WBIT 4520 - Information Security

3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: WBIT 3500 Corequisite: WBIT 3510
This course is an introduction to information assurance and security in computing. Topics include computer, network (distributed) system and cyber security, digital assets protection, data backup and disaster recovery, encryption, cryptography, computer virus, firewalls, terrorism and cyber crimes, legal, ethical and professional issues, risk management, information security design, implementation and maintenance.