IS2470

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IS2470 - Intro to Cybersecurity (3 cr)

Operations and Information SystemsBU - David Eccles Sch of Business

Understand the fundamentals of information/digital security.

Understand the process of identifying potential risks, threats, and vulnerabilities to information systems

Understand common controls/safeguards used in industry to appropriately manage risks to information systems.

Have basic hands-on experience around basic command line techniques, cryptography, backups, firewall configuration, and remote system connection.

Have basic hands-on experience around basic adversarial attacks such as active reconnaissance and password cracking.

Explore current real-world events happening weekly and how to learn from these examples and how to get involved in important security discussions.