Formats and tools
- Unit Description
- Reconstruct the unit from the xml and display it as an HTML page.
- Assessment Tool
- an assessor resource that builds a framework for writing an assessment tool
- Assessment Template
- generate a spreadsheet for marking this unit in a classroom environment. Put student names in the top row and check them off as they demonstrate competenece for each of the unit's elements and performance criteria.
- Assessment Matrix
- a slightly different format than the assessment template. A spreadsheet with unit names, elements and performance criteria in separate columns. Put assessment names in column headings to track which performance criteria each one covers. Good for ensuring that you've covered every one of the performance criteria with your assessment instrument (all assessement tools together).
- Wiki Markup
- mark up the unit in a wiki markup codes, ready to copy and paste into a wiki page. The output will work in most wikis but is designed to work particularly well as a Wikiversity learning project.
- Evidence Guide
- create an evidence guide for workplace assessment and RPL applicants
- Competency Mapping Template
- Unit of Competency Mapping – Information for Teachers/Assessors – Information for Learners. A template for developing assessments for a unit, which will help you to create valid, fair and reliable assessments for the unit, ready to give to trainers and students
- Observation Checklist
- create an observation checklist for workplace assessment and RPL applicants. This is similar to the evidence guide above, but a little shorter and friendlier on your printer. You will also need to create a seperate Assessor Marking Guide for guidelines on gathering evidence and a list of key points for each activity observed using the unit's range statement, required skills and evidence required (see the unit's html page for details)
- Self Assessment Survey
- A form for students to assess thier current skill levels against each of the unit's performance criteria. Cut and paste into a web document or print and distribute in hard copy.
- Moodle Outcomes
- Create a csv file of the unit's performance criteria to import into a moodle course as outcomes, ready to associate with each of your assignments. Here's a quick 'how to' for importing these into moodle 2.x
- Registered Training Organisations
- Trying to find someone to train or assess you? This link lists all the RTOs that are currently registered to deliver ICTNWK609, 'Configure and manage intrusion prevention system on network sensors'.
- Google Links
- links to google searches, with filtering in place to maximise the usefulness of the returned results
- Books
- Reference books for 'Configure and manage intrusion prevention system on network sensors' on fishpond.com.au. This online store has a huge range of books, pretty reasonable prices, free delivery in Australia *and* they give a small commission to ntisthis.com for every purchase, so go nuts :)
Elements and Performance Criteria
ELEMENT | PERFORMANCE CRITERIA |
Elements describe the essential outcomes. | Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element. |
1. Evaluate the ways IPS sensors are used to mitigate network attacks | 1.1 Evaluate system requirements of the network according to industry standards for inline operations 1.2 Compare inline to promiscuous mode sensor operations and evaluate how IPS protects network devices from attacks 1.3 Evaluate the evasive techniques used by hackers and determine ways IPS can defeat those techniques in the network 1.4 Evaluate the considerations necessary for selection, placement, and deployment of a network IPS, including using features of IPS signature |
2. Select and install IPS sensors and configure essential system parameters | 2.1 Install and initialise the sensor for configuration of sensor interfaces, interface pairs, virtual local area network (VLAN) pairs and VLAN groups 2.2 Configure management access to the sensor appliance and create user accounts to comply with different user roles 2.3 Set up sensor communications with external management and monitoring systems 2.4 Manage and monitor sensor operation using built-in tools 2.5 Upgrade and maintain IPS sensor parameters and licensing requirements to maintain network integrity 2.6 Plan the mitigation of specific network vulnerabilities and exploits |
3. Tune IPS sensor advanced system parameters to optimise attack mitigation performance | 3.1 Tune sensor signatures to provide optimal protection of the network 3.2 Create custom signatures and a meta signature to meet mitigation performance configurations for given test scenarios while disabling alert production for the component signatures 3.3 Configure gateway for passive operating system (OS) fingerprinting 3.4 Configure the external product interface to receive and process information from external security and management products to automatically enhance the sensor configuration information 3.5 Configure a virtual sensor and anomaly detection 3.6 Monitor the IPS advanced features for optimal performance |
4. Manage security and response of the IPS to network attacks | 4.1 Monitor IPS events using network tools to determine appropriate response to network attacks 4.2 Use network management tools to assess and manage IPS effectiveness against security intrusion |