Distance Learning Course Description

Information Security in Public and Private Sectors (MIS 556)

3 Course Credit

Description:

This course exposes the student to a broad range of computer systems and information security topics. It is designed to provide a general knowledge of measures to ensure confidentiality, availability, and integrity of information systems. Topics range from hardware, software and network security to INFOSEC, OPSEC and NSTISS overviews. Components include national policy, threats, countermeasures, and risk management among others. This course is only available through Outreach College. Eller Graduate Students should take MIS 515.
 
The Eller College of Management equivalent course is MIS 515 (Information Security in Public and Private Sectors)

Course topics include:

• Information Assurance, NSTISS and InfoSec overview
• Legal Elements of Information Security
• Information Security Governance
• Security and Personnel
• Automated Information Systems and Operating Environments
• Security Planning
• Security Auditing and Monitoring
• Network and Operations Security
• Physical and Infrastructure Security
• Identification, Authentication, and Access Control

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