System and network administration is a highly sought-after profession in the digital space. It is a kind of cornerstone of computer and information systems. A logically and securely organized system dramatically reduces the risk of attack and subsequent data loss. Accordingly, within the framework of our specialization course, you will study all the necessary theoretical and practical knowledge and skills in this field.
IT is constantly developing and this course gives you the foundation, to adapt and study new technologies as soon as they appear.
Consequently, system administration and network security specialization is an important step for your carrier development.
Understanding network security and experience with modern tools are crucial in today's digital landscape. Our course will help you protect sensitive data, as well as set up and maintain infrastructure.
After this course, you will be able, to:
- Install, configure and analyze of networks and network deviced
- Ensure/protect network security
– Create, configure and manage Linux and Windows servers
– Check security of Linux and Windows servers
- Configure, manage and check the security of FortiGate Firewalls
After successfully completing the course, you can be employed in the following positions:
- System Administrator
- Network Security Specialist
- Network Administrator
- Cyber Security Specialist
Upon successful completion of the course, along with a certificate of knowledge issued by SCSA, you will also receive:
- Certificate generated by Microsoft, after successful completion of the course
- Certificate generated by Fortinet, after successful completion of the course
Duration of the Specialization
Price of the Specialization
1 completed project upon graduation
Prerequisites for admission to the course: The course has no prerequisites for admission. The course is designed so that any motivated student can fully master the material and complete the practical assignments.
During the course, you will discuss basic computer architecture, diagnostic methods, and peripheral devices in order to be able to manage, configure, and test a specific system.
Course Duration: 1 Meeting/2 Hours
Meeting 1:
Computer Architecture;
Peripheral Devices;
Linux runs the world's supercomputers, most of the servers that power the Internet, most of the world's financial trading, and more than two billion Android devices. The course aims to teach students how to install, maintain, and administer the Linux operating system, troubleshoot and resolve various service failures, write shell scripts, and perform automation. The course aims to provide students with the skills necessary to become a Linux system administrator through theoretical and practical exercises.
Course Duration: 10 Meetings/20 Hours;
Meeting 1:
Basics - Introduction, System Installation, Navigation Commands
Meeting 2:
Basic 2 - Introduction, Access Management
Meeting 3:
Users - Management of System Users
Meeting 4:
Network - Configuration of network interfaces, packet managers, repositories
Meeting 5:
Storage – managing physical, logical, and external drives
Meeting 6:
Services - Management of system services, SSH
Meeting 7:
HTTPD - Management of Web Applications
Meeting 8:
LAMP stack – running dynamic web applications
Meeting 9:
Scripts, cron – bash სკრიპტების დაწერა, cron
Meeting 10:
Docker – კონტეინერიზაციის საფუძვლები
Docker 2 – კონტეინერიზირებული აპლიკაციის შექმნა
Examination
The modern world is unimaginable without network technologies, but have you ever wondered how these technologies work? Or have you ever wondered what happens when you type ‘google.com’ in your browser and press the enter button? Or maybe the word “networks” scares you? Or are you fascinated by powerful hackers who can break into the network and make all machines work at their will? This course will help you understand what is hidden behind network mechanisms and their security. This course consists of in-depth practical and theoretical parts. At the first stage, we will study the material in detail, which we will use in practical attacks, after which we will work on network protection. Within the framework of the course, we will study how hubs, routers, switches, DNS, ARP, DHCP, NAT, Firewalls work, and we will also touch on CISCO.
Course Duration: 10 Meetings/20 Hours;
Meeting 1:
Introduction: What are networks? Network devices? History; Introduction to network security; Setting up a virtual lab
Meeting 2:
IPv4/MAC: What is it, why is it necessary, what are the differences, global and local addresses
Meeting 3:
OSI/ARP: How hosts find each other within the network; ARP Poisoning MitM Attack and how to avoid it
Meeting 4:
Switches, Network Topologies, VLAN, VTP: How switches work; CAM Table; CAM Table overflow MitM Attack and how to avoid it
Meeting 5:
DHCP: How IPv4 is assigned to a host; Rogue DHCP server MitM attack and how to avoid it
Meeting 6:
DNS: How the DNS hierarchy works; How addressing is done; DNS spoofing MitM attack and how to avoid it
Meeting 7:
Routing: What is routing, it's application; Routing table poisoning and how to avoid t
Meeting 8:
NAT: how it works and its' application
Meeting 9:
FireWall: how it works; its application; FireWall penetration and mitigation
Meeting 10:
Troubleshooting: ISO model methodology
Examination
Windows is one of the most widely used server operating systems, the knowledge of which is very important for system and network administrators. The goal of the course is for the student to gain extensive knowledge about Windows servers, in order to correctly select the operating system, plan/implement the installation, debug and implement server services in order to carry out operations with maximum efficiency, both in medium and large-sized organizations.
Course Duration: 10 Meetings/20 Hours;
Meeting 1:
Overview of Windows Server, its comparison with consumer or desktop versions; Purpose and functions of virtualization. Managing virtual machines; Installing Windows Server in a virtual environment
Meeting 2:
Initial Windows Server Setup; Using Server Manager; Enabling/Disabling Server Roles and Features
Meeting 3:
Purpose, activation and configuration of DNS and DHCP services
Meeting 4:
Creating and supporting domain infrastructure. Domain organizational units (OUs), users, and groups
Meeting 5:
Group Policy management in Active Directory. Group Policy hierarchy and priority distribution across local systems, domains, and organizational units; GPResult and GPUpdate utilities
Meeting 6:
Windows Server File Service. Creating and managing shared file resources using Group Policy; Restrictions on file resources
Meeting 7:
Remote Desktop Services. Hardware and software tools that enable users to work simultaneously with a mutual operating system. Remote Desktop Licensing Methods
Meeting 8:
Active Directory Certificate Services – installation and configuration of the certificate service; implementation and management of the PKI infrastructure; creation of SSL certificate stores and their assignment to hosts and users
Meeting 9:
Access control in Windows server. Activation and management of Windows firewall, definition and execution of appropriate group policies.
Meeting 10:
Tools for restricting Internet access in a domain with Windows Server Active Directory Services; Configuring a Proxy service and monitoring user access to Internet resources
Examination
In the field of networks and security, it is very important to know how to manage, configure, administer, and monitor FortiGate devices. FortiGate is a firewall from Fortinet, which is one of the best security solutions today.
Course Duration: 10 Meetings/20 Hours;
Meeting 1:
Introduction and initial configuration
Meeting 2:
Security environment; Firewall policies
Meeting 3:
Network Address Translation (NAT); Firewall authentification
Meeting 4:
Logs and monitoring
Meeting 5:
Certificate operations
Meeting 6:
Web filtering
Meeting 7:
Application control
Meeting 8:
Antivirus
Meeting 9:
Intrusion prevention and Denial of Service
Meeting 10:
SSL VPN
Examination
As part of the final project, students will use the knowledge gained in the study of specialization subjects. The final project covers practical issues from various areas of the course. During the project, students will be divided into groups to perform special tasks. Upon successful completion of the final project, the student receives a certificate of specialization.
Lecturer & OSCP Certified Penetration Tester; Lecturer at Caucasus University
IT Service Manager-System Administrator of the State Folklore Center; Chief IT of the Tumanishvili State Theater; Chief IT of the Apple store chain iStore; Lecturer at SCSA.
Cisco Networking Academy Instructor; SCSA Lecturer; Fortinet Certified Member in Cyber Security
Price of the specialization can be paid in two installments.
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