IS 450 - Computer and Network Security

A course covering fundamental computer and network security concepts necessary for entry-level IT professionals. Topics include cyber attacks, threats, and vulnerabilities, social engineering, wireless attacks, denial of service attacks, threat hunting and incident response, indicators of compromise and threat intelligence, cloud security concepts and cryptography, security assessments and penetration testing concepts, governance, risk management, and cyber resilience, Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting (AAA), IoT and Industrial Control Systems (ICS) security. physical and administrative security controls, and other topics that align with the objectives of the CompTIA Security+ certification exam.

Prerequisite(s): IS 101, IS 110, or IS 150
Credits: 3 hours