COSC 345 - Foundations of Computer Network Security

3 Credits

(Fall)
Prerequisite(s): COSC 485 or Consent of Instructor. This course will introduce students to the challenges and vulnerabilities in securing a computer networking system. Topics include the in‐depth study of network border security, such as firewalls, intrusion detection systems, virtual private networking, penetration testing and network security architecture. This course is designed to develop the fundamental skills needed to analyze the internal and external security threats against a network, and to develop security policies that will protect an organization’s information. Students will learn how to evaluate network and Internet security issues and design, and how to implement successful network security policies and strategies. In addition, they will learn how to expose system and network vulnerabilities and defend against them.