Information Security and Data Protection
Imagine a world where people were trying to steal from every home, workplace, or bank - all the time. That’s the world of digital security. Because it’s cheap to launch attacks on every system you can find, virtually every organization and individual is always under some level of digital attack. This course will teach you how to help defend against this constant assault and keep valuable information and critical systems safe.
Syllabus
Course Topics
Introduction
- Information and Cybersecurity Fundamentals
- Understanding Risk in a Digital World
Data Protection
- Data Privacy
- Big Data and its Risks
Threats, Attacks, and Vulnerabilities
- Social Engineering
- Identifying Attacks
- Threat Actors and Vectors
- Intelligence Sources
- Vulnerabilities
- Security Assessment and Penetration Testing
Security Architecture and Design
- Enterprise Security Concepts
- Secure Application Development, Deployment and Automation
- Authentication
- Designing for Resilience
- Cryptography Basics
Operations
- Implementing Security Protocols and Solutions
- Secure Network Design
- Public Keys
- Security Analyses
- Incident Response Protocols
- Mitigation Techniques
Governance, Compliance and Risk
- Legal Environment
- Policies
- Risk Management
Course Level
400
Disclosure
This course is delivered online through an institution of the Lower Cost Models Consortium (LCMC) that is different than your degree-granting institution that awards the academic credit for the course.
