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Master of Science in
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Network Systems Security Concepts
(SRTY7020T)
Tuition: $1,095 (plus course materials)
Do you want to better understand the threats to a computer network and how to defend against attacks and intrusions? This eight-week introductory course is a basic exploration of the definitions, concepts, and issues regarding network and systems security that face industries today. Participants examine how the concept of security - and being secure - integrates into the mission of an agency or private business. While learning the concepts, students will explore the importance of user involvement, security training, ethics, trust and informed management. Textbooks are not included in the tuition. Textbooks may be purchased from the Graduate School bookstore.
Secure Information Transfer and Storage
(SRTY8020T)
Tuition: $1,095 (plus course materials)
Information is secured through various forms of cryptography. In this eight-week course, you'll learn the history of cryptography and the advanced cryptography of today. Study current topics such as public- and private-key cryptography, cryptographic attacks, public key infrastructure, one-way hashes and digital signatures and additional methods to secure and transfer information. Textbooks are not included in the tuition. Textbooks may be purchased from the Graduate School bookstore.
Internal Protection
(SRTY9120T)
Tuition: $1,095 (plus course materials)
Confidence in the Internet rests on two key issues: information security and the expectation of information privacy. This course examines the analytical methods to ensure that information processed, transmitted, and stored is safe enough to ensure an acceptable level of risk with regard to data confidentiality, integrity and availability. In this course, you will discuss the methods to assess, test and evaluate your system, including the interviews and documentation research necessary. Learn about detection, recovery, and damage control methods in contingency and disaster recovery planning research, documentation and training. Textbooks are not included in the tuition. The textbooks may be purchased from the GS USDA bookstore.
Computer Forensics and Incident Handling
(SRTY9020T)
Tuition: $1,095 (plus course materials)
In this eight-week course, you'll learn laws and rights to individual privacy and the limitations of organizations. You will also discuss incident handling and how incident response teams work and how to manage trouble tickets. You will learn the basic analysis of events to determine if an incident did occur. The course concludes with computer forensics issues and rules of evidence. Textbooks are not included in the tuition. Textbooks may be purchased from the Graduate School bookstore.
Vulnerability Mitigation
(SRTY9989T)
Tuition: $1,095 (plus course materials)
This "Defense-in-Depth" course provides the student detailed understanding of the need for internal and external vulnerability assessment. This course approaches the issue of hackers and hacking from the perspective of a hacker trying to get into a system. The sister course to this is, Computer Forensics (SRTY9020T), that deals with the other side of the coin, and how to detect attackers once they get into the system, and how to determine where they have been. This course will introduce you to hackers, their tools and their techniques.
Wireless Network Security
(SRTY9990T)
Tuition: $1,095 (plus course materials)
This course provides students with an in-depth understanding of the security vulnerabilities in the various methods of wireless communications and their corresponding countermeasures. This course also provides training on practical methods for designing, configuring, testing and maintaining wireless networks appropriate to their organizations' operating requirements. Students will be introduced to wireless network protocols, access modes, portable communications and computing devices, management tools, security solutions and current industry best practices for managing wireless communications in a secure environment. Case studies will be used throughout the course. Prerequisite: Network Systems Security Concepts (SRTY7020T).
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