COMP 277 - Cybersecurity I

3 Credits: (3 lecture)

Course Description
This course will provide a comprehensive overview of cybersecurity. Students will learn security concepts and then apply them to a given scenario. The goals of this course are to prepare students to study for one or more of the computer industry security certifications, take TestOut® Security Pro Certification as the Final Exam, and to take the Security+ certification exam on their own if they choose. Students should have a solid understanding of computer operating systems and networking prior to taking this course.

Note Fall semester only.

Prerequisite COMP 211.

Text
LabSim Access Code for Security Pro by TestOut® Corporation

Objectives
The student will be able to:

A. Apply concepts, techniques, and technologies to secure a network.

B. Implement operational security and compliance issues.

C. Differentiate among common threats and vulnerabilities.

D. Apply concepts, techniques, and technologies to secure applications, data, and hosts.

E. Implement access control, authorization, and authentication mechanisms.

F. Summarize general cryptography concepts.

Content
A. Network security.

B. Compliance and operational security.

C. Threats and vulnerabilities.

D. Application, data, and host security.

E. Access control and identity management.

F. Cryptography.

Student Evaluation
Objectives A through F will be evaluated with assignments, exams, and a comprehensive final exam (TestOut® Security Pro Certification Exam).