2015-2016 Academic Catalog 
    
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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. Prerequisite
CIS 171 with a minimum grade of 2.5 or equivalent experience. Corequisite


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

  1. Compare and contrast the three basic cryptographic functions.
  2. Describe how cryptographic functions can be used to enable security services.
  3. Describe authentication, integrity and confidentiality and how they relate to security systems.
  4. Describe the use of public key technology in networks.
  5. Compare and contrast the various mechanisms that provide authentication services.
  6. Given a network security scenario, decide on the proper authentication technology.
  7. Compare and contrast several security technologies that provide solutions for securing network access.
  8. Compare and contrast authentication and authorization and access control.
  9. Describe security technologies used for establishing identity.
  10. Describe how security technologies are implemented in corporate networks.
  11. Identify the strengths and weaknesses associated with protocols designed to authenticate users.
  12. Describe the technologies that exist at the different TCP/IP layers.
  13. Discuss how digital signatures are used for secure transactions.
  14. Identify and describe the three categories of network security threats.
  15. Describe infrastructure security concepts.



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