UMass Boston

Information System Security

Course #: IT 428L, Class #: 2882, Section #: 01

Description

This course provides a broad overview of the threats to the security of information systems, the responsibilities and basic tools to ensure information security, and the levels of training and expertise needed in organizations to reach and maintain a state of acceptable security. Students will learn and understand the key issues associated with protecting information assets, determining the levels of protection and response to security incidents, and designing a consistent, reasonable information security system, with appropriate intrusion detection and reporting features.

Prerequisites

Prerequsite = IT 110 and 60 credits