Cybersecurity Fundamentals

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(30 lecture, 30 lab, 0 ext.) This course provides the broad-based knowledge necessary to prepare for further study in specialized Cybersecurity fields and teaches primary topics relating to securing network services, network devices and network traffic. Students will learn about IT industry-wide security topics, including communication security, infrastructure security, cryptography, access control, authentication, external attack, and operational and organization security. Other topics included in this course are protocols used in Linux, UNIX, and Windows in addition to the TCP/IP suite component protocols, and Ethernet operations. This course prepares students for the CompTIA Security+ Exam. Prerequisites: None. . Books/Materials required: Provided. Networking I: CompTIA Security+ All-in-On Exam Guide, (Sixth Edition) Provided. ISBN-10: 1260464008. ISBN-13: 978-1260464009