IT Security Fundamentals

Course Description

Students explore foundational cybersecurity concepts and technologies that support the secure design, implementation, and operation of information systems throughout their life cycles. Students examine essential network architectures and components, analyze how data moves through interconnected systems, and assess how those components contribute to system functionality and security. The course introduces common network and security devices such as routers, switches, firewalls, virtual private networks (VPNs), and intrusion detection mechanisms and explains the protocols, controls, and configurations that enable their secure use. Through applied activities and hands-on exercises, students develop practical experience using network security and analysis tools, including an introduction to automation and artificial intelligence-supported security capabilities, to observe network behavior, identify potential weaknesses, and support effective security decision making.

Code

IAS5010

Credits

4

Subject

IAS

Programs That Include This Course

• Master's Master of Science in MS in Cybersecurity Applied AI MS in Cybersecurity Applied AI