ITCA 1370 - Cybersecurity Fundamentals

Credit Hours: 3
Contact Hours - Lecture: 2 Lab: 3
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)
Student Learning 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.