2023-2024 Course Catalog

IT 245 Network Security

is designed to provide a fundamental understanding of network security principles and implementations. Mapping fully to CompTIA's Security + certification objectives, IT 245 focuses on the five main areas of network security: General Security - authentication methods, common network attacks; Communication Security - remote access, e-mail, the Web, Directory/File transfer; Infrastructure Security - network devices & media, security topologies, DMZs, Extranets; Cryptography Security - asymmetric and symmetric algorithms, PKI certificates; and Operational/Organizational Security - disaster recovery, business continuity, forensics. Students learn through classroom instruction as well as a variety of extensive action-learning experiences and research projects simulating the role of a security professional. This course is applicable toward all certificates and degrees (credit hours 3.0, lecture hours 2.0, lab hours 2.0).

Credits

3.0

Prerequisite

IT 141 or approval of instructor

Division and Department

Math, Science & Business / Information Technology