kumar, P., & Choudhary, P. (2015). Network Security and Cyber Laws in India (1st ed.). Tata McGraw-Hill Education. ISBN 978‑0‑07‑070165‑9
Pfleeger, C. P., & Pfleeger, S. L. (2012). Security in Computing (4th ed.). Prentice Hall. ISBN 978‑0‑13‑239077‑0
Stallings, W. (2017). Cryptography and Network Security: Principles and Practice (7th ed.). Pearson. ISBN 978‑0‑13‑444428‑4
Whitman, M. E., & Mattord, H. J. (2018). Principles of Information Security (6th ed.). Cengage. ISBN 978‑1‑305‑55656‑2

Instructor bio

Dr Maninder Singh, Professor in Computer Engineering |

Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology (Deemed to be University) | Patiala

Maninder Singh received his bachelor’s degree from Pune University in 1994, and holds a master’s degree, with honours in Software Engineering from Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology, as well as a Doctoral Degree specialisation in Network Security from Thapar University.

He joined Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology, in January 1996 as Lecturer. His strong hold is practical know-how of computer networks and security. He is on the Roll-of-honour @ EC-Council USA, being certified as Ethical Hacker (C|EH), Security Analyst (ECSA) and Licensed Penetration Tester (LPT).

Dr. Singh has successfully completed many consultancy projects (network auditing and penetration testing) for renowned national bank(s) and corporates. Dr. Singh has many research publications in reputed SCI high impact factor journals. His research interests include Network Security, Grid Computing, Secure coding and is a strong torchbearer for Open-Source Community.

Dr. Singh guided fifteen Ph.D. and 51 master’s theses. He is currently supervising four Ph.D. candidates in Network Security and secure coding. Having practical orientation and research inclination he architected Thapar University’s network presence, which is successfully implemented in a heterogeneous environment of wired as well wireless connectivity.

Dr. Singh, being a captive orator, has a long list of expert lectures delivered at renowned Institutes and Corporate. His vision for developing an Open Source Based network security toolkit was published by a leading national newspaper. Linux for You (LFY) magazine from India declared him a 'Tux Hero'.

Dr. Singh is Senior Member of IEEE, Senior Member of ACM, and Life Member of Computer Society of India. He has been volunteering his services for Network Security community as a reviewer and project judge for IEEE design contests. Recently Dr. Singh was aired on “Centre Stage” @ Headlines Today, national channel.

Apart from teaching responsibilities Dr. Singh held many strategic positions in TU campus, currently he is Full Professor in Computer Science and Engineering Department and head of Centre of Information and Technology Management (CITM) responsible for university wide Network, ERP, IT Strategy: planning, deployment and management and Dean of Academic Affairs.

Course certificate

Internal Assessment

Weekly assessments released in the course shall be considered for Internal Marks and will carry 30 percent for the Overall Result. Out of all weekly assignments, the best/top five scores will be considered for the final Internal Assessment marks.

End-term Assessment

The final exam shall be conducted by NTA, and will carry 70 percent for the overall Result.

All students who obtain 40% marks in the internal assessment and 40% marks in the end-term proctored exam separately will be eligible for the SWAYAM Credit Certificate.

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