Undergraduate Catalog

ITS 261 Information Security Fundamentals

This course provides the foundation for understanding the key issues associated with protecting information assets, determining the levels of protection and response to security incidents, and designing a consistent, reasonable information security system, with appropriate intrusion detection and reporting features. Students will be exposed to a spectrum of security activities, methods, methodologies, and procedures. Coverage will include inspection and protection of information assets, detection of and reaction to threats to information assets, and examination of pre-and post-incident procedures, technical and managerial responses, and an overview of the information security planning and staffing functions.

Credits

3

Prerequisite

ITS 231 with a grade of "C+" or better, permission of the instructor

Distribution

Bachelors, Online, Undergraduate