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Introduction to Information Systems Security
Fundamental principles of Information Technology Security and Risk Management: Hardware software processes communications applications and policies and procedures of organizational cyber security and risk management.
Course Overview
CIS005 or CIS006
Learning Objectives
- Describe the fundamental principles of information technology security. define the concepts of threat evaluation of assets information assets physical operational and information security and how they are related.
- Evaluate the need for the careful design of a secure organizational information infrastructure.
- Perform risk analysis and risk management. determine both technical and administrative mitigation approaches. explain the need for a comprehensive security model and its implications for the security manager or Chief Security Officer (CSO).
- Create and maintain a comprehensive security model. apply security technologies.
- Define basic cryptography its implementation considerations and key management.
- Design and guide the development of an organization’s security policy
- Determine appropriate strategies to assure confidentiality integrity and availability of information.
- Apply risk management techniques to manage risk reduce vulnerabilities threats and apply appropriate safeguards/controls.
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
- Systems Administration
- Systems Analysis
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