This course exposes learners to tools and processes that support professional continuous improvement. Focused on communication, collaboration, and career development, you will begin to develop the 21st-century skills essential for success in the information technology industries. This course will build the foundations for professional habits and methodologies that help graduates remain current and relevant in an ever-evolving profession.
This course introduces the learner to the concept of databases. Emphasis will be placed on designing a database from requirements to logical design (i.e., ERD’s) and initial table (or equivalent) construction. Learners will learn how to build, modify, and maintain a database using basic SQL syntax. Security topics discussed will include an introduction to data vulnerabilities and mitigation strategies such as SQL injection, input validation, creating data security through the proper definition of user privileges, roles, and responsibilities as well as physical security issues in a data centre environment.
This course introduces learners to issues related to the current state of cybercrime. Learners will explore the origins of cybercrime and its role in cyber terrorism, cyber warfare, hacktivism and traditional criminal activities. The course will describe the evolution of threats, and the motivations, methods and resources of the various threat actors. The overall objective will be to give the learners an overview of the current threat landscape created by these threat actors as well as an understanding of the effectiveness and evolution of defensive strategies.
This course builds on the basics of the Unix operating system. Learners will learn the core utilities to work productively in a Linux environment and develop command line skills. Topics will include shell scripts, managing permissions, process management and network applications & services with an emphasis on the system-related security issues.
This course provides learners with a comprehensive overview of the concepts to build the foundations to implement secure practices on networks. The OSI and TCP/IP network communication models will be examined for network communication with special emphasis on Layers 2, 3 and 4. Learners will examine the operation of networking devices and networking protocols and discuss the security issues of those protocols such as port/protocol scanning, IP spoofing and vulnerability discovery.
This course introduces the fundamental principles of programming and secure coding concepts. The course will introduce a variety of programming concepts and best practices for designing and implementing programs. Topics covered will include the following: an introduction to programming languages data types and expressions, control flow, memory structure and management and the use of, data types and structures. Application vulnerabilities and mitigation strategies such as buffer overflows and input validation will be discussed.