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Winter 2017
Apr 03,2025 |
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| CS 285 - Operating System Hardening |
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Prerequisite: CS 240W and CS 284, or instructor consent. Corequisite: CS 240U. This course gives the students a real world understanding of the vulnerabilities that exist in today's operating systems and gives practical, hands-on experience resolving and/or mitigating the vulnerabilities. We will use real systems (like Windows Server and Linux), the latest security resolution guidance, industry accepted tools to apply the resolutions, and industry accepted tools to measure the effectiveness of the resolutions. When the student finishes this course, they will have a solid understanding of actual threats to computer systems and the resolutions to mitigate those threats and vulnerabilities. This course has a hands-on focus.
4.000 Credit hours 20.000 TO 24.000 Lecture hours 30.000 TO 36.000 Lab hours 20.000 TO 24.000 Other hours Syllabus Available Levels: Credit Schedule Types: Lecture plus Lec/Lab plus Lab Computer Info Tech Division Computer Info Technology Department Course Attributes: Tuition Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Credit May not be enrolled in one of the following Colleges: College Now Prerequisites: Credit level CS 240W Minimum Grade of C- and Credit level CS 284 Minimum Grade of C- and Credit level CS 240U Minimum Grade of C- |
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