[ARCHIVED CATALOG] 2014-2015 Undergraduate Academic Catalog 
    
    Sep 07, 2024  
[ARCHIVED CATALOG] 2014-2015 Undergraduate Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

COM 416 - Introduction to Information Security

3 credits
Prerequisite(s): COM 309 
The advent of global networks has provided communication capabilities for businesses and individuals unparalleled in the history of the world. Attacks on the system that deny service, destroy systems, and purloin information through the use of worms, viruses, and other criminal attacks make it imperative that information security be a significant part of any business plan and that individuals working in that or allied fields become knowledgeable in the principles of information security. This course provides an introduction to the field of information security that lays a necessary foundation for later courses.