ITC 1200 - Cybersecurity Essentials
2 Credits
Explores the characteristics and tactics used by cyber criminals as well as the technologies, products, and procedures used to combat cybercrime. The curriculum also allows the exploration of the cybersecurity field, how it relates to information and network security, and introduces students to the characteristics of common attacks and security principles.
Major Content Areas
Tactics, techniques and procedures used by cyber criminals (12.5%) Security principles of confidentiality, integrity, and availability (12.5%) Technologies, products and procedures used to ensure integrity of data (12.5%) Technologies, products and procedures used to protect confidentiality (12.5%) Technologies, products and procedures used to defend network components (12.5%) Technologies, products and procedures used to provide availability (12.5%) Characteristics of criminals and cybersecurity professionals (12.5%) Laws and ethics related to cybersecurity (12.5%)
Learning Outcomes
Describe the tactics, techniques and procedures used by cyber criminals. Describe the principles of confidentiality, integrity, and availability as they relate to data states andcybersecurity countermeasures. Describe how technologies, products and procedures are used to ensure integrity. Describe how technologies, products and procedures are used to protect confidentiality. Explain how cybersecurity professionals use technologies, processes and procedures to defend allcomponents of the network. Describe how technologies, products, and procedures provide high availability. Describe the characteristics of criminals and professionals in the cybersecurity realm. Explain the purpose of laws related to cybersecurity.
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