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Network Protection Certificate

This certificate is designed for people who are currently employed as Network Administrators or who have taken courses in Network Administration. Address the concepts and techniques for safeguarding a network against threats while securing the network from outside intrusion as well as PC operating system installation and upgrades.

Curriculum Credits
PC Troubleshooting-Intermediate     3
Network Administration-Intermediate     3
Network Operating Systems     3
Information Security I     3
Information Security II     3
Total Credits       15
   
Course Descriptions:
PC Troubleshooting-Intermediate - 3 credits
10150111
         
Students will continue to explore and learn about the world of PC hardware and software upgrading, repair, troubleshooting, support and maintenance. This course will build on the concepts encountered in the first troubleshooting course and explore those topics in more depth as well as more advanced topics. Prerequisite: PC Troubleshooting-Beginning 10150110

Network Administration-Intermediate - 3 credits
10150121 
        
Expands basic administration skills of a commonly used network operating system. Topics include: installation and configuration of a Network Operating System, monitoring and performance tuning, monitoring and analyzing network traffic, licensing, network devices, DNS, FTP, web services and directory services. Prerequisite: Network Administration-Beginning 10150120

Network Operating Systems - 3 credits
10150130 
        
Develops skill in the installation, setup, management, usage and comparison of various network operating systems. Prerequisite: Network Administration-Beginning 10150120

Information Security I - 3 credits
10150160
         
This course will introduce computer network vulnerabilities and threats and basic techniques for safeguarding networks against those vulnerabilities and threats. The course will expose students to network security terms, concepts technology organization and the legal and ethical issues associated with network security. This class will also help students prepare for the Security+ certification exam. Prerequisite: Network Fundamentals 10150101; Corequisite: PC Troubleshooting-Beginning 10150110 or equivalent work experience with consent of instructor

Information Security II - 3 credits
10150161   
      
This course will go into greater depth with the concepts, techniques and tools introduced in introduction to Information Security. New tools and techniques for detecting, analyzing, assessing and defending against network attacks will be presented in the context of properly securing a network. The course will emphasize network attack and defense methodologies with lab work focused on learning and using network attack and defense techniques and tools. The System Security Certified Practitioner (SSCP) certification will be strongly emphasized in this course as well as several of the CISSP Certification CBK Domains. Prerequisite: Information Security I 10150160

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