Course Catalog Information (24-25)
CIS 308
Personal Computer Security Basics
Course Description
This is a beginner's computer security course for small office or home users. Students will learn to stop hackers, worms, viruses, spyware, web bugs, identity theft, and other cyber threats. Vulnerabilities found in web browsers, e-mail, and operating systems will also be learned, along with how to protect against online purchase dangers, install firewalls, manage cookies, restrict ports, evaluate wireless networks, and examine encryption. The course includes numerous hands-on exercises to demonstrate security concepts. This noncredit, tuition-free course will be completed in the same class as CIS D108. students covering the same course content.
Student Learning Outcomes
- Determine the best plan of action to stop malware based on security breach scenarios.
Course Details
- Units
- 0 Units
- Hours
- Weekly Lecture Hours: 4
- Weekly Lab Hours: 1.5
- Gen Ed
- Non-GE Class
- Program Status
- Program Applicable
- Credit
- Non-credit Class
- Transferability
- Not transferable
- Grading Method
- Letter Grading
Requisite and Advisory
- Advisory(ies)
- ESL 261 and ESL 265, or ESL 461 and ESL 465, or eligibility for EWRT 1A or EWRT 1AH or ESL 5 CIS 4
- Prerequisite(s)
- Corequisite(s)
Limitations on Enrollment and Entrance Skills
- Limitation(s) on Enrollment
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