ISS 560 - Business Security Credits: 3

This course addresses issues related to cybersecurity and information assurance. Students are expected to develop an understanding of how cybersecurity fits into their personal lives, business enterprises, and society. Both simulated labs and real-world scenarios are used extensively to explore tools and techniques used in cyberattacks and for defending systems against attacks. Topics covered include access control and identity management, cryptography, physical security, perimeter defenses, network defenses, host defenses, application defenses, data defenses, and assessments and audits.