Some units, such as the Department of Sociology or the Department of English & Drama , maintain their own public archives of past course descriptions and outlines. Why the Syllabus Archive Matters
| Module | Topics Covered | Review | |--------|----------------|--------| | | Firewall, IPS, AV, web filtering, VPN basics | ✅ Essential foundation – but can be too broad if the focus is truly archiving. | | 2. Logging & Alerting in UTM | Syslog, event categories, log levels, real-time alerts | ✅ Good; often missing in vendor-specific courses. | | 3. Archiving Mechanisms | Local disk storage, external syslog servers, SIEM integration, cloud logging | ⚠️ Often vendor-locked (e.g., FortiAnalyzer). Should emphasize open standards (CEF, LEEF, JSON logs). | | 4. Compliance & Retention | GDPR, PCI-DSS, HIPAA log retention requirements; log rotation, hashing for integrity | ✅ Strong point if included – many UTM courses ignore legal aspects. | | 5. Forensic Analysis | Searching archived logs, reconstructing attacks, timeline analysis | ⚠️ Often too shallow. Needs hands-on with tools like Elasticsearch or Splunk free tier. | | 6. Performance & Storage Planning | Log volume estimation, compression, indexing, archival to cold storage | ✅ Practical but frequently missing. | | 7. Automation & API Access | Retrieving archived data via REST APIs, automated reporting | ⭐ Advanced – rare in basic UTM courses. | utm archive syllabus