CDA 207—Introduction to Networking and Security

The principals of security will be offered as a vendor-neutral IT security course with topics recognized worldwide as best practice necessities. The material presented will provides a comprehensive study of network and host security. This course will cover basic security principles, establishing security baselines, and the most recent attack and defense techniques and technologies. In addition, techniques used to harden a network to resist attacks, protect basic and advanced communications, and use cryptography and Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) to thwart attackers. The establishment of security policies and procedures and managing security efforts so that students are prepared for the ongoing challenge of securing data will also be introduced.