The Network Security Workshop focuses on day to day activities and system components to provide comprehensive understanding and hands-on experience allowing you to gain valuable experience in network security best common practices, tools and techniques. Participants will be able to examine the key concepts, protocols and the policies involved in establishing and maintaining security for a network, and building an understanding and familiarity with their operation.
This workshop will introduce CSIRT operations from the NREN perspective and will look at the nature and structure of network attacks and the motivation that drives such on‐line malicious activity. Workshop will point out the actions and processes that can be used to identify, mitigate and respond to such attacks.
Venue: Information Technology Center, University of Peradeniya
Duration: 3 days
Class size: 60
Target group: network administrators/engineers from LEARN member institutions (one who deals with the campus network)
Program Level: Intermediate/advance
Course fee: free of charge (two nights accommodation sharing basis, refreshment, lunch, dinner and break-first will be provided)
Date: 12th to 14th June 2018
Prerequisite: Good familiarity with LINUX command line and system administration jobs. Knowledge of Layer 3 protocols, and CLI Commands. Basic knowledge of security concepts is an added advantage. Linux Basis.
Ref. https://ws.learn.ac.lk/wiki/linux2016
Note: Participant are requested to bring a laptop (4GB RAM, 25GB free disk space) with VirtualBox or any other suitable hypervisor installed
Call of Institutional Nominations Opening: 2nd May 2018
Call of Institutional Nominations Closing: 31st May 2018
Online Registration Opening: 1st June 2018
Online Registration Closing: 11th June 2018
For more details visit https://indico.learn.ac.lk/e/nwsec2018
Selected Nominees
Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka
| Institute | Name of the nominee |
| University Grants Commission | HUV manamperi |
| University Grants Commission | ALIR Perera |
| University Grants Commission | A Samaraweera |
| University of Peradeniya | WDD Lalantha |
| University of Peradeniya | RMSB Rathnayake |
| IT Center, University of Peradeniya | LSK Perera |
| IT Center, University of Peradeniya | GATN Ariyarathne |
| IT Center, University of Peradeniya | SMS Piyarathna |
| University of Moratuwa | EWMPNR Premarathne |
| University of Moratuwa | PSD Peiris |
| Institute Of Technology, University of Moratuwa | DMWDB Dissanayake |
| University of Kelaniya | HAI Priyashantha |
| University of Kelaniya | PKGC Pitigala |
| Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya | DIK Solangaarachchi |
| Gampaha Wickramarachchi Ayurveda Institute | HPAN Hewapathira |
| SriPalee Campus, University of Colombo | Sagarika Wickramasekara |
| Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo | TKS Perera |
| Institute for Agro Technology and Rural Sciences | SAR Lakmal |
| Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka | PS Premalal |
| Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka | ACPK Siriwardhana |
| University of Jaffna | T Kirupathiran |
| University of Jaffna | P kibikrishna |
| Vaunia Campus, University of Jaffna | K Pradeepan |
| University of Ruhuna | C Wimalarathna |
| Faculty of Engineering, University of Ruhuna | TAM Kalpage |
| Faculty of Medicine, University of Ruhuna | DDJ Withana |
| Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ruhuna | DT Andrahannadi |
| Faculty of Technology, University of Ruhuna | PPBS Premarathna |
| The Open University | U Jayamanne |
| The Open University | SS Edirisinghe |
| Rajarata University | H Rajakaruna |
| South Eastern University | DWNC Bandaranayake |
| Trincomalee Campus, Eastern University | S Brindapan |
| University of Visual and Performing Arts | CM Muthuwaththa |
| Wayamba University of Sri Lanka | AM Athukorala |
| Uwa Wellassa University | KGSA Epitawatta |
| General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University | GL Bandara |
| General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University | RW Wedage |
| Southern Campus. Sir John Kotelawala Defence University | KGRP Lakmal |
| Industrial Technology Institute | GAM Dilshan |
| Industrial Technology Institute | S S Wickramasekaa |
| Bhiksu University of Sri Lanka | B Venura Lakshman |
| NERD Center | B Wickramasooriya |
| NERD Center | HPJN Kumara |
| Arthur C Clerk Institute | SP Athuluwage |
| Buddhist and Pali University | PS Thilakarathne |
| Sri Lanka German Training Institute | AA Ahamed |
| Sri Lanka German Training Institute | Y Achchothan |
| Informatics Institute of Technology | DGNS Gomas |
| Informatics Institute of Technology | L Koralage |
| University College of Jaffna | M Ramanan |
| University College of Jaffna | K thiruthanigesan |
| SLIATE | AHMTC Bakmeedeniya |
| SLIATE | JA Jaleel |
| SLIATE | PGRNJ Gamlath |
| Institute of Surveying and Mapping | DVH Dissanayake |