January 2026 University Catalog

IT4803 System Assurance Security

Students gain an overview of information assurance and security topics for network administrators who must implement security strategies to protect their organization from exposure to the Internet, Artificial Intelligence, cloud, and machine learning. Students also create security-conscious designs. Students identify and apply strategies to safeguard against hackers and forms of viruses, use firewalls and gateways, and build authentication skills and encryption techniques. Students identify methods for attacking a network system and validate defenses against them. Students prepare for the Security+ certification. Some of the materials found in this course are from the Google IT Support professional certificate program. This may include readings, videos, practice exercises, and other study materials. This professional certificate material is delivered online via the Coursera Career Academy platform, and links to this platform are available in the Capella courseroom. There are no additional costs for access to this material.

Credits

6

Prerequisite

IT2280