ITC 183 Cyber-Security: A Personal & Professional Responsibility

3 Credit(s) PGR

How safe are you in the digital world? Hackers are trying to gain access to your private information, identity theft allows criminals to impersonate you while conducting criminal activity, viruses are trying to destroy your computer. Do you know the good practices you must follow to make your Internet experience safe? If not - this course is for you. It provides an overview of information security - the main issue, facing the Internet community today. Computers worldwide are under attack by hackers, threatening our financial well being, hurting the companies we work for, and even endangering the whole infrastructure of our society. This course presents a user level view of computer and network security and includes discussion of topics you must know o be responsible (personally and professionally) members of our social environment as individuals and work force participants.