Network Security

CIS

455

Network Security

This course provides a comprehensive overview of network security. The topics covered are: general security concepts including authentication methods, common network attacks; and methods for safeguarding against attacks; communication security including remote access, e-mail, the World Wide Web, directory and file transfer, and wireless data; infrastructure security that explores various network devices and media, and the proper use of perimeter topologies such as DMZs, extranets, and intranets to asymmetric and symmetric algorithms, and the types of PKI certificates and their uses; operational/organizational security is discussed as it relates to physical security, disaster recovery, and business continuity, as well as coverage of computer forensics.

Fall, Spring

Undergraduate

No

013889