Weekly Course Topics:

• Week 1: Introduction to Information Security (Chapter 1)
• Week 2: Legal, Ethical, and Professional Issues in Information Security (Chapter 3)
• Week 3: No Class
• Week 4: Planning for Security (Chapter 4)
• Week 5: Risk Management (Chapter 5)
• Week 6: Midterm Review/Lab Help/Discussion
• Week 7: Midterm
• Week 8: Firewalls and VPNs (Chapter 6)
• Week 9: Intrusion Detection and Prevention Systems (Chapter 7)
• Week 10: Cryptography (Chapter 8)
• Week 11: Physical Security (Chapter 9)
• Week 12: Implementing Information Security (Chapter 10)
• Week 13: Security and Personnel (Chapter 11)
• Week 14: Information Security Maintenance (Chapter 12)
• Week 15: Final Review/Lab Help/Discussion