In-depth coverage of security management practices, including asset evaluation and risk management; cyber law and ethics issues; policies and procedures; business recovery and business continuity planning; network security design; and developing and maintaining a security plan. For this course, Weatherford College maintains lab hours open to all students. Each semester, departmental faculty members and tutors post hours in these labs when they are available to assist students.
Upon successful completion of the course the student will be able to:
- Develop a security plan;
- Establish suitable level of protection;
- Determine legal issues;
- Implement network security design;
- Revise risk analysis and security plan.
Management of Information Security Author: Michael Whitman, Herbert Mattord Publisher: Cengage Learning 2018
Student evaluation will be based on the completion of assignments, quizzes, projects and exams. The requirements will be weighted as follows:
Assignments 35%
Quizzes15%
Project 15%
Exams 35%
Final grades will be calculated by the following scale:
90-100 % A
80- 90 % B
70-80 % C
60-70 % D
below 60% F
These methods will be presented in a custom syllabus at the time the course is added to the semester schedule of classes. They will include quizzes, lab activities, assignments, exams and attendance.
- Reliable Internet Access
- Flash Drive or cloud storage for file access at school
- File compression utility that comes with most operating systems
Information Technology AAS – Cyber Security Option
This degree gives students substantial knowledge of techniques required for network and information security assurance.
- Students work with desktop programs, client-server applications, virtual platforms and cloud services.
- Students will detect and report complex security events, create incident detection and analysis tools through programming techniques and procedures, using appropriate languages and software.
- The primary emphasis of the curriculum is hands-on training in information assurance for network hardware, software and data, including physical security, backup procedures, relevant tools, encryption and incident handling and reporting. Instruction will also include related computer areas that provide the ability to adapt as information systems evolve.
- Students who successfully complete the program should qualify for employment in business, industry, and government organizations in such positions as Network Security Analyst; Information Security Analyst; Penetration Tester; Security Systems Analyst; Cybersecurity Analyst; Cyber Incident Analyst; and Cyber Security - Incident Responder.
ADA Statement:
Any student with a documented disability (e.g. learning, psychiatric, vision, hearing, etc.) may contact the Office on the Weatherford College Weatherford Campus to request reasonable accommodations. Phone: 817-598-6350 Office Location: Office Number 118 in the Student Services Building, upper floor. Physical Address: Weatherford College 225 College Park Drive Weatherford, TX.
A student shall retain all rights to work created as part of instruction or using College District technology resources.
The Secretary’s Commission on Achieving Necessary Skills (SCANS) identified competencies in the area of Resources, Interpersonal, Information, Systems, and Technology; and foundation skills in the areas of Basic Skills and Personal Qualities.
WORKPLACE COMPETENCIES -- Effective workers can productively use:
- Resources -- They know how to allocate (C1) time
- Information -- They can (C5) acquire and evaluate data, (C6) organize, and maintain files, and (C8) use computers to process information.
- Interpersonal Skills -- They can work on (C9) teams and (C14) work well with people from culturally diverse backgrounds.
- Systems -- They (C16) they can monitor and correct performance; and (17) they can design or improve systems.
- Technology -- They can (C18) select equipment and tools, (C19) apply technology to specific tasks, and (C20) maintain and troubleshoot equipment.
FOUNDATION SKILLS -- Competent workers in the high-performance workplace need:
- Basic Skills -- (F1) reading, (F3) arithmetic, (F5) listening
- Thinking Skills -- (F9) to solve problems, (F10) to visualize, (F11) the ability to learn, and (F12) to reason.
- Personal Qualities -- (F13) individual responsibility, (F14) self-esteem, (F15) sociability, (F16) self-management, and (F17) integrity