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CYBERSECURITY MINOR REQUIREMENTS (19 credits) (Numerals in front of courses indicate credits) 1 Network Security Lab/CYSEC 101 3 Intro to Networks/CIS 290 3 Database Mgmt and Adm/CIS 255 3 Data Security/CYSEC 303 3 Information Assurance/CYSEC 306 3 IT Security/CYSEC 210 3 Cyber Crime and Society/CRJS 241 19 Technical electives are additional specialized courses intended to allow students to focus the breadth or depth of their degree program. Students should plan for these courses well in advance (at least a year) to ensure that the course(s) they are interested in will be offered in the sequence in which they can enroll. Students should plan their course sequence in order to have the appropriate prerequisites. In all cases, students should select these courses in consultation with their academic advisor. Eligible technical electives are • ECE3xx, ECE4xx, CIS3xx, CIS4xx, CYENG2xx, or CYENG3xx, CYSEC3xx with advisor approval. • CRJS2xx (approved list)
CYSEC COURSE DESCRIPTIONS CYSEC 101: Network Security Lab This course focuses on hands-on experience for students to expand and deepen their knowledge gained in networking and be familiar with essential tools used in cybersecurity. The lab experience provides students with a basic understanding of how networks are built and operate and to give students some experience with basic network analysis tools. Prerequisites: CIS 290 1 credit CYSEC 210: IT Security Students learn the core concepts needed to secure an organization’s network as an IT security specialist. This course covers all the foundations of IT security from practical skills for securing hardware and network, understanding risk, to the basics of cryptography, cybercrime investigation and response. Prerequisites: CIS 290 3 credits CYSEC 212: Mobile Security and Implementation The course is to introduce the fundamental knowledge needed to understand and practice secure operations and development on Android mobile devices. Students focus on understanding the security weakness of Android devices from both operations and architectural perspectives. The basic development environments for mobile apps will be introduced and students will practice on developing basic mobile apps. The secure control during Android app development will be specially addressed. Prerequisites: CYSEC 101, (ECE 111 or CIS 182/3), and CIS 255 3 credits
