IT - 4541 Information Security and Assurance II (3)

Focuses on the principles, theory and terminology of Information Assurance. Students will study the principles of vulnerabilities, risk management, countermeasures, operational security and disaster planning. The course will also introduce common threats, tools, and practices used by hackers to attach an organization’s information infrastructure. Special emphasis is placed on the use and understanding of scanning and exploit tools. Prerequisite: IT-4540.