National CAE Designated Institution
  • Online, Instructor-Led
Course Description

Students in this class will get a sense of the broad range of concepts involved in protecting information assets within computer systems and networks. Beginning with the traditional triad of Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability, the course will also cover ethics, cryptography, system and network security as well as basic strategies for identifying and remediating vulnerabilities within an organization.

Learning Objectives

  • Explain the type and scope of issues associated with cybersecurity and information assurance goals, identify where security is, or can become, vulnerable.
  • Using both preventive and reactive strategies, analyze the role of security models and architectures and their relationship to information security, focusing on access control, recovery systems, and incident management.
  • Describe the role of access controls, intrusion defense and prevention systems, and organizational policies in securing architecture in information systems.

Framework Connections

The materials within this course focus on the NICE Framework Task, Knowledge, and Skill statements identified within the indicated NICE Framework component(s):

Specialty Areas

  • Network Services
  • Cyber Operations
  • Cyber Operational Planning
  • Targets
  • Cybersecurity Management

Specialty Areas have been removed from the NICE Framework. With the recent release of the new NICE Framework data, updates to courses are underway. Until this course can be updated, this historical information is provided to give better context as to how it can help you with your cybersecurity goals.