D430 - Fundamentals of Information Security

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About

This course lays the foundation for understanding terminology, principles, processes, and best practices of information security at local and global levels. It further provides an overview of basic security vulnerabilities and countermeasures for protecting information assets through planning and administrative controls within an organization. This course has no prerequisites.

Objective

• Identifies Principles, Policies, Practices, and Methods
• Identifies Security Requirements
• Identifies Privacy and Compliance Guidelines

Course Outline

• Key Concepts, Identification, and Authorization
  • Fundamentals of Information Security
  • Identification and Authentication
  • Authorization and Access Controls
• Auditing, Cryptography, and Legal Issues
  • Auditing and Accountability
  • Fundamentals of Cryptography
  • Laws and Regulations
• Operations and Human Element Security
  • Fundamentals of Operations Security
  • Human Element Security
• Physical and Network Security
  • Fundamentals of Physical Security
  • Network Security
• Operating System and Application Security
  • Operating System Security
  • Application Security
• Further Study
  • Mobile, Embedded, and IOT Security
  • Assessing Security

Resources

• Andress, J. (2019). Foundations of information security : A straightforward introduction. ISBN: 9781718500044
• Andress, J. (2014). The basics of information security: Understanding the fundamentals of InfoSec in theory and practice. ISBN 9780128008126
• D430 study supplementals