NET 221 — Networking Defense
/3 contact hours This cyber security course examines the issues of securing the communications path between systems, including both physical and logical connections. Topics addressed include approaches to securing networks using risk analysis, cost effective countermeasures, layered defenses, and network policy development and implementation procedures. Students will be exposed to a mixture of devices and protocols implementing network defense including firewalls, proxy servers, IDS/IPS solutions, cryptography, VPNs, and network access controls. Prerequisite(s): CIS 178 and NET 110 Core fulfilled: None