Course

Course Summary

Credit Type:

Course

ACE ID:

NNCS-0701

Organization's ID:

CSED3111

Organization:

National Cryptologic University

Location:

Hybrid

Length:

8 weeks (320 hours)

Dates Offered:

Credit Recommendation & Competencies

Level	Credits (SH)	Subject
Upper-Division Baccalaureate	3	network administration
Upper-Division Baccalaureate	3	windows system administration
Upper-Division Baccalaureate	3	Unix administration
Upper-Division Baccalaureate	3	offensive network security
Upper-Division Baccalaureate	3	defensive network security

This course is being recommended for a total of 15 semester hours in the upper-division

Description

Objective:

The course objective is to develop situational awareness in Windows, Unix, Networking, and Security environments to understand network operation methodologies and demonstrate strategic practical applications.

Learning Outcomes:

apply problem-solving techniques to multiple variants of UNIX and Windows systems
demonstrate how to tunnel and redirect network traffic to and from a remote system using multiple intermediaries
describe the features of personal security products
demonstrate knowledge of computer security threats
demonstrate the mindset and methodologies of attackers/hackers and defenders
identify the following core UNIX (Linux and Solaris) and Windows System features: boot-time startup processes, file system architecture, configuration files and scripts, and available utilities and tools
perform risk analysis for UNIX and Windows Oss to demonstrate situational awareness
analyze how traffic traverses network devices, including switches, routers, and firewalls
perform vulnerability assessments to demonstrate knowledge of active network enumeration
demonstrate the following core UNIX (Linux and Solaris) and Windows System features: boot-time startup processes, file system architecture, configuration files and scripts, and available utilities and tools