CITA 335 - Advanced Network Security Procedures

Credit Hours: 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Laboratory (or Other) Hours: 0

Prerequisite(s): MECH 320 or [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:

Describe the 5 basic principles of defense
Describe and use hash, symmetric & asymmetric cryptographic algorithms
Assess the Different types of Network Security devices and their use
Recognize secure network design elements
Analyze, Mitigate and deter attacks