When computers are connected to the Internet, there is no clear boundary between network security and computer security. Nevertheless, this class will focus on issues that are most related to how computers can store and communicate data securely. We’ll focus on securing network protocols by applying concepts from cryptography, such as symmetric key and public key ciphers, secure hashes, key distribution, authentication, and digital signatures. This course will also cover firewalls, as they are essential for defending a network.
This 4-credit upper division course is part of the Cybersecurity Foundations Certificate sequence. Although this course can be taken as a stand-alone offering, it is also designed to integrate with (and be a companion to) the Networking thread in the program (12 credits, winter quarter).
This class can be completed completely online, but on-campus class meetings are an option for interested students. There will be lectures, hands-on labs, homework assignments, and tests.
This is the third of four courses that comprise the Cybersecurity Foundations Certificate at Evergreen. Courses must be taken in sequential order.
Registration
Students must have a basic knowledge of 5-layer TCP/IP protocol stack, Wireshark, and some Python programming. Students should have used ssh and the Linux command line interface but do not need to be experts. Completing both the Introduction to Cybersecurity course and Applications Security course will satisfy these prerequisites.
If students have questions, they should email faculty or certificates@evergreen.edu.
Academic Details
This offering is connected to the Cybersecurity Foundations Certificate at Evergreen. For more information visit: https://www.evergreen.edu/academics/professional-continuing-education/cybersecurity-foundations
Computer Science, IT
Up to 4 upper division science credits in Network Security will be awarded to students who successfully complete the course requirements.