Network and Internet Security

Units: 12

Description

This course emphasizes practical employment of network security. Topics in this course will provide:

A working knowledge of the need to design networks to—
- properly support an organization,
- properly accommodate networking protocols, and

properly secure an organization’s cyber assets through its network infrastructure

Specific topics covered include:

Application of security principles to computer networking
The OSI and TCP/IP models of network communication
Network security at different layers of the OSI and TCP/IP models
Enterprise systems for AAA
Securing Virtual Machine and cloud-based IT infrastructures
Designing networks on selected protocols to support business operations while maintaining identified levels of network security
Supporting secondary network connectivity (wireless, VPNs, BYOD devices, partner networks, cross-domain and other connectivity types)
Designing networks to support Resiliency Management, Business Continuity, Disaster Recovery and other principles to avoid network failures that negatively impact the organization’s ability to deliver on its core mission
Methods to prevent, detect and respond to security breaches, including the role of Incident Response Teams.

Required: successful completion of Introduction to Information Security Management (95-752) or equivalent experience in industry.