- International Fees
International fees are typically 3.25 times the domestic tuition. Exact cost will be calculated upon completion of registration.
Course Overview
This course is an introduction to cybersecurity, with an emphasis on the fundamental skills needed to design and maintain secure systems. Topics will include access control, logging and monitoring, and hardening systems. The course will also cover the foundations of network communication, and students will be taught the basic scripting skills required to automate key cybersecurity tasks. Through lectures and hands-on labs in a Linux environment, student will learn the foundational skills required to move on to advanced courses in Network Security and Administration.
Prerequisite(s)
- Admission to a Forensic credential program or permission of the Program Coordinator.
Credits
3.0
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Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Select appropriate file permissions to protect data on Linux systems.
- Write scripts to extract security information and automate tasks to monitor network activities.
- Outline how to harden a system by reducing the surface of vulnerability.
- Enable logs and find basic security issues through log monitoring.
- Analyze the information in email headers to detect and identify forged emails.
- Set up Linux iptables firewall.
- Describe how data moves across networks.
- Audit Bash/Python scripts for automating log analysis using LLMs (e.g., ChatGPT).
Effective as of Spring/Summer 2025
Related Programs
Cybersecurity Foundations (FSCT 7511) is offered as a part of the following programs:
- Indicates programs accepting international students.
- Indicates programs eligible for students to apply for Post-graduation Work Permit (PGWP).
School of Computing and Academic Studies
- Forensic Investigation (Digital Forensics and Cybersecurity Option)
Advanced Certificate Part-time
- Forensic Investigation (Digital Forensics and Cybersecurity Option)
Bachelor of Technology Full-time/Part-time
Programs and courses are subject to change without notice.