Information Assurance

Catalog description

This course will provide awareness, guidance, best practices and assessments on the principles of information systems security. We will examine the foundations of information systems security as defined by industry experts and the International Information Systems Security Certification Consortium, or (ISC)2 , which is considered a definitive source for information security domain definitions and a premier certification authority. As such, this course will examine information systems security concepts according to the consortium s newly redesigned "eight domains of knowledge" model for their Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) certification. We will use course textbooks, open educational resources, current cybersecurity events, research and case studies to support our lectures, discussions and assessments. We will learn to apply some of the information systems security knowledge and skills through individual activities and practice exams. The course will provide you with an opportunity to apply the course subjects to a project that encompasses several of the major topics. This is a 3-credit course, requiring a minimum of 18 hours of course engagement each week in an 8-week term, or 9 hours per week in a 15-week term (refer to the Credit Hours Calculation Policy in the Student Handbook). Course engagement includes such activities as discussions, reading, study time, and assignments. Students registering for this course will be assessed a course resource fee. View Sample Syllabus