May 15, 2025  
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ITSY 2301 - Firewall and Network Security



Identify elements of secure network design that may include segmentation, Firewall implementation or a combination thereof to mitigate various types of security threats and attacks. Use best practices to design, implement, monitor and manage a network security plan. Examine security incident postmortem reporting and ongoing network security activities.

Learning Outcomes: Upon successful completion, students will be able to:

  • Demonstrate system security skills through software and hardware firewall implementation and testing
  • Use system tools, practices, and technologies to implement a security plan
  • Evaluate practices, tools, and technologies to identify security breaches, sources of attacks, and protect mission critical systems
  • Establish levels of security based on an analysis of security logs
  • Use relevant tools to identify network vulnerabilities, and respond/mitigate to various types of attacks

Credit Hour(s): 3

Lecture Hour(s): 32

Lab Hour(s): 32

Prerequisite(s):  ITSY 1342 - Information Technology Security  



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