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Posted: 09/05/07
CIS 1115 – Information Security
Fundamentals
This course provides a broad overview of information
security. It covers terminology, history, security systems development and
implementation. Student will also cover the legal, ethical, and professional
issues in information security. Topics
include: define key terms in Information Security terminology, state the
reasons for Information Security, identify the legal, ethical, and professional
issues in Information Security, identify the steps in risk identification,
assessment and control, state the justification of having a security policy and
security procedures, state major
components in the design of information
security, and identify positions and credentials available to individuals
entering the information security profession.
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Competency
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Define
key terms in Information Security terminology |
Class |
5 |
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State the
reasons for Information Security |
D. Lab |
0 |
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Identify
the legal, ethical, and professional issues in Information Security |
P.
Lab/O.B.I. |
0 |
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Identify
the steps in risk identification, assessment and control |
Credit |
5 |
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State the
justification of having a security policy and security procedures |
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State
major components in the design of
information security |
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Identify
positions and credentials available to individuals entering the information
security profession |
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Prerequisite: |
[(CIS
1140 or CIS 2321) and an operating system class} or advisor approval |
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Corequisite: |
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Course Guide |
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Competency |
After completing this section,
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D. Lab
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DEFINE KEY TERMS IN
INFORMATION SECURITY TERMINOLOGY
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6 |
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Define
key terms in Information Security terminology |
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STATE THE REASONS FOR INFORMATION
SECURITY |
8 |
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State the
components and characteristics of an information system |
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Identify
threats to an information system |
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Identify
types of attacks to an information system |
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IDENTIFY THE LEGAL,
ETHICAL, AND PROFESSIONAL ISSUES IN INFORMATION SECURITY
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6 |
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List laws
relevant to information security |
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List
ethical and professional issues relevant to information security |
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Identify
international laws and legal bodies |
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STATE THE JUSTIFICATION OF HAVING
A SECURITY POLICY AND SECURITY PROCEDURES |
6 |
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Implementing
security in systems’ project management |
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Discuss
technical and non-technical topics of implementation |
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Discuss
the maintenance of the security policy |
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STATE MAJOR COMPONENTS IN THE DESIGN OF INFORMATION SECURITY |
10 |
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Identify
key physical threats to the information facility |
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Identify
and state the purpose of firewalls, intrusion detection systems and other
security devices |
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Identify
cryptography and encryption-based solutions |
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Identify
access control devices |
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Discuss
securing mobile and portable systems |
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IDENTIFY THE STEPS IN RISK
IDENTIFICATION, ASSESSMENT AND CONTROL |
7 |
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State the
steps in risk identification and assessment. |
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Identify
risk control strategies |
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Identify
major security models |
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IDENTIFY POSITIONS AND CREDENTIALS
AVAILABLE TO INDIVIDUALS ENTERING THE INFORMATION SECURITY PROFESSION |
7 |
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Discuss
staffing the security function |
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List the
various credentials of Information Security Professionals |
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Discuss
security issues in employment policies and practices |
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Suggested Resources |
Books:
Principles
of Information Security, ISBN: 0-619-21625-5, Whitman, Mattford,
Course Technology