240 Systems Security Fundamentals
Deep Ramanayake · Exhibit - A Showcase of Scholarship, Creativity and Preservation Provided by Xavier University Library (Xavier University) · 2020
Course description: Introduction to system-level security issues.Operating systems, networks, and databases are examined from a design perspective to recognize the security threats in current systems and design principles for secure systems.Includes examination and use of tools for monitoring and administering systems securely. Competencies/Student Outcomes:Upon completion of this course, the student can: Demonstrate an understanding of cyber defense, threats, and security design principles, including analyzing systems to explain design principles needed and violated, and the actions that can be taken to exploit and defend the system. Articulate laws and policies, ethical issues on cybersecurity. Demonstrate an ability to perform system administration duties for installing, updating, and monitoring a system, including scripting and command-line tools for penetration testing, and network monitoring Understand key concepts of secure networking protocols and hypothesize about their weaknesses describe security models for operating systems and hypothesize about their weaknesses describe security models for database design and deployment hypothesize about their weaknesses