Introduction to Cybersecurity

Catalog description

Students are introduced to the field of cybersecurity and the communication challenges facing modern businesses in a world of hyper-connectivity. Students will learn about the value of information, types of cyber threats and attack vectors, how to recognize and mitigate cyber threats, and how to deploy common defense mechanisms to safeguard sensitive information. Topics include IT system architectures for processing information, virtualization, access controls, digital forensics, and applicable laws and regulations. Students also evaluate their own digital privacy, ethics and technology, and the role of bias in a hyperconnected society. Three lecture hours per week. Instructional support fee applies.Gen. Ed. Competencies Met: Critical Thinking, Ethical Dimensions, and Scientific Reasoning and Discovery.