SRT411 - Digital Data Analytics

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Last revision date 2023-10-02 00:43:50.683
Last review date 2023-12-04 00:15:09.856


Subject Title
Digital Data Analytics

Subject Description

This course introduces students to data analytics.  Concepts including data collection and acquisition, data pre-processing and cleaning, knowledge extraction and pattern recognition and ending with data visualization and result communication. For each of those stages, students will grasp the key motivations, challenges, strengths and limitations of use of the techniques in each stage that will help detect/mitigate threats or help fulfill compliance requirements.  
 


Credit Status
One Credit

Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this subject the student will be able to:

Upon successful completion of this subject the student will be able to:
 
1. Identify and select appropriate digital data sources to meet a given a set of
requirements
2. Configure logging and other data sources to capture required data given a set
of requirements
3. Design and develop strategies for performing statistical analysis of digital data
4. Analyze data streams using statistical reasoning and appropriate statistical
tools to produce meaningful information
5. Display information using various visualization techniques to explain data to
technical and non-technical audiences
6. Determine and choose the most appropriate technique to display information.

Essential Employability Skills

    •  Communicate clearly, concisely and correctly in the written, spoken and visual form that fulfils the purpose and meets the needs of the audience.

    •  Respond to written, spoken, or visual messages in a manner that ensures effective communication.

    •  Execute mathematical operations accurately.

    •  Apply a systematic approach to solve problems.

    •  Use a variety of thinking skills to anticipate and solve problems.

    •  Locate, select, organize, and document information using appropriate technology and information systems.

    •  Analyze, evaluate, and apply relevant information from a variety of sources.

    •  Manage the use of time and other resources to complete projects.

    •  Take responsibility for one's own actions, decisions, and consequences.

Academic Integrity
Seneca upholds a learning community that values academic integrity, honesty, fairness, trust, respect, responsibility and courage. These values enhance Seneca's commitment to deliver high-quality education and teaching excellence, while supporting a positive learning environment. Ensure that you are aware of Seneca's Academic Integrity Policy which can be found at: http://www.senecapolytechnic.ca/about/policies/academic-integrity-policy.html Review section 2 of the policy for details regarding approaches to supporting integrity. Section 2.3 and Appendix B of the policy describe various sanctions that can be applied, if there is suspected academic misconduct (e.g., contract cheating, cheating, falsification, impersonation or plagiarism).

Please visit the Academic Integrity website http://open2.senecac.on.ca/sites/academic-integrity/for-students to understand and learn more about how to prepare and submit work so that it supports academic integrity, and to avoid academic misconduct.

Discrimination/Harassment
All students and employees have the right to study and work in an environment that is free from discrimination and/or harassment. Language or activities that defeat this objective violate the College Policy on Discrimination/Harassment and shall not be tolerated. Information and assistance are available from the Student Conduct Office at student.conduct@senecapolytechnic.ca.

Accommodation for Students with Disabilities
The College will provide reasonable accommodation to students with disabilities in order to promote academic success. If you require accommodation, contact the Counselling and Accessibility Services Office at ext. 22900 to initiate the process for documenting, assessing and implementing your individual accommodation needs.

Camera Use and Recordings - Synchronous (Live) Classes
Synchronous (live) classes may be delivered in person, in a Flexible Learning space, or online through a Seneca web conferencing platform such as MS Teams or Zoom. Flexible Learning spaces are equipped with cameras, microphones, monitors and speakers that capture and stream instructor and student interactions, providing an in-person experience for students choosing to study online.

Students joining a live class online may be required to have a working camera in order to participate, or for certain activities (e.g. group work, assessments), and high-speed broadband access (e.g. Cable, DSL) is highly recommended. In the event students encounter circumstances that impact their ability to join the platform with their camera on, they should reach out to the professor to discuss. Live classes may be recorded and made available to students to support access to course content and promote student learning and success.

By attending live classes, students are consenting to the collection and use of their personal information for the purposes of administering the class and associated coursework. To learn more about Seneca's privacy practices, visit Privacy Notice.

Prerequisite(s)
SPR300, SRT311, RIS320

Topic Outline

  • Data Visualization 10%
    •     security vizualization
    •     vizualization theory
  • Data sources - 10%
    •     common sources of security data
    •     system logs
    •     network traffic flow
    •     firewalls
    •     IDS systems
    •     Passive network analysis
    •     operating systems
    •     applications
  • Graphing and Charting - 25%
    •     Graph properties
    •     Picturing distributions of data
    •     Graphics in the media
    •     Types of graphs: bar charts, pie charts, histograms, box plots, scatter plots, parallel coordinates, link graphs, maps, treemaps
    •     Choosing the right graph
  • Analyzing data - 25%
    •     Sampling methods
    •     Statistical modeling
    •     Statistical tools
    •     Data aggregation
  •     Data Distributions
  • Analysis scenarios - 20%
    •     Historical vs real-time
    •     Perimeter threat
    •     Intrusion detection
    •     Email server
    •     Social network
    •     Compliance
    •     risk management
    •     regulations, frameworks
    •     logging requirements
    •     Insider threats
    •     types
    •     detection
  • Data visualization tools - 10%
    •     open source tools
    •     commercial tools
    •     mitigation

Mode of Instruction

4 hours activity-based learning per week.

Prescribed Texts
Data-Driven Security: Analysis, Visualization and Dashboards
By Jay Jacobs, Bob Rudis
Publisher: Wiley
ISBN 978-1-118-79372-5

Network Security Through Data Analysis: Building Situational Awareness
By Michael S Collins
Publisher: O'Reilly Media
ISBN:978-1-4493-5790-0
code for text: Network Security Through Data Analysis

Learning Elastic Stack 7.0 - Second Edition
by Sharath Kumar M N, Pranav Shukla
Publisher: Packt Publishing
Release Date: May 2019
ISBN: 9781789954395

Reference Material
This course uses a lot of reference sources. Reading materials and links will be provided for each week separately.

Required Supplies

  • Removable drive

Student Progression and Promotion Policy
To obtain a credit in this subject, a student must:

  • Satisfactorily complete ALL labs and project (50% of each lab and project).
  • Pass the practical test (achieve a min of 50%).
  • Pass the weighted average of all assessments (at least 50%).
  • Achieve a grade of 50% or better on the overall course.

http://www.senecapolytechnic.ca/about/policies/student-progression-and-promotion-policy.html

Grading Policyhttp://www.senecapolytechnic.ca/about/policies/grading-policy.html

A+ 90%  to  100%
A 80%  to  89%
B+ 75%  to  79%
B 70%  to  74%
C+ 65%  to  69%
C 60%  to  64%
D+ 55%  to  59%
D 50%  to  54%
F 0%    to  49% (Not a Pass)
OR
EXC Excellent
SAT Satisfactory
UNSAT Unsatisfactory

For further information, see a copy of the Academic Policy, available online (http://www.senecapolytechnic.ca/about/policies/academics-and-student-services.html) or at Seneca's Registrar's Offices.(https://www.senecapolytechnic.ca/registrar.html).


Modes of Evaluation

Evaluation Weight
Labs:
- 8 labs
 
40%:
- 5 % each
 
Project:
- 3 deliverables
 
30%
- 10% each
 
Practical Test 30%

Approved by: Suzanne Abraham