11 courses with the subject CBR, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
CBR 201Introduction to Cybersecurity3
This course introduces information technologies and examines methods for defending against persistent and continually evolving threats. Existing and emerging information technologies are discussed, including operating environments, computer networking, and data management. Basic methods for managing information systems and technologies are presented from the standpoint of providing security protections. Students learn practices used in the underworld of cybercrime to identify risk. Students will also analyze business and economic risks associated with cyber systems with a focus on understanding and preventing cyber attacks. This course is suitable for students majoring in Cybersecurity, Information Systems or Business, or anyone interested in understanding how, why, when, and where cybercrime may occur.
This course explores physical security, operating systems, network devices, virtual and mobile platforms. Topics include organizational access control models, profiles, and assigning rights, security models, hardware, and software controls. Additional topics include access models and securing system access with passwords, smart cards, and biometrics to ensure confidentiality, integrity, and availability of data. Also, governance and risk assessment, secure controls, data loss prevention, vendor management, and training are discussed in detail. IT policies and procedures, data loss prevention, and user training will also be explored.
CBR 203Application Security, Linux and Cryptography3
In this course, students will gain an understanding of computer code that can be harmful or malicious and how an organization can protect itself from these attacks. Students will gain experience securing applications, web services, and learn how to integrate robust security measures into the web application development process using proven architectures and best practices. Incorporated throughout the class will be an introduction to Linux, including the command line, basic navigation, permissions, piping, redirection, and scripting. The latter half of the course introduces cryptography as an indispensable tool for protecting information in computer systems. This course explains the inner workings of cryptographic primitives and how to use them correctly.
CBR 204Social, Legal, and Ethical Issues in Computing3
This course explores a variety of ethical and legal issues facing today’s computing environments. Existing and future legal infrastructures such as the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, the Telecommunications Decency Act, the General Data Protection Regulation (EU), and emerging technologies for the management of digital rights will be explored. In addition, students will learn the impact that criminal activities such as computer fraud and abuse, desktop forgery, embezzlement, child pornography, computer trespass, and computer piracy have on individuals and corporations. Students are made fully aware of the ethical commitment and moral behavior required by the profession and the penalties for criminal conduct.
This course will help students create an organized approach to addressing and managing the aftermath of a security breach or cyberattack. Students will develop an understanding of threat and asset identification, countermeasures and safeguards, acceptable risks, and vulnerabilities. The auditing concepts of technical, physical, and administrative controls will be introduced along with how these controls are measured for effectiveness. One area of emphasis is compliance with laws and regulations in the areas of data collection and forensics. Students will develop the skills required to remediate an incident from the initial response to improving an organization’s longterm security posture.
Forensic techniques are implemented to capture and preserve evidence whenever a crime scene is digital or includes electronic devices. This evidence comes from file systems, the operating system, and other sources. Only through digital forensics can a chain of custody be created that provides enough integrity for the evidence to be used by law enforcement in court proceedings. Students in this advanced class will learn to investigate a possible crime using advanced techniques to evaluate evidence. This course is designed for students interested in computer forensics to get a deeper taste of the real world of digital forensics examination.
This course introduces students to the principal activities and state-of-the-art techniques involved in developing digital forensics systems. Topics include advanced file recovery and reconstruction, forensic analysis of mobile filesystems, mobile network investigation, mobile device, and memory forensics. It also examines the evidence, the law related to digital forensics, the validation of findings, and the determination of acceptable and proven evidence in a court of law.
Python is an essential programming language for cybersecurity professionals. It is widely used throughout the industry, is extremely powerful and yet, easy to learn. For example, it can be used to perform a variety of security functions, including software analysis, hardware scanning, and access modeling. In this course, students will learn the fundamentals of the Python programming language and programming best practices. The course explores the basics of Python, including how to develop scripts, work with functions, and variables in an interactive mode.
This course presents the concepts of ethical (white hat) vulnerability scans, reconnaissance, general hacking techniques, tools of the trade, red team recon, password cracking, and use of the Metasploit framework. Other important topics discussed include setting up a security lab, the pre-engagement phase, and pen test assessment steps (i.e., information gathering, scanning, finding vulnerabilities, exploit development and attacks, and post-exploitation development).
This course tests students on how well they are prepared to respond to the inevitable security incident. Intrusion detection topics include incident response theory, process, and planning. The Cybersecurity Capstone is specifically designed to provide a platform for verified learners to practice the hands-on cybersecurity skills and techniques studied throughout the Neumann Cybersecurity program. Blue team vs. red team exercises will simulate attacks designed to educate students on a real-world hack and how to stop a cyber-attack. It also includes the evaluation of the competencies and performance tasks that enable professional cybersecurity success. At the end of the course, students will have the opportunity to create a remediation plan for a simulated real-world security exposure.
The Cybersecurity Capstone is an opportunity for students to apply and test their understanding of what it means to be in the field of cybersecurity and forensic science. This class will test all that students have learned throughout the program. They will examine and solve a series of scenarios modeled after real-world forensic and cybersecurity investigations, including developing proper reports and presenting their findings.
