The following application was submitted (UTC) on Fri, 04 Mar 11 08:29:40 +0000
Items with an '*' were required items in the application form.
PERSONAL INFORMATION
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Family Name (Last name, Surname)*: SAPHIR
Full Name*: PAULA HELENE
Employer/Organization*: KIGALI INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Position/Title*: ASSISTANT LECTURER
Business Address
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KIST - KIGALI - RWANDA
Business Phone: +25078 877 8403
Alternate Telephone: +25078 877 8403
Email*: p.saphir@kist.ac.rw
URL:
FAX:
Date of Birth: 1983-08-07
Country of Residence*: RWANDA
Passport Name: PAULA HELENE SAPHIR
Passport Number: PC 067159
Passport Issuing Country: RWANDA
Passport Issue Date: 2008-04-02
Passport Expiry Date: 2013-04-02
WORKSHOP SPECIFIC INFORMATION
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Workshop Applied For*: CT-E: CERT (Computer Emergency Response Team)
Reason for Track Choice*
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As an assistant lecturer, I would like to acquire knowledge on to prevent, detect and recover from computer disaster. I am currently teaching a Network Security course and this knowledge will broaden the lab topics that we currently have in the curriculum.
TECHNICAL SKILLS
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Unix User?*: true
How much have you used it?
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1 year. I am simple user of a Linux system. I have been exposed to configure network settings. But again only on a user level.
Have you been a UNIX admin?*: false
Describe your experience (length of time, versions, etc.)
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Have you used/administered TCP/IP nets?*: true
Describe
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During class labs, I have dealt with configuring small networks(IP, Subnetting, routing protocols etc).
Have you set up and/or administered any of the following? Please give details
Bind or any other Nameservers*
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No
Mail Transport Agents (ex. Sendmail, Exim, Postfix, Qmail)*
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No
Mailing List Managers (e.g. Majordomo or other list manager)*
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No
Web Systems/Servers (e.g. Apache, IIS or other web server)*
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I have been part of a website development team (www.rpfinkotanyi.org) and I have been exposed to Apache web servers configurations.
Have you configured or otherwise managed any of the following? Please give details.
Routers*
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Yes, during lab work with my students, we have configured Routing protocols, IPs, etc, on routers.
Switches*
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Yes, during my final year project in order to acquire a BSc in Computer Science, I configured a switch so that it authenticates network users through a Radius Server.
Network Monitoring Systems*
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During my masters program in Information Security, in 2008-2010, I have used network monitoring tools such as Wireshark, Nagios, Snort and many more.
Network Operations Center (NOC)*
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No
CERT WORKSHOP APPLICANTS ONLY
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Which area of security interests you?
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Intrusion Prevention, Detection and Disaster Recovery
What security interventions have you experienced?
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Intrusion detections and preventions using the tools mentioned above.
How do you intend to use the knowledge gained at the workshop?
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I will then add this field of network security in the curriculum and therefore provide students with basic knowledge on how to practically detect and prevent attacks as well as how to recover from an attack.
ROLE IN NATIONAL NETWORKING ACTIVITIES
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A description of your current employer, your position, your duties and
responsibilities, and how they relate to current and future data
networking activities in your country*
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As an assistant lecturer, this knowledge will server not only to me, but to all bachelor students in the computer engineering and information technology.I will add this field of network security(practical aspect) in the curriculum and therefore provide students with basic knowledge on how to practically detect and prevent attacks as well as how to recover from an attack.
A brief description of your computing and networking environment (operating systems,
networking software, modems, etc.), including the connectivity of your organization
to the Internet and your country's connectivity to the international Internet*
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1.KIST connection
Local Traffic : New Artel connection , transmitting through Rwandatel with a backup at RDB.
All ISPs are connected through submarine cables(
seacom,Teams,Eassy..) with a backup line on a satellite.
The throughput at KIST is : 8 mbps download, 4 mbps Upload
Scope of your institution (check all categories that apply)*
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Academic Network Provider
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Approximate number of full time staff at your institution*
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500-1000
How your training and current work prepare and qualify you for the track you wish to attend*
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I have a Master of Science Degree in Information Security from Carnegie Mellon University, and I teach Network Security course at Kigali Institute of Science and Technology in Rwanda.
How you expect to use the knowledge you gain at the workshop after you return to your country*
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I will add this field of network security(practical aspect) in the curriculum and therefore provide students with basic knowledge on how to practically detect and prevent attacks as well as how to recover from an attack.And the teaching which was currently more theoretical will be more practical and students will get to know what happens in reality through simulations.
If you have previously attended AfNOG or INET Workshops for Developing Countries
Year and track you attended
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A precise description of how you have used the training you have received in the past
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The significant advances in networking which have occurred in your country specifically
because of your knowledge and effort
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FINANCIAL INFORMATION
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Are you are requesting financial aid from the AfNOG Workshop for attending the
workshop and meetings, or for travel costs?*
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No financial assistance requested.
REFEREES
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First Referee*
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Jonathan P. Mwakijele
Head of Computer Engineering and Information Technology Department
Kigali Institute of Science and Technology(KIST)
email: jonathan@kist.ac.rw
mwakijele@yahoo.com
Second Referee*
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Dr. Bajpai Gaurav
Senior Lecturer
Kigali Institute of Science and Technology (KIST)
email : g.bajpai@kist.ac.rw
gb.bajpai@gmail.com
END OF APPLICATION