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Cybersecurity Education Course Descriptions
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TECH 5350 Principles of Information Assurance (3 c.h.)
Description:
Provides an understanding of communications and IT infrastructures, their vulnerabilities as well as the size and complexity of security threats faced by enterprises. Building on an understanding of these infrastructures, the development of security practices, policies, awareness and compliance programs, and legal and regulatory issues will be examined. Development of a threat assessment mapped to a solution that is supported with a cost/benefit analysis will also be developed. A review of the GSM Security Hierarchy model will be used to examine the many elements of a secure system. Formerly MGT 5387.
TECH 6350 Cryptography and Network Security (3 c.h.)
Prerequisite(s):
- TECH 5350 Information Assurance
Description:
Provides students with a working knowledge of fundamental encryption algorithms and systems supported in today's IT and secure communications networks. Topics include:
- Stream Ciphers (Linear Shift Register Theory)
- Block Ciphers (DES, AES)
- Feedback Ciphers
- Elliptical Algorithms
- Private Key and Public Key Systems
- Key Exchanges (Diffie-Hellman, RSA, and El-Gamal)
- Message Authentication (RSA Authentication, El-Gamal Algorithm)
- Digital Signature Standard, Digital Certificates, and Message Integrity (Secure Hashing, HMAC).
Also examined are Virtual Private Networks (VPN), Tunneling (IPSec, L2TP, PPTP, L2F), Secure Socket Layer (SSL), SSH, and PGP. The history of cryptography will also be studied to provide students with a historical perspective of communications security. Formerly MGT 6335.
TECH 6355 Trusted Systems (3 c.h.)
Prerequisite(s):
- TECH 5350 Information Assurance
Description:
Based upon the U.S. Trusted Computer Systems Evalutation Criteria, students will undertake a study and review of US policy in this area and be able to apply these criteria in a real world situation. Focuses on configuration management consisting of four seperate tasks:
- identification
- control
- status accounting
- auditing of systems, including operating systems.
Formerly MGT 6356.
TECH 6357 Securing Electronic Business (3 c.h.)
Prerequisite(s):
- TECH 5350 Information Assurance
Description:
Presents an overview of the many facets of eBusiness, the size and expected growth of the eBusiness markets and their complexity. eBusiness and EDI systems and security parameters are explored. All facets of securing eBusiness including access controls, authentication, confidentiality, data integrity, and non-repudiation are covered and defenses against DDOS attacks. Security by diversity and security in depth will be presented as fundamental requirements. Formerly MGT 7358.
TECH 7350 Managing Information Security (3 c.h.)
Prerequisite(s):
- TECH 5350 Information Assurance
Description:
Advanced study course in information assurance. The focus is on applying the various specific information assurance concepts, understandings, methods, processes and tools for the previous IA, Telecommunications and IT courses taken by the student to formulate the basis for sound business decisions. Though the course will assume that the student has a certain level of comfort across the technologies that are fundamental to the Internet, the course is not an engineering level course. Formerly MGT 7356.
TECH 7355 Information Security Risk Mitigation (3 c.h.)
Prerequisite(s):
- TECH 5350 Information Assurance
- TECH 6350 Cryptography and Network Security
- TECH 6355 Trusted Systems
- TECH 6357 Securing Electronic Business
Description:
Examines in detail effective risk assessment programs, disaster recovery planning, how to interpret the sources and levels of risk, how to apply appropriate defensive systems employing security by depth and diversity concepts, EMI/RFI risk minimization approaches, and back-up and recovery procedures. An in-depth exploration of the issues involved with multiple sign-ons and passwords is covered, as is a thorough examination of the principal modes, types and tools of attack. Formerly MGT 6392.
TECH 7358 Principles of Digital Forensics (3 c.h.)
Prerequisite(s):
- TECH 5350 Information Assurance
- TECH 6350 Cryptography and Network Security
- TECH 6355 Trusted Systems
- TECH 6357 Securing Electronic Business
Description:
This course will provide a study of the science of digital forensics. It addresses the historical and legal framework under which digital forensics has developed and which today defines the boundaries of the practitioner. It will highlight how computers are used in crimes and how this can be linked to criminal motivations to focus a digital investigation. The course takes a detailed look at the technologies and practices involved in seizing and investigating digital evidence, file systems as used by Windows, Unix, and Mac, and the architectures of storage media -hard disk drives, floppy disk drives, CD-ROM/DVD, Flash and Portable Computing devices.
TECH 7359 Digital Forensics Tools (3 c.h.)Formerly TECH 7358 and TECH 7359
Prerequisite(s):
Description:
This course provides an in-depth analysis of technologies and practices involved in gathering, protecting and analyzing digital evidence. Using case management as the core, the course examines how various operating systems store data on storage media - hard disk drives, floppy disk drives, CD-ROM/DVD, Flash and Portable Computing devices. The course will highlight how computers are used in crimes and how this can be linked to criminal motivations to focus a digital investigation. Course examines the relevant computer laws and regulations with regard to law enforcement and civil investigation of digital crimes.
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