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