CYBR 344 Network Security & Forensics
To secure a network, administrators must perform a variety of tasks ranging from giving access authorization to data and equipment, to preventing unwanted access and malicious attacks on data or network components. This course is designed to provide a comprehensive understanding of network security and the network forensic analysis principles used when faced with a security breach. Topics include: overview of network topologies, protocols, and infrastructure in the context of network security and forensic analysis, techniques for identifying network security breach incidents and potential sources of digital evidence, techniques for network data acquisition and analysis, legal considerations and documentation of forensic processes and analysis, and other emerging topics. Prerequisites: "C" or better in CIS 240, CIS 243, and CIS 260. Three credit hours.