NETS1037

NETS1037-01 - Introduction to Monitoring and Log Management

Overview

This is the first lesson in the NETS1037 Monitoring and Log Management course. It is expected to be completed in week 1 of the course, with the quiz due before the start of the next class. Additionally you are expected to have created a virtual private network with a pfsense-based router on your own equipment before the next class. It is recommended to use either VMWare or VirtualBox for this. It is the student’s responsibility to obtain, install, and become familiar with whatever virtualization programs and operating environments the student chooses to use.

Learning Objectives

At the end of this lesson, students will be able to:

• explain how logging and monitoring contribute to security management
• distinguish between logging and monitoring activities
• create a private virtual network with a pfsense-based firewall VM

These objectives are in support of Learning Outcomes 1, 2, and 3 in the Course Outline.

To do List

• Read through the presentation slides
• Watch the recorded video of the presentation found in the general chat of the Microsoft Team for this course if you did not attend the class when it was presented
• Review the lesson materials linked below
• Perform the lab activities as described below
• Do the quiz found under Tests on Blackboard for this topic

Lesson Material

• Presentation slides in PDF format
• Recorded video of the presentation found in the general chat of the Microsoft Team for this course

Learning Activity

In this lab assignment, you will be creating a virtual network with a router on it, suitable for use in the rest of the assignments in this course. Follow the instructions in the Lab 1 LAN Setup.

Graded Activity

There is no separate grade for this lab assignment. In the next lab assignment, you will be adding a loghost to this virtual network as well as a Windows desktop machine. This virtual network will need to be functional before you can do that activity. When that lab is done, a part of the marks for that lab will be for the correct creation of this virtual network with router.

Quiz

There is a quiz for this topic, found on Blackboard under Tests.

Test

There is no separate test for this topic. The quiz will count for your testing mark in this topic.

Summary

In this module, you have been introduced to monitoring and log management technologies. You should now:

• know the difference between logging and monitoring activities
• understand how logging and monitoring contribute to security event management
• have implemented a private virtual network for use in the assignment labs in this course

Completing the quiz will provide you with a measure of your knowledge in these areas. For the next class you should have your private virtual network ready.