Degree Program Objectives
In addition to the institutional and general education level learning objectives, the Bachelor of Science in Information Systems Security also seeks the following specific learning outcomes of its graduates: - Utilize analytical, logical, and critical thinking abilities to analyze user requirements and to design, develop, and deploy effective Information Systems Security solutions.
- Analyze network designs, topologies, architectures, protocols, communications, administration, operations, and resource management for wired, wireless, and web-based networks.
- Prescribe Information Assurance initiatives to protect an organization’s information assets by ensuring availability, confidentiality, integrity, authenticity, and non-repudiation.
- Develop a security architecture consisting of tools, techniques, and technologies to prevent the penetration of networks, to detect attacks, and to design effective countermeasures.
- Generate a risk assessment and risk mitigation methodology to analyze and manage risks in the context of Network Security.
- Apply the discipline of network attack and defense to develop effective countermeasures to keeping hackers outside the perimeter of the network.
- Develop Network Security audit practices, processes, and plans and specify the roles and responsibilities of the staff on the audit team.
- Develop actionable and maintainable network and information security plans and policies that address: physical security, authentication, network security, encryption, software development, email, internet, acceptable use, acceptable speech, and viruses/worms.
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