The course is designed to provide the skills to handle and respond to the computer security incidents in an information system. The course addresses various underlying principles and techniques for detecting and responding to current and emerging computer security threats. The course covers incident response teams, incident management training methods, and incident recovery techniques in detail. Students will learn how to handle various types of incidents, risk assessment methodologies, and various laws and policies related to incident handling. After attending this course, they will be able to create incident handling and response policies as well as deal with various types of computer security incidents. The course will provide an examination of the tools and methods for incident response. Topics include preparation data collection, incident analysis preserving data, and recovery. The legal and ethical aspects of incident response will also be covered. In addition, students will learn about computer forensics and its role in handling and responding to incidents. The course is also intended to provide students with a strong understanding of incident response and disaster recovery principles, including conducting business impact analysis, assessing of risks, developing policies and procedures, and implementing a plan. It also teaches students how to secure data by putting policies and procedures in place, and how to recover and restore their organization’s critical data in the aftermath of a disaster. The end product of this course is to prepare students for a career in the field of disaster recovery and advanced certification as an EC-Council Certified Incident Handler (ECIH) and EC-Council Disaster Recovery Professional (EDRP).
CSC207, CSC225
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
Specified on the course schedule/outline
| Letter Grade | Range | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| A | 90-100 | Excellent |
| B | 80-89 | Above Average |
| C | 70-79 | Average |
| D | 60-69 | Below Average |
| F | 0-59 | Failing |
| W | — | Withdrawal during weeks 1 - 7 |
| WF | — | Withdrawal failing after week 7 |
| NF | — | Failing – Not actively engaged |
For more details about the Grading System, please see the current catalog.
Students must be actively engaged in the course. For a definition of active engagement, please see the current catalog.
Cheating and plagiarism are serious offenses against the University’s academic integrity and are consequently strictly prohibited. All students must familiarize themselves with the University policy on Academic Integrity.
Penalties for cheating and plagiarism are described in the University policy on Academic Integrity in the catalog. They include failure of the assignment, failure for the course, or dismissal from the University. For the complete Cheating/Plagiarism policy, please see the current catalog.
Students who have disabilities that may impact their performance in this course should follow the process described under the heading Accommodations for the Disabled in the current catalog.
Date of last review: 9/18/2023