2019 - 2020 College Catalog 
    
    Apr 25, 2024  
2019 - 2020 College Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

CITA 335 - Advanced Network Security Procedures


Credit Hours: 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Laboratory Hours: 0

Prerequisite(s): CITA 200  and CITA 235  

Restriction(s): None

Corequisite(s): None

The course will examine offensive network security, ethical hacking and network defense and countermeasures. It is designed to engage the students in an interactive environment where they will be shown how to scan, test, hack and secure information systems. A wide variety of tools, viruses and malware will be presented providing a complete understanding of the tactics and tools used by hackers in order to construct an effective Incident Response Plan.

Student Learning Outcomes of the Course:
  1. What are the challenges of securing information?
  2. What are todays security issues?
  3. Why is information security important?
  4. Describe the 5 basic principles of defense.
  5. Describe and use hash, symmetric & asymmetric cryptographic algorithms.
  6. List the different types of Network Security devices and their use.
  7. How administrators use technologies and applications to enhance security.
  8. Describe secure network design elements.
  9. What is the difference between Vulnerability scanning and Penetration Testing?
  10. Third Party Integration
  11. Mitigate and deter attacks.