Foundations of Data Protection

Catalog description

This course provides students essentials concerning fundamental data protection techniques utilized to protect data at rest, data in motion, and as well as data in processing. Students will examine techniques of data protection and learn the fundamentals of cryptology, encryption, protection schemas and systems vital to cybersecurity managers. Special topics include access controls, availability, authentication, confidentiality, data integrity, and non-repudiation. Students receive an overview of are covered as well as an overview of defenses against Digital Denial of Service (DDoS) and other types of data attacks. Students will also review concepts relevant to foundations of data protection to include but not limited to networking and routing, security by diversity and security in depth.