Mar 28, 2024  
Fall 2016 Catalog 
    
Fall 2016 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

DA 201 - Operations and Database Security


Credit Hours: 4

This course will cover fundamentals of operations and database security. Topics may include controls over hardware, software and backups, audits and monitoring, operations personnel and physical security concepts. Also includes security management and concepts of Web security.

Course Outcomes
Upon completion, the student will be able to:

  • describe and understand how vulnerability scanning is used to pinpoint potential weaknesses in the infrastructure;
  • understand and demonstrate port scanning and vulnerability scanning;
  • assess hacker challenges, malicious break-ins and insider threats;
  • discuss encryption and steganography;
  • analyze the security issues that are specific to database systems;
  • identify and secure web exposures; and
  • observe TCP!IP packet streams to understand zone based security.


Prerequisites: DA 107
F/S (N)