CIS 455
Network Security · 3 credits · Fall 2026
Requirements
Prerequisite: CIS 345
About this course
This course provides a comprehensive overview of network security. The topics covered are: general security concepts including authentication methods, common network attacks; and methods for safeguarding against attacks; communication security including remote access, e-mail, the World Wide Web, directory and file transfer, and wireless data; infrastructure security that explores various network devices and media, and the proper use of perimeter topologies such as DMZs, extranets, and intranets to asymmetric and symmetric algorithms, and the types of PKI certificates and their uses; operational/organizational security is discussed as it relates to physical security, disaster recovery, and business continuity, as well as coverage of computer forensics.
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