ITCA 1370 - Cybersecurity Fundamentals

3 Credits (2 hrs. lec., 3 hrs. lab.) This course is designed to expose students to fundamentals of Cyber Security with knowledge/skills specific to (but not limited to):cybersecurity basic principles, various network security methodologies to prevent different attack vectors, host based security and system monitoring. Prerequisite: None Corequisite: COSC 1301 or ITSC 1301 or BCIS 1305 (for Business majors only)
Course Outcomes
1 - Network concepts covering basic LAN/WAN concepts.
2 - Security concepts for networks, servers and hosts.
3 - Cryptography fundamentals.
4 - Host based analysis and intrusion detection.
5 - Describe various security monitoring methods depending on the type of system being monitored.
6 - Describe various attack vectors depending on the type of system being attacked.