Security Architecture and Design

Catalog description

This course explores information security Architecture and Design. The course includes important topics related to use cases and purpose for frameworks, best practices, securing configuration, implementing secure network architectures, implementing secure systems designs, secure staging deployment, security implications of embedded systems; securing application development and deployment; cloud and virtualization concepts. This course also will explore how resiliency and automation strategies reduce risk and the importance of physical security controls. This course directly maps to the objectives and outcomes of the official CompTIA Security+ certification exam, and is also designed based on DHS/NSA's Center of Academic Excellence criteria and Knowledge Units (KUs) guidelines, as indicated in parentheses after each course learning outcome (CLO).