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Apr 19, 2024
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CIS 274 - Introduction to Network Security
5.0 Credits
Topics include: communication, infrastructure, operational and organizational security, underlying principles used to secure networks, security technologies, intrusion detection, authentication, and cryptography basics. Maps to Security+ exam.
Course-level Learning Objectives (CLOs)
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Compare and contrast the three basic cryptographic functions. [REASON]
- Describe how cryptographic functions can be used to enable security services. [REASON]
- Describe authentication, integrity, and confidentiality and how they relate to security systems. [REASON]
- Describe the use of public key technology in networks. [REASON]
- Compare and contrast the various mechanisms that provide authentication services. [REASON]
- Given a network security scenario, decide on the proper authentication technology. [REASON]
- Compare and contrast several security technologies that provide solutions for securing network access. [REASON]
- Compare and contrast authentication and authorization and access control. [REASON]
- Describe security technologies used for establishing identity. [REASON]
- Describe how security technologies are implemented in corporate networks. [REASON]
- Identify the strengths and weaknesses associated with protocols designed to authenticate users. [REASON]
- Describe the technologies that exist at the different TCP/IP layers. [REASON]
- Discuss how digital signatures are used for secure transactions. [REASON]
- Identify and describe the three categories of network security threats. [REASON]
- Describe infrastructure security concepts. [REASON]
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