CYBERSECURITY
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CYSEC 302: Cyber Information Security This course focuses on security principles and strategies related to confidentiality, availability, and integrity aspects of information systems. Topics include information security, information system security, contingency planning, risk management process, policy for implementing and managing security risks in organization, and application of industry security standards. Prerequisite: CYSEC 210 and Junior status in a CIS Program 3 credits, Spring CYSEC 303: Data Security The course is to develop the structured knowledge needed to protect digital data while at rest and/or in use. The focus is on methodologies and technologies to backup, encrypt, prevent loss of and restore data. This course provides students with advanced data security knowledge and its applications. Prerequisite: CIS 255 and MATH 310 3 credits, Spring CYSEC 306: Information Assurance The course develops the structured knowledge needed to practice on assuring information and managing risks related to the use, processing, storage, transmission of information or data. Students focus on the broad fields of enterprise security and privacy such as concentrating on the nature of enterprise security requirements by identifying threats to enterprise information technology (IT) systems, access control and open systems, and system and product evaluation criteria. Risk management and policy considerations are examined with respect to the technical nature of enterprise security as represented by government guidance and regulations to support information confidentiality, integrity and availability. The course develops the student’s ability to assess enterprise security risk and to formulate technical recommendations in the areas of hardware and software. Aspects of security-related topics to be discussed include network security, cryptography, IT technology issues, and database security. This course provides students basic knowledge of cybersecurity in data area. In addition, this course will provide an introduction of all aspects of cyber-security including human security, organizational security and social security. Prerequisite: CIS 255 3 credits, Fall CYSEC 307: Cyber Defense: Server Security The course is to develop the structured knowledge needed to protect servers, networks, and data within an organization. This course provides students core knowledge in secured system configurations as well as defense techniques of local network servers and network security appliances. Topics include remote access and log management, group policies for securing server, backups and disaster recovery, IPSec, SIEM and penetration audit on systems. Prerequisite: CYSEC 301 and CIS375 3 credits, Spring CYSEC 308: Cyber Defense: Cloud Security The course is to develop the advanced knowledge needed to protect applications based on cloud systems. The course is a project-based course. Students focus on project work on a cloudbased platform to monitor, analyze, predict, and defend any malicious cyber-attacks. This course provides students advanced knowledge in cyber defense. Prerequisite: CYSEC 302 and CYSEC 307 3 credits, Fall CYSEC 490-499: Advanced Topics in Cybersecurity Advanced courses developed from student interest in all areas of cybersecurity. Brief description of current content to be announced in schedule of classes. Prerequisite: Permission of the program director/Chair. 1-3 credits SEECS (101, 102, 201, 202, 301, 302, 401, 402): Professional and Personal Enrichment Seminar Course description is listed in Computer and Information Science section of the catalog. 0 credit, Fall and Spring