Protecting Your Network with Open-Source Software

Network protection is vital to organizations big and small, but it doesn't have to be an expensive proposition. In this course, Jungwoo Ryoo—a professor who teaches IT, cyber security, and risk analysis at Penn State—shows you how to protect your network with open-source tools that are completely free. Find out how to set up firewalls, investigate network traffic with a packet analyzer, detect threats and malicious activities with an intrusion-detection system, and enable network logging and monitoring. Learn about new trends in network protection and dive into demonstrations, case studies, and hands-on challenges. This course enables you to explore a low-cost route to a more secure network.