CTS 140 - Network Security Fundamentals

4 credit hours - Four hours of lecture and directed laboratory weekly; one term.
Formerly CSI 165 - Network Security Fundamentals

Learn the current risks and threats to an organization’s data together with ways to safeguard critical electronic assets, including network services, devices, traffic and data. Develop a foundation to prepare for further study in other specialized security fields. This course addresses the core material of the CompTIA Security+ exam objectives. Lab fee $2.

Prerequisite(s): CTS 110 .

Note: Typically offered at MC, AM, and OL; fall, spring, and summer terms.

Course Outcomes:

Identify security threats to network services, devices, traffic and data
Secure Network Communications
Enforce an organizational security policy
Monitor the security infrastructure