Degree Objectives
1. Create a Network Infrastructure
Create a network infrastructure, design communications document that includes identified hardware components, connections to outside world, identified physical layer connectivity (media) and addressing, including operational and security components in the design.
2. Test Security Tools
Install, configure and test security hardware and software tools with supporting documentation such as port scanners, vulnerability detection systems, intrusion detection systems, firewalls, system hardening, anti-virus tools, patch management, auditing and assessment.
3. Create an Automated Security Script
Construct, implement and document a script or a program to automate a security- related process or other tasks such as installation, administration, management, mapping resources, logon scripts, patch management, updates, auditing, analysis and assessment.
4. Disaster Recovery Plan
Create a policy or procedure that addresses events such as: a disaster recovery plan, a business continuity plan, an incident response policy, an acceptable usage document, an information security policy, a physical security policy, assessments or troubleshooting procedures.
5. Best Practices Implementation Plan
Develop a research report or implementation plan concerning legal and ethical best practices and mandated requirements that pertain to information security.
6. Evaluate Current Industry Standards to Prevent Security Threats
Research, document, test and evaluate several current industry information security based threats, risks, malicious activities, covert methodology, encryption technologies, mitigation techniques or unconventional tactics to prevent loss of sensitive information and data confidentiality, integrity and availability.