CIS 278 - Security Implementation II

5.0 Credits
Topics include: planning, configuring and implementing firewalls, proxy servers and Web filtering. The use of log consolidation tools will also be covered. Prerequisite: CIS 277 or concurrent enrollment, with a minimum grade of 2.5 or equivalent experience.

Course-level Learning Objectives (CLOs)
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

Identify and configure security commands in internetworking devices such as routers, switches and firewalls. [REASON]
Design firewall configuration strategies given a business scenario. [REASON]
Authenticate users. [REASON]
Implement appropriate packet filtering. [REASON]
Plan, develop, design and document a firewall strategy. [REASON]
Compare and contrast Bastion Hosts. [REASON]
Implement a secure VPN. [REASON]
Isolate, contain, document and recover from a security breach. [REASON]
Implement appropriate firewall troubleshooting procedure used to fix a given problem. [REASON]