CITE-289 Cyber Competitions

This course prepares the student to participate in various cybersecurity competitions. It covers topics in the major areas of concentration for the competitions, and students will participate in practice competitions. Participating in a competition teaches students practical techniques for securing a network or personal data. This course provides an in-depth understanding of how to effectively protect computer networks. Students will learn the tools and penetration testing methodol0gies used by ethical hackers. In addition, the course provides a thorough discussion of what and who an ethical hack is and how important they are in protecting corporate and government data from cyber attacks. Students will learn updated computer security resources that describe new vulnerabilities and innovative methods to protect networks. Also covered is a thorough update of federal and state computer crime laws, as well as changes in penalties for illegal computer hacking.