CIS 285 - Network Security II

CIS 145  and CIS 284 , or Instructor approval.

Course Description: The purpose of the course is to provide the student with an overview of the field of information security and assurance. Students will be exposed to the spectrum of security activities, methods, methodologies, and procedures. Coverage will include inspection and protection of information assets, detection of and reaction to threats to information assets, and examination of pre- and post-incident procedures, technical and managerial responses, and an overview of the information security planning and staffing functions.  

Course Learning Outcomes:

• CLO#1: Outline organizational business need for information security.
• CLO#2: Describe the functions of and relationships among laws, regulations, and professional organizations in information security. (ILO: Critical Thinking)
• CLO#3: Explain what an information security blueprint is, identify its major components, and explain how it supports the information security program.
• CLO#4: Define risk management, risk identification, and risk control.
• CLO#5: Define the role of access control in information systems and identify and discuss the four fundamental functions of access control systems.
• CLO#6: Identify and describe the categories and models of intrusion detection and prevention systems.
• CLO#7: Describe the operating principles of the most popular cryptography tools. (ILO: Communication)
• CLO#8: Describe the relationship between information security and physical security.
• CLO#9: Demonstrate how an organization’s information security blueprint becomes a project plan.