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COURSE INFORMATION

IT Security

CBIS Technology and Analysis Elective, by Distance

Program Options: CBIS TRU

This course provides you with the background to evaluate the risks and assess the available tools to provide a secure environment for the IT infrastructure of an organization. Security issues and solutions are discussed both from a management as well as from a technical perspective.

Upon completion of IT Security, you will understand the security threat and the risk assessment process and how to apply it to operating system and network communications security in a way that supports business requirements. In addition, you will learn about security policies, procedures, and user awareness as well as disaster recovery and business continuation planning. Case studies and self assessment exercises provide for self-evaluation, reinforcing the concepts presented in the course.

Prerequisites: Computing Concepts and Networks and Network Management or equivalent experience

Objective

Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:

• apply the principles of IT security to an organization’s IT infrastructure
• be aware of the IT security industry and it's key players
• locate IT security guidance and resources via the web
• recognize common threats to IT resources
• identify and apply common detection and prevention methods
• plan and conduct security threat and risk assessments
• develop security policies and procedures
• develop and implement user awareness plans
• develop and test business continuation and disaster recovery plans

Format

By Distance

CBIS courses are 13 weeks in duration. Students login to the course and communicate with the instructor and fellow students via the course management system Moodle. For further information about Moodle, visit the Moodle Startup Kit at http://distance.uvic.ca/onlinehelp/tutorials/moodle/.

Requisites

• Required Equipment/Software

  • Personal Computer (PC)
  • Windows 2000 or higher
  • Microsoft Office or alternatively OpenOffice.org
  • Internet Explorer 6 or higher
  • Internet access
  • Email account

   

  Textbook

  • Security in Computing (4th ed.), by Pfleeger and Pfleeger, plus Web-based readings.
    Please purchase text from UVic Bookstore (www.uvicbookstore.ca).

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