The Cybersecurity Minor exposes students to current issues in information security, including relevant cybersecurity issues, technologies, and approaches found in the contemporary enterprise. This minor focuses on the technical, managerial, organizational, legal, and ethical aspects of information security. Students will learn to recognize and understand threats to privacy, confidentiality, integrity, and service availability, as well as best practices to defend both digital and physical assets against such threats. The students of this minor will gain a fundamental understanding of computer system hardware, operating system software, and network technology, which collectively form the system platform for assimilating and delivering information products and services to the organization and its external stakeholders.
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| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required Course: | ||
| CS 240 | Business Processing and Communications Infrastructure 1 | 3 |
| Select two courses from the list below: | 6 | |
| Cybersecurity for Business | ||
| Information Security and Computer Forensics | ||
| Cybersecurity | ||
| Select one course from the list below: | 3 | |
| History of Espionage | ||
| White Collar Crime | ||
| Total Credits | 12 | |
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Students who complete CS 240 as part of the Computer Information Systems Major should select any CS course 200-level or higher.