Cybersecurity Foundations and Principles

Catalog description

Provides students with a basic understanding of the fundamental concepts and vocabulary of cybersecurity, and equips students with principles for building and operating secure systems. Examines the current cybersecurity threat landscape, adversarial thinking, and the need for cybersecurity; the goals of cybersecurity; how risk management informs approaches to cybersecurity; and the general principles and best practices of cybersecurity. Explores the use of mechanisms, including technological tools, and the human factor (policies, education, and training) in cybersecurity. Describes the tradeoffs between usability and security.