2017-2018 Academic Catalog 
    
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CIS 275 - Host System Security I



5.0 Credits
Topics include: Operating system hardening, malware prevention and detection, IPSec and PKI. Students will learn how to plug security holes, authenticate users, defend against attacks and add security practices into administrative tasks.
Prerequisite CIS 264 and CIS 274 with a minimum grade of 2.5 or concurrent enrollment or equivalent experience.
Course-level Learning Objectives (CLOs)
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

  1. List and describe the elements of a computer deployment plan that covers security issues.
  2. Summarize practices for configuring workstations, maintaining workstation integrity, and improving user awareness.
  3. Describe and employ various tools to analyze and implement security measures on a Windows system.
  4. Configure security policies for Windows systems.
  5. Perform a security audit of a Windows system using industry standards and guidelines.
  6. Configure Windows XP’s TCP/IP settings that allow for enhanced security.
  7. Compare and contrast types of malware and describe their respective preventative/reactive measures.
  8. Describe the incident response process and how computer security incidents are managed.



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