ITSY 1342 Information Technology Security 3 Credits (2 Lec, 2 Lab)
This course provides instruction in security for network computer hardware, software, virtualization, and data, including physical security; backup procedures; relevant tools; encryption; and protection from viruses. Topics may adapt to changes in industry practices.
Course Type: Technical
ITSY 2300 Operating System Security 3 Credits (2 Lec, 2 Lab)
This course covers the safeguarding of computer systems by demonstrating server support skills and designing and implementing a security system. Students will identify security threats and monitor network security implementations, and use best practices to configure operating systems to industry security standards.
Course Type: Technical
ITSY 2301 Firewalls and Network Security 3 Credits (2 Lec, 2 Lab)
Students will identify elements of firewall design, types of security threats and responses to security attacks using best practices to design, implement, and monitor a network security plan, as well as perform security incident postmortem reporting and ongoing network security activities.
Course Type: Technical
ITSY 2341 Security Management Practices 3 Credits (2 Lec, 2 Lab)
This course provides in-depth coverage of security management practices, including asset evaluation and risk management; cyber law and ethics issues; policies and procedures; business recovery and business continuity planning; network security design; and developing and maintaining a security plan.
Course Type: Technical
ITSY 2342 Incident Response and Handling 3 Credits (2 Lec, 2 Lab)
This course presents an in-depth coverage of incident response and incident handling, including identifying sources of attacks and security breaches; analyzing security logs; recovering the system to normal; performing postmortem analysis; and implementing and modifying security measures.
Course Type: Technical
ITSY 2343 Computer System Forensics 3 Credits (2 Lec, 2 Lab)
This course provides an in-depth study of system forensics including methodologies used for analysis of computer security breaches. It also includes gathering and evaluating evidence to perform postmortem analysis of a security breach.
Course Type: Technical
ITSY 2345 Network Defense and Countermeasures 3 Credits (2 Lec, 2 Lab)
This is a practical application and comprehensive course that includes the planning, design, and construction of a complex network that will sustain an attack, document events, and mitigate the effects of the attack. This is a capstone course.
Course Type: Technical