CA 270 - Network Security Concepts

Institution:

Dawson Community College

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Description:

This course examines techniques and strategies to ensure that a computer network is secure. Students will learn ways a computer network can be susceptible to outside intruders and malicious program code. In addition, students will learn ways to recover from an intrusion and/or malicious coding attacks. Topics covered will include file encryption, security levels, viruses, PGP, authentication types, network drive security, testing software, and hacking. Prerequisite: CA255.

Credits:

1.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.dawson.edu

Phone Number:

(406) 377-3396

Regional Accreditation:

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

Calendar System:

Semester

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