INFS3235-A Computer & Network Security (Spring 2019)
Course Details
Session, Dates: 1 (01/12/2019 - 05/03/2019)
Days: W
Time: 06:00 - 08:50 pm
Location: Moon Campus
Room: Hale Center 306
Seats Available: Course Full, Choose another
Credits: 3
Course Description
Computer Network Security studies the fundamentals of computer and network security and defense. Students learn to describe and analyze security threats, vulnerabilities, attacks, and risks as well as to identify, apply, and evaluate controls and solutions to secure and defend computers and networks. Topics include: network vulnerabilities and attacks, IDS/IPS implementation, firewall and VPN implementations, defense in depth, honeypots and honeynets, network monitoring and traffic analysis, exposure minimization, network access control, DMZs and proxy servers, host and network hardening, mission assurance, and network policy development and enforcement and operational procedures. This course helps students to prepare for the Computing Technology Industry Association's (CompTIA's) Security+ certification exam.
Prerequisite: INFS3230 or INFS3231
Prerequisite: INFS3230 or INFS3231
Course Materials
About the Instructor(s)
Ping Wang, Ph.D.
wangp@rmu.edu
412-397-6456 phone
412-397-6468 fax
Wheatley Center 221
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University Professor of Computer and Information Systems
Computer and Information Systems
NCAE-CDE Program Coordinator
Computer and Information Systems
wangp@rmu.edu
412-397-6456 phone
412-397-6468 fax
Wheatley Center 221
Profile