Catalog 2021-2022 
    
    May 03, 2024  
Catalog 2021-2022 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

CSNT 177 Security+ Certification Preparation

2 credits
This course prepares students for taking the CompTIA Security+ certification exam. This course will help students with the knowledge and skills required to assess the security posture of an enterprise environment and recommend and implement appropriate security solutions; monitor and secure hybrid environments, including cloud, mobile, and IoT; operate with an awareness of applicable laws and policies, including principles of governance, risk, and compliance; and identify, analyze, and respond to security events and incidents.

Course Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:

  • Identify strategies developed by cyber adversaries to attack networks and hosts and the countermeasures deployed to defend them
  • Explain the principles of organizational security and the elements of effective security policies
  • Explain the technologies and uses of cryptographic standards and products
  • Install and configure network- and host-based security technologies
  • Describe how wireless and remote access security is enforced
  • Describe the standards and products used to enforce security on web and communications technologies
  • Identify strategies for ensuring business continuity, fault tolerance, and disaster recovery
  • Summarize application and coding vulnerabilities and identify development and deployment methods designed to mitigate them

Total Hours: 20 Theory (Lecture) Hours: 20