CIS 283 - Network Security + (3)

Prerequisite: CIS 282 or concurrent enrollment
spring

Lecture: Three hours of lecture/discussion/guided lab per week.

Fundamentals of network security principles and implementation. Variety of security topologies will be discussed as well as technologies and concepts used for providing secure communications channels, secure internetworking devices, and network medium. The daily tasks involved in managing and troubleshooting security technologies will also be covered. Hands-on assignments will reinforce the concepts covered. Successful completion of this course prepares students to take the current CompTIA Security certification exam.