Description (3 Units)

Everyone likes to feel secure. As more and more companies open themselves up to the Internet, security has become a real – and growing – challenge. This course is broken down into three modules where you’ll learn various methods for securing and protecting a network and defending it against hackers. In the first module, you’ll be introduced to various hacker techniques and methodologies. In the second, you’ll examine a number of ways to secure servers against typical exploits. And finally, you’ll gain an understanding of basic secure architectures for computer networks and how to maintain security on your system. Best of all, by semester’s end you’ll be ready to compete against your classmates in the Hacker Olympics.