Introduction to Cybersecurity

Quarters
Fall Open
Location
Olympia
Class Standing
Freshman
Sophomore
Junior
Senior
Richard Weiss

This is the first course in the Cybersecurity Foundations Certificate. The Cybersecurity Foundations certificate will introduce you to the core concepts and practices of the field of cybersecurity. The goal of this first course is to provide a foundation in cybersecurity by exploring critical topics in the field such as:

  • The security mindset
  • Practical security
  • Ethical and legal issues
  • Secure software development
  • Authentication
  • Applied cryptography
  • Top 10 vulnerabilities

It is recommended that before beginning this certificate program, students should have prior programming experience and knowledge of basic Linux command line.

Although this course can be taken as a stand-alone offering, it is also designed to integrate with (and be a companion to) the program Data Structures and Algorithms (12 credits, fall quarter).

There will be lectures, hands-on labs, homework assignments, and tests. If you have questions, you can send email to Richard at weissr@evergreen.edu.

Registration

It is recommended that before beginning this certificate program, students should have prior programming experience and knowledge of basic Linux command line.

Course Reference Numbers

Fr - Sr (4): 10214

Academic Details

This offering is connected to the Cybersecurity Foundations Certificate at Evergreen. For more information visit: https://www.evergreen.edu/certificates/cybersecurity-foundations.

Computer Science, IT

4
50
Freshman
Sophomore
Junior
Senior

Students who satisfactorily complete the course will receive upper division science credit

Schedule

Fall
2022
Open
Remote (F)

See definition of Hybrid, Remote, and In-Person instruction

Day
Schedule Details
Evans Hall 2617 - Windows / Linux Lab
Olympia