Cybersecurity Certificate
24 Total Credits
The purpose of this certificate is to provide students with an over all view of computer and networked security. The goal of this course is to train students to be able to effectively design, implement, and support security policies for a large scale enterprise network. Students are exposed to a wide variety of security analysis/defensive tools, students implement these tools, and then attempt to circumvent them.
First Semester 12 Credits
This course introduces the basics of computer networking from
concepts and terminology to materials and equipment. Topics
form the foundation for further networking courses,with a solid
grasp of fundamentals that lead to experience with equipment.
The majority of this course deals with theory,with equipment
used for demonstration.
This course provides an understanding of MicrosoftWindows
2000/XP Professional, or its current version. It focuses on configuring, optimizing, and securing this software. It introduces principles of server and client hardware selection, server installation and configuration, server monitoring and tuning, and problem troubleshooting.
This course provides an understanding of the UNIX operating
system, covering commands, utilities, and scripts. It focuses on the skill development needed to administer a UNIX system, emphasizing file management, security issues, upgrades, and backups. The installation and maintenance of UNIX systems are addressed.
This course covers the acquisition and analysis of data recovery from computer networks to identify potential security or legal evidence. Topics include data recovery after deletion, and the roles and methods of discovering inappropriate data use. It covers operating systems and their vulnerabilities, and techniques about data recovery for use in litigation and future protection. It examines forensic cases.
Second Semester 12 Credits
The course provides an overview of computers and network security, addressing the balance of access and security in standard practices and performance issues. It covers the effective design, implementation, and support of security policies for large-scale enterprise networks. It deals with preventive and post-event recovery tools.
This course helps to develop a comprehensive understanding of MicrosoftWindows 2000 Server, or its current version. Topics include server and client hardware selection, server installation and configuration, network printing services, remote access services, network inter-operation, Internet set up, server monitoring and tuning, and problem troubleshooting.
This course covers the design, implementation, and support of security policies for large-scale enterprise networks. It addresses security analysis/defensive tools, including implementation and circumvention.
This course addresses LAN andWAN setup and configuration. It covers specific routing protocols and their application to physical networks. It builds upon the vocabulary and theory of networking fundamentals through hands-on experience.
