Course Overview
Provides a comprehensive overview of network security to prepare students to write CompTIA's Security+ Certification Exam. Covers general security concepts, authentication methods and common network attacks, communication and infrastructure security, network devices, and the proper use of perimeter topologies to establish network security.
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Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, the student will be able to:
- Identify authentication methods along with common network attacks and how to safeguard against them.
- Detail communication security as it relates to remote access, e-mail, the Web, directory and file transfer, and wireless data.
- Establish network security through various network devices and media, the proper use of perimeter topologies such as DMZs, extranets, and intranets.
- Understand the basics of cryptography including the differences between asymmetric and symmetric algorithms, and the different types of PKI certificates and their usage.
- Understand the basics of operational/organization security as it relates to physical security, disaster recover and business continuity as well as computer forensics.
Effective as of Fall 2003
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