(3 credits)Prerequisites: (C- or better in CSCI 1260 and C- or better in CSCI 2020) or permission of instructor.
Presents critical concepts and skills that are related to protecting information assets from harm. Topics include the history of information security, basic security-related terminology and concepts, major classes of threats to information security, model strategies for protecting against those threats, computer forensics, and best practices in information assurance.