Curriculum Description & Courses:
Certificates and 2-Year Programs
2-Year Program Description & Goals:
The goal of Information Technology (IT) Security A.S.
Program is to provide successful students with the knowledge and skills
necessary to design, implement, and maintain secure modern information
infrastructures and systems. The need for well-educated security
professionals has never been greater. As private industry and governments
rely more on the Internet and computer networks, skilled security
specialists are in demand to protect critical information from threats such
as hacker attacks, internal threats, malware, industrial espionage,
cyber-terrorists, and natural disasters.
The program coverage includes operating system security, network and web
security, ethical hacking, database security, cryptography, intrusion
detection (recovery and response), disaster recovery, and cyber-law.
Our program provides a “hands-on” approach to technical education that is
designed to instruct the next generation of security professionals so that
they will have the necessary skills in order to fill this vital need. All
of the courses in the A.S. program are fully transferable to SPC’s College
of Technology Management Bachelor of Applied Science degree.
2-Year Program Requirements:
To be admitted to St. Petersburg College's 2-year
Associate in Science Degree a degree seeking student must have the following
items in the Admissions/Registration Office on the home campus or center:
A. An application and a nonrefundable application fee.
B. Completed high school transcript stating that the student
received a standard high school diploma, college
ready diploma or GED transcript with date of graduation.
C. Transcripts from all previously attended postsecondary
institutions(s) that are fully accredited by a regional or
national accrediting agency recognized by the United
States Department of Education.
2-Year Transferability:
All ITSEC A.S. 2 year degree credits are fully
transferable to the Technology Management 4 year Bachelors Degree (BAS) for
institutions following the ITSCEE program.
Linkage of Certificate qualifications and articulation
are provided below.
CET 2691 LAWS AND LEGAL ASPECTS OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SECURITY
3 credits
This course provides students with an overview of legal issues common to
computer security, and interweaves business paradigms into the reading to
offer a macro-context against which to view such issues. These issues
topically fall within the parameters of privacy, intellectual property,
computer crime investigation for network breaches, civil liability, and
ethics of the Information Technology (IT) professional focused on network
security. The course will seek to expand on all matters of law that may be
included on any network security certification exam, but also covers broadly
the economic impact that security breaches have on industry sectors and the
business response required. Coursework will include reviewing fact patterns
applied to legal and ethical authorities. 47 contact hours.
CIS 1350 NETWORK DEFENSE AND COUNTERMEASURES 3 credits
Prerequisite: CIS 1353. This course will explore concepts of network
defense and countermeasures as well as hardware and software required to
design, configure and implement secure networks. Security topics covered in
this course include firewalls, Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS), Virtual
Private Networks (VPN) and policy creation using the Windows 2000 Operating
System (OS), TCP/IP packet and signature analysis. The student will get
hands-on instruction installing the network defense mechanisms and
countermeasure applications. Software will be used for collecting,
monitoring and auditing various activities; students will analyze threats
and intrusions. Multiple business scenarios will be reviewed to determine
which security policy provides the most protection at an acceptable level of
risk in order to conduct business. The student will be able to determine
differences between network based and host based IDSs as well as the various
types of firewalls such as Bastion Host and Proxy Servers. VPN solutions
will be developed on the Windows 2000 Operating System. Win 2K, Linux and
Unix will be examined and compared to understand the differences in
protection capabilities. 47 contact hours
CIS 1354 INTRODUCTION TO NETWORK SECURITY FOUNDATIONS 3 credits
It is recommended that students have prior computer network training or
experience. This course provides the student with an overview of Information
Technology (IT) Security and introduces the components necessary to secure
network information systems. Topics include security policies, intrusion
detection systems (IDS), firewalls, operating system security and network
security basics. Students will also be introduced to current hacker
techniques and log auditing processes. Current computer security issues will
also be explored as class projects. 47 contact hours.
CIS 1358 OPERATING SYSTEM SECURITY 3 credits
Prerequisite: CIS 1354. This course introduces the student to securing
Windows 2000 and Linux operating systems. In this course the student will
acquire knowledge and skills to perform audit assessments and implement
enterprise-wide operating systems security. The objective of the course is
to provide hands-on instruction, from the desktops, servers and the network
infrastructure and understand how to control the privacy, integrity and
authenticity of data. 47 contact hours.
CIS 2352 ETHICAL HACKING 3 credits
Prerequisite: CIS 1354. This course is designed to provide the student
with an understanding of the techniques and methodologies of security
penetration testing. This course provides hands-on instruction using the
various tools and methods that security professionals use to analyze an
information system in order to discover vulnerabilities and protect against
information loss, cyber terrorism, and corporate espionage. The student will
be introduced to fundamental security testing concepts, gain practical
knowledge of computer programming, and learn how to properly document a
security test. In addition to exploring the legal and ethical ramifications
of penetration testing, students will also learn how to apply the
appropriate countermeasures in order to reduce the risk that an organization
faces. 47 contact hours.
CAP 2134 DATABASE SECURITY 3 credits
Prerequisite: CIS 1354. This course is designed to provide the student
with an understanding of database security concepts and practices. The
objective of the course is to provide hands-on instruction in various
database tasks that relate to securing the confidentiality, integrity and
availability of information that is stored in a database. The student will
be able to perform administrative tasks in different database management
systems, as well as manage database user profiles, privileges, and roles.
Different database application security models will be explored, as will the
security advantages of utilizing virtual private databases. Finally, the
process of database auditing will be explored, including auditing methods
using various database management systems. 47 contact hours.
CGS 2811 INCIDENT RESPONSE AND DISASTER RECOVERY 3 credits
Prerequisite: CIS 1354. This course is designed to provide the student
with an understanding of the concepts and practices of contingency
operations, including the administration of the planning process for
incident response, disaster recovery, and business continuity planning.
Topics include organizational readiness planning, the phases of incident
response, different contingency strategies, tasks related to the
preparation, implementation, operations, and maintenance of disaster
recovery, and business continuity. 47 contact hours. |
