Course

Course Summary
Credit Type:
Course
ACE ID:
SKIL-0212
Organization:
Internal Revenue Service
Location:
Online
Length:
15.5 hours
Dates Offered:
Credit Recommendation & Competencies
Level Credits (SH) Subject
Lower-Division Baccalaureate 3 computer security
Description

Objective:

The course objective is to prepare a learner to become Security+ certified by providing foundational IT security knowledge related to the exam.

Learning Outcomes:

  • discover virtualization, cloud computing, and cloud cybersecurity solutions
  • explain the roles of authentication and authorization designs
  • describe basic cryptography and public key infrastructure
  • secure wireless, mobile, and embedded devices
  • list organizational security assessment tools and risk mitigation controls
  • explain what to do in a digital forensic investigation
  • describe organizational security policies, regulations, standards, and frameworks
  • identify different types of security threats, attacks and vulnerabilities
  • compare different physical security controls that are available
  • describe how to implement a secure network design
  • explain risk management, privacy, and sensitive data security.

General Topics:

  • Social engineering techniques and other attack types
  • Analyzing application and network attacks
  • Threat actors, intelligence sources, and vulnerabilities
  • Security assessment and penetration testing techniques
  • Security concepts in an enterprise environment
  • Implementing cybersecurity resilience virtualization, cloud computing, and cloud cybersecurity solutions
  • Controls and application development, deployment, and automation
  • Authentication and authorization design concepts
  • Implementing identity and account management and AAA solutions
  • Physical security controls
  • Basic cryptography and public key infrastructure
  • Implementing secure protocols and application security solutions
  • Implementing secure network designs
  • Wireless, mobile, and embedded device security
  • Organizational security assessment tools and mitigation controls
  • Incident response, digital forensics, and supporting investigations
  • Security policies, regulations, standards, and frameworks
  • Risk management, privacy, and sensitive data security
  • Monitoring, visibility, and reporting
Instruction & Assessment

Instructional Strategies:

  • Computer Based Training
  • Practical Exercises

Methods of Assessment:

  • Examinations
  • Quizzes

Minimum Passing Score:

70%
Supplemental Materials