Fundamentals of Cybersecurity

COM SCI X 420.1

This course combines theoretical security models with practical examples for a comprehensive intro and should benefit auditors, system administrators, or anyone else with a basic understanding of information technology.

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What you can learn.

Understand the role of a security policy and how an organization can manage information security
Understand how security relates to risk and the role of risk analysis
Understand the strengths and weaknesses of various authentication methods
Understand how proper software development can reduce security risks, and describe the types of vulnerabilities poorly written software can experience
Understand the importance of hardware security mechanisms in enforcing all other technical security controls
Know how the various layers of the network protocol stack contribute to security

About this course:

This course combines theoretical security models with practical state-of-the-art examples for a comprehensive and useful introduction to this field and should benefit auditors, system administrators, or anyone else with a basic understanding of information technology. Topics include security policies, risk analysis, cryptography, and network security. Course material is consistent with relevant portions of the Certified Information System Security Professional (CISSP) certification exam's Common Body of Knowledge (CBK).

Spring 2022 Schedule

March 28 - May 30

This section has no set meeting times.

Future Offering (Opens January 31, 2022 12:00:00 AM)

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384822

Fee:

$995.00

Online

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Enrollment limited. Enrollment deadline: April 3, 2022. Internet access required. Materials required.

Refund Deadline

No refunds after April 01, 2022

Course Requirements

Internet access required to retrieve course materials.

CISSP All-in-One Exam Guide, Seventh Edition by Shon Harris

ISBN 0071849270

March 30 - June 1

Wednesday 6:00PM - 9:30PM PT

Future Offering (Opens January 31, 2022 12:00:00 AM)

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Instructor: Jack Chang

384821

Fee:

$995.00

In-Person

Location: UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center in Westwood

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Notes

Enrollment limited. Enrollment deadline: April 5, 2022. Internet access required. Materials required.

Refund Deadline

No refunds after April 12, 2022

Course Requirements

Internet access required to retrieve course materials.

CISSP All-in-One Exam Guide, Eighth Edition by Shon Harris

McGraw-Hill Education

ISBN 1260142655

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Wed Mar 30, 2022

6:00PM PT - 9:30PM PT