Information Assurance and Cybersecurity
CYSEC 606 Security Architecture for Information Communication and Networks 3 credits Prerequisites: GCYSEC 605 This course focuses on access control, cryptography, security architecture and design, network security, security capabilities of information systems. CYSEC 607 Assessment of Identity and Access 3 credits, Prerequisites: GCYSEC 605 This course focuses control physical and logical access, and design appropriate asset retention, information security controls. CYSEC 608 Software Development and Operation Security 3 credits Prerequisites: GCYSEC 605 This course focuses on access control, cryptography, security architecture and design, network security, security capabilities of information systems. GCYSEC 609 Digital Cyber Forensics 3 credits, FA-1 Prerequisites: GCYSEC 605 Asset Security and Risk Management This course focuses on computer and cyber forensics. Students will learn different aspects of computer and cybercrime and ways in which to uncover, protect, exploit, and document digital evidence. Students will be exposed to different types of tools (both software and hardware), techniques and procedure, and be able to use them to perform rudimentary forensic investigations. GCYSEC 610 Cryptography and Network Security 3 credits, FA-2 Prerequisites: GCYSEC 605 Asset Security and Risk Management This course provides theoretical and applied foundations of essential skills and knowledge for effectively utilizing networks and Internet technologies to facilitate, manage and secure data communications. GCYSEC reviews information network technologies and vulnerabilities of any network. GCYSEC 690-695 Special Topics in Cybersecurity 1-3 credits, per program director Prerequisite: Specific prerequisites are topic-related The course offers presentation of topics that are emerging as the field of Information Assurance and Cybersecurity change rapidly. The objectives and content reflect the interests of the faculty and the students relative to the topic.
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GCIS 697 Project Continuation 1 credit Prerequisite: Incomplete grade in GCYBER 698 or GCYBER 699 or permission of the chair. Continuation of directed project or research efforts. GCYSEC 698 Directed Project 3-6 credits Prerequisites: Satisfactory completion of 12 credits in the MS-IAC program; Satisfactory Performance in GCYSEC608 or equivalent. Successful formulation and oral defense of project proposal. This course tracks the completion of an independent project and to pass a final oral examination covering the student’s project area and related subject areas. The content of the independent project to develop prototype-level application culminating in a publishablequality technical report (hereafter referred to as a ‘technical project’). The project content represents a researched and creative expression of the student’s advanced capability as a result of the graduate program. The directed research project must be proposed and approved prior to the commencement of the independent project work. GCYSEC 699 Directed Research 3-6 credits Prerequisites: Satisfactory completion of 12 credits in the MS-IAC program; Satisfactory Performance in GCYSEC608 or equivalent. Successful formulation and oral defense of project proposal. This course tracks the completion of an independent project and to pass a final oral examination covering the student’s project area and related subject areas. The content of the independent project to develop in-depth scholarship culminating in a publishable-quality manuscript (hereafter referred to as a ‘research project’) The project content represents a researched and creative expression of the student’s advanced capability as a result of the graduate program. The directed research project must be proposed and approved prior to the commencement of the independent project work.
