Information and Network
Security
Certificate Program
Information and Network Security
Certificate Program
The Information and Network Security Certificate Program helps industry professionals to better understand the management and security of modern public, government and enterprise networks. The program will be of interest to technical and non-technical professionals involved in the design, development, financing, administration and management of secured information systems and networks. The curriculum focuses on developing a comprehensive understanding of the underlying principles for designing, engineering, and managing secure information
systems environments. The program includes current findings from academic and technological research and state-of-the-art practice.
Information and Network Security Certificate Program is conferred upon:
The minimum completion of three (3) Required Courses and three (3) Elective Courses; Totaling six (6) courses for a minimum of eighteen (18) units or 180 hours of instruction with a grade point average of ‘B’ or better.
Certificate Courses:
Prerequisite Course:
EECS X490 Introduction to Communications and Networking (3 units)
Required Courses:
EECS X491.18 Essentials of TCP/IP (3 units)
EECS X490.6 Essentials of Information Security (3 units) EECS X490.61 Client/Server Applications and Protocols (3 units)
Elective Courses:
EECS X490.42 Network Systems Security (3 units)
EECS X490.45 Advanced Security Lab: Firewall and VPN Design and Configuration (3 units)
EECS X490.62 Advanced Security Management: Risk Assessment, Security Policy Development and Legal Aspects of Information Security (3 units)
Prerequisite Course Description
Introduction to Communications and Networking Engineering EECS X 490 (3 units)
The impact of information technology in the workplace requires an understanding of communication systems and networking. Students will benefit from this course by enhancing their knowledge of information technology. This course provides a comprehensive review of basic principles of data communications, analog and digital transmission, voice and data processing, open systems interconnect model, local area communications networks, and modern state of the art technologies. An introduction to ethernet, tokenring, other high-speed protocols, broadband communications, and wireless communications are also presented.
Required Course Descriptions
Essentials of TCP/IP EECS X491.18 (3 units)
The TCP/IP protocol suite has become the foundation and framework for connecting everything from Personal Digital Assistants to supercomputers together in global Enterprise Networks and in the Internet itself. Students will increase their understanding on how IP works, how upper layer protocols (TCP, ICMP, etc.) use underlying IP transport mechanisms to provide useful network services and how IP addressing and routing allows data to be exchanged in a global network. In addition, special emphasis will be placed on practical IP design and troubleshooting techniques including analyzing network traces and network performance analysis. Students will benefit from this course by expanding their knowledge of TCP/IP network design and be able to design and implement IP addressing and routing schemes.
Essentials of Information Security EECS X 490.6 (3 units)
Security is widely regarded as the most important aspect of information-based systems. Learn how to build a concrete foundation on information systems security and successfully organize a secured environment. This course focuses on two subsections of IT security: managerial security and technical security. Examples of each subsection are defined and explained. Topics covered include: History of IS Security, Security Attacks, Hacker Methods and Motivation, Legal
Client/Server Applications and Protocols EECS X 490.61 (3 units)
Today’s networks are now recognized as the most important component in information processing. This has led to a style of computing called client/server, where the power of an individual computer is only limited by the network to which it is connected. This course provides an introduction to client/server computing and discusses its benefits as well as the advantages it offers over time-sharing and networked PCs. Topics include GUI (Graphical User Interface), Application Servers, Database Servers, Application Maintenance, and Application Integrity and Security.
Elective Course Descriptions
Network Systems Security EECS X490.42 (3.0 units)
Data security continues to be a paramount issue and has become the primary focus for
corporate IT managers. Gain insight on how to deter intrusions into high-profile networks and information systems. Learn about the many software "tools" available to increase security against hackers and other unwelcome "guests." Increase your knowledge on how to secure your network by learning how to use these "tools" and how to configure them. This practical, hands-on course provides participants a thorough knowledge of NAT (Network Address Translation), PAT (Port Address Translation), Firewalls, Reflexive Access Lists, CHAP (Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol), MD5 Hashing, and VLAN's (Virtual LAN's).
Advanced Security Lab: Firewalls and VPN Design and Configuration
EECS X490.45 (3.0 units)
Update your security design skills and learn how to plug holes in firewall architectures. Increase your knowledge on packet filtering (stateless classification) and stateful (flow processing) firewall design and configuration using the Firewall Feature Set imbedded in Cisco Routers. Learn why Virtual Private Networks (VPN’s) have become so popular and how to configure and test them. This hands-on lab includes “challenges” from other course participants posing as hackers to test the effectiveness of the security controls.
Advanced Security Management: Risk Assessment, Security Policy Development, and Legal Aspects of Information Security
EECS X490.62 (3.0 units)
Learn to calculate your firm’s financial exposure to hackers, create a security policy and standards appropriate to your needs, and explore legal aspects of information security. This course includes an analysis of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and its ramification to your business. Course projects prepare students for real-world challenges in the information security realm.
