CNIT 125: Information Security Professional (CISSP Preparation)

Spring 2020 Sam Bowne

Mon 6:10 - 9:00 PM CRN 33191

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Catalog Description

Covers information security in depth, including access control, application security, business continuity, cryptography, risk management, legal issues, physical security, and telecommunications and network security. This class helps to prepare students for the Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) credential, which is essential for high-level information security professionals.

Advisory: Students should have taken CNIT 123, or hold the Certified Ethical Hacker credential, or have equivalent knowledge of basic security.

After successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

• Explain security and risk management
• Protect the security of assets
• Manage security of engineering and software development processes
• Control access to resources and manage identity, communications and network security
• Perform security assessment, testing, incident response, and disaster recovery

Textbook

"CISSP Cert Guide (3rd Edition) "; by Robin Abernathy, Troy McMillan; ISBN-10: 0789759691 Buy from Amazon ($40)

Quizzes

The quizzes are multiple-choice, online, and open-book. They are hosted on my Canvas server, along with the project scores. Study the textbook chapter and take the quiz before that class. Each quiz is due 30 min. before class. Each quiz has 5 questions, you have ten minutes to take it, and you can make two attempts.

To access the quizzes:

• Go to https://canvas.instructure.com/enroll/948FCK
• If you've taken one of my classes previously, you should already have an account on this Canvas server (it's NOT the usual CCSF Canvas system). Otherwise, create a new account.
• You should see the quizzes, as shown below.
• Questions? Email CNIT.125@gmail.com

To reset your password, go to: https://canvas.instructure.com/login/canvas

To access the course after you have enrolled, go to: https://canvas.instructure.com/courses/1797928

Live Streaming

You can attend class remotely using Zoom at https://zoom.us/j/4108472927

The password is student

Lectures will also be recorded and published on YouTube for later viewing.

Presentations and Papers

Each student must make two in-class Presentations and write two Papers. Topics must be submitted in advance.

Presentations will be strictly limited to four minutes. Presentations may be done remotely via Zoom or YouTube.

Papers must be 500 - 1000 words, written in proper grammatical English, and free of plagiarism. Papers must be emailed as plaintext in the body of an email to CNIT.125@gmail.com

Here is an example of a suitable paper: Xi's choice: Destroy Trump, or save him and weaken America

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