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2011-2012 University Catalog

TCOM 562 - Network Security Fundamentals

Credits: 3 (NR)
Introduces full spectrum of network security. Topics include taxonomy such as language commonality in incident handling, national strategy to secure cyberspace, and cybersecurity organizations; organizational structure for network defense; best practices, security policy, and threats; actors and tools, countermeasures, vulnerability identification/correction, intrusion detection, and impact assessment; firewalls and intrusion detection systems; antivirus software; active defense; disaster recovery; and law enforcement and privacy issues. Reviews threats and vulnerabilities in network systems based on reports, case studies available in the literature, and actual experience.

Prerequisite(s): TCOM 500.

Hours of Lecture or Seminar per week: 3
Hours of Lab or Studio per week: 0