4/29/2024 2:05:06 AM	CIS 56.21 Course Outline as of Fall 2007	Changed Course
CATALOG INFORMATION
Discipline and Nbr:  CIS 56.21	Title:  COMPUTER SECURITY PRNCPL
Full Title:  Principles of Computer Security
Last Reviewed:10/14/2013

Units		Course Hours per Week			Nbr of Weeks	Course Hours Total
Maximum	4.00	Lecture Scheduled	4.00		17.5 max.	Lecture Scheduled	70.00
Minimum	4.00	Lab Scheduled	0		17.5 min.	Lab Scheduled	0
		Contact DHR	0			Contact DHR	0
		Contact Total	4.00			Contact Total	70.00
		Non-contact DHR	0			Non-contact DHR Total	0

Total Out of Class Hours:  140.00

Total Student Learning Hours: 210.00

Title 5 Category:  AA Degree Applicable
Grading:  Grade or P/NP
Repeatability:  00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
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Catalog Description:

Students will begin learning the essentials of computer security.  They will be aware of security objectives and the role of policy deployment while practicing to defend against network attacks.  After a review of security trends, concepts, roles and network fundamentals students will learn: cryptography, public key infrastructure, standards and protocols, impact of physical security on computer security, infrastructure security, remote access, wireless and instant messaging, intrusion detection and system baselines. Internet-based curriculum describing a start-up company in which the coverage of CompTIA's Security+ certification exam and the (ISC)2 SSCP certification, which focuses on best practices, roles, and responsibilities of security experts, is integral to the course.

Prerequisites/Corequisites:

Recommended Preparation:
Eligibility for ENGL 100 OR ESL 100, AND Completion of CIS 51.13 and CIS 58.81A

Limits on Enrollment:

Schedule of Classes Information
Description:

Essentials of computer security, covering: cryptography public key infrastructure, standards and protocols, physical security, infrastructure, remote access, wireless and instant messaging, intrusion detection and system baselines. Preparation for CompTIA's Security+ exam.

(Grade or P/NP)
Prerequisites:
Recommended:Eligibility for ENGL 100 OR ESL 100, AND Completion of CIS 51.13 and CIS 58.81A
Limits on Enrollment:
Transfer Credit:CSU;
Repeatability:00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP

ARTICULATION, MAJOR, and CERTIFICATION INFORMATION

Associate Degree:		Effective:		Inactive:
Area:
CSU GE:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
IGETC:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
CSU Transfer:	Transferable	Effective:	Spring 2006	Inactive:	Fall 2020
UC Transfer:		Effective:		Inactive:
C-ID:

Certificate/Major Applicable: Certificate Applicable Course

COURSE CONTENT

Outcomes and Objectives:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:

Upon completion of this course, students will be able

to:

1. Examine current computer security vulnerabilities

2. Describe general computer security concepts

3. Identify operational and organizational elements central to ensuring a

secure computer system environment

4. Delineate the role of people in security

5. Evaluate the use of cryptography as a security resource

6. Analyze public key infrastructure

7. Evaluate the various standards and protocols used to secure

data transmission

8. Relate a secure physical environment to computer security

9. Include network fundamentals into the process of securing a

Local Area Network (LAN)

10. Critique system infrastructure security components

11. Solve problems involving remote access security vulnerabilities

12. Examine wireless and instant messaging technologies for the

vulnerabilities

13. Inspect network security breaches using intrusion detection systems

14. Assess security baselines for network policy implementation

Topics and Scope

Topics will include but not be limited to:

I. Computer security vulnerabilities

A. Identifying security problems

 1. Security incidents

 2. Threats to security

 3. Security trends

B. Identify various avenues of attack

II. General concepts

A. Basic security terminology

 1. Security basics

 2. Access control

 3. Authentication

B. Security models

 1. Confidentiality models

 2. Integrity models

III. Operational and organizational elements

A. Security operations in an organization

 1. Policies, procedures, standards, and guidelines

 2. The security perimeter

B. Physical security

 1. Access controls

 2. Physical barriers

C. Social engineering

D. Environment

E. Wireless

F. Electromagnetic eavesdropping

G. Location

IV. The role of people in security

A. People as a security problem

B. People as a security tool

V. Cryptography

A. Define algorithms

B. Hash

C. Symmetric encryption

D. Asymmetric encryption

E. Usage

 1. Confidentiality

 2. Integrity

 3. Nonrepudiation

 4. Authentication

 5. Digital signatures

 6. Key escrow

VI. Public key infrastructure

A. The basics of public key infrastructures

B. Certificate authorities

C. Registration authorities

D. Certificate repositories

E. Trust and certificate verification

F. Digital certificates

G. Centralized or decentralized infrastructures

H. Private key protection

I. Public certificate authorities

J. In-house certificate authorities

K. Outsourced certificate authorities

L. Certificate usage

VII. Standards and protocols used to secure network data transmission

VIII. The impact of physical security on network security

A. The problem

B. Physical security safeguards

IX. Network fundamentals

A. Network architectures

B. Network topology

C. Network protocols

D. Packet delivery

X. Infrastructure security

A. Devices

B. Media

C. Security concerns for transmission media

D. Removable media

E. Security topologies

 1. Security zones

 2. Virtual local area networks (VLANs)

 3. Network address translation (NAT)

 4. Tunneling

XI. Remote access

A. The remote access process

 1. Identification

 2. Authentication

 3. Authorization

B. Telnet

C. Secure shell (SSH)

D. Layer 2 tunneling protocol (L2TP)

E. Point to point tunneling protocol (PPTP)

F. Institute of electric and electronics engineers (IEEE) 802.11

G. Virtual private network (VPN)

H. Internet protocol security (IPSec)

I. IEEE 802.1x

J. Remote authentication dial-in user (RADIUS)

K. Terminal access controller access control system (TACACS+)

L. Vulnerabilities

XII. Wireless and instant messaging

XIII. Intrusion detection systems

A. History of intrusion detection systems

B. Intrusion detection system (IDS) overview

C. Host-based intrusion detection systems

D. Network-based intrusion detection systems

E. Signatures

F. False positives and negatives

G. IDS models

XIV. Security baselines

A. Overview baselines

B. Password selection

 1. Password policy guidelines

 2. Selecting a password

 3. Components of a good password

 4. Password aging

C. Operating System and network operating system hardening

D. Network Hardening

E. Application Hardening

Assignments:

Reading assignments may include:

1. Online research of current security appliances and best practices

2. Topical weekly online newsletters and security reports

Homework Problems may include

1. Preparing security policies and procedures

2. Interacting online with other students to solve basic security

problems and write short reports of their proposed solutions

Other assignments may include:

1. Objective examinations and quizzes

2. Skill demonstration examinations

Methods of Evaluation/Basis of Grade.

Writing: Assessment tools that demonstrate writing skill and/or require students to select, organize and explain ideas in writing.		Writing 10 - 30%
Reading reports
Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills.		Problem Solving 10 - 30%
Homework problems
Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams.		Skill Demonstrations 20 - 30%
Performance exams
Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams.		Exams 20 - 30%
Multiple choice, True/false, Short answer
Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories.		Other Category 0 - 20%
Attendance and class participation

Representative Textbooks and Materials:

Fundamentals of Network Security by Eric Maiwald Publisher:

McGraw-Hill/Irwin Publication Date: November 2003 ISBN:0-07-223094-0

Principles of Computer Security: Security+ and Beyond by Wm. Arthur

Conklin, Gregory B. White, Chuck Cothren, Dwayne Williams, Roger L. Davis

Publisher: McGraw-Hill/Irwin Publication Date: March 2004.

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