IT 666 (01) - Cybersecurity Practices

Through readings, exercises, research papers, and exams students will acquire the skills needed to implement solutions for security-related issues. Students will discuss security policies, legislation, system procedures, tools, and techniques. Students will analyze the patterns that attackers use to gain access to systems and understand what is required to defeat those attack patterns. At the conclusion of the course, students will have a heightened sense of security in the actions they take when using and maintaining computer systems.