3.00 Credits
Students gain knowledge and skills to identify elements of firewall design, types of security threats, and responses to security attacks; use best practices to design, implement, and monitor a network security plan; demonstrate system security skills through firewall implementation and testing; use system tools, practices, and relevant technologies to implement a security plan; evaluate practices, tools, and technologies to identify security breaches, sources of attacks, and protect mission critical systems; establish an appropriate level of security based on an analysis of security logs; and use relevant tools to secure a network. Prerequisite: Completion of CSCO 2000 or MSFT 2578 or instructor approval.