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This course examines network and web security issues including: risks and threats, system access points, hardware and software defense methods, and organizational security policies. Labs will require students to analyze systems for potential threats, implement security procedures, monitor systems for security breaches, and institute recovery or repairs.

Learning Objectives

  1. Describe network environments and operational characteristics that are exposed to threats
  2. Describe basic components of network environments that provide basic security/authentication services
  3. Describe areas that require/benefit from security procedures such as: authentication, integrity, confidentiality, availability, and non-repudiation
  4. Describe, collect, and analyze data that is available in unsecured network environments
  5. Describe the types of attack methods that have been used against networks
  6. Analyze a network environment for potential threats.
  7. Describe and estimate sources of potential risks
  8. Describe, configure, and implement solutions/methods for various security problems
  9. Describe and develop organizational security policies
  10. Analyze, describe, choose, configure, and use security tools and procedures to increase system security

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):

Competency Areas