CS610: Securing the Network

Credit Hours:
3
Estimated Hours Per Week:
15

Overview

This course introduces core concepts related to securing an enterprise's data and overall network configuration. Abundant in technical data and theory, it focuses on key topics such as:

  • Security architecture including defense in depth, intrusion detection, and cryptographic systems
  • Application, network, and operational security models
  • Wireless and remote security
  • Legal requirements in network security

In the course project, Network Security Assessment: Analyzing Network Defenses, students complete a series of qualitative network security assessments. Students will examine various aspects of a case study company's network security, security policies, and legal requirements related to network security to make recommendations for improvement. 

Course Learning Objectives

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

  • Create the scope of the network security assessment based upon objectives of the assessment and prioritization of network systems.
  • Assess the relative strength of access controls for an enterprise and make recommendations for improvement.
  • Evaluate the leading security models and major vulnerabilities associated with them.
  • Apply the techniques of network architecture and design in order to create a defense in depth approach to protecting the network.
  • Describe and recommend various cryptographic methods in securing data at rest and data in transit.
  • Recommend strategies to prevent, detect, and respond to network intrusions.
  • Explain how the Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) Reference Model and the various protocols for transmission of data work together to provide secure communication between networks.
  • Recognize and recommend the usage of secure methods in database security, software development, and patch and configuration management.
  • Appraise security methods used in daily data transmissions, including email, wireless technologies, and remote access.
  • Outline policies for securing systems, collecting evidence, and conducting investigations if a breach occurs.
  • Create network security assessment documentation identifying company assets, outlining vulnerabilities, and making suggestions for improvements.
ENROLLMENT
To enroll in this course, please complete the online application.

Special Requirements

NOTE: The CISSP All-in-One Exam Guide is a required resource that you will use throughout this set of specialization courses for Cyber Security. It is listed as a required text in all Cyber Security courses. You only need to purchase it once, unless later editions of the guide are released as you pursue the specialization.

Required Texts
CS610 texts are available from the JIU/Follett Bookstore