Course Description

This course focuses on tools and techniques involved in real-world cyber operations. It provides a broad range of cybersecurity concepts and essential hands-on training for students who want to become cybersecurity professionals.  Students will learn the basic cybersecurity discipline, underline the model computing environment, and practice different tools and strategies to perform cyber attacks and defense operations. 

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Important Take-Aways

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CYSE 301 is a great class in order to perform the skills necessary in the cybersecurity field. Assignments and Lab's such as password cracking, network analysis, and wifi security all have contributed to help my knowledge of every-day applications of cybersecurity. 

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After completing this course, students will be able to... 

• understand the rules and laws involved in real-world cyber operations,

• understand the basic components of the model computing networks, and take different techniques to identify and trace the network traffic if an instruction is detected inside a network,

• identify and evaluate the vulnerabilities in the network and implement effective countermeasures to protect the network from possible attacks,  

• understand how to plan, organize and perform penetration testing on a network,  

• understand different cryptographic protocols, tools, and mechanisms used for different systems, and exploit their weaknesses  accordingly,

• manage data and personal information in a secure manner. 

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