Program Learning Outcomes - Information Technology Security, MITS

By the end of the program, students graduating will be able to:

• Understand the research process in the discipline of information technology security.
• Demonstrates mastery of the basics of information security by producing a practical, original research paper or case study.
• Demonstrates mastery of risk assessment, IT infrastructure, and related security policies.
• Master the content of these 10 Domains in the CISSP exam:
  • Access Control Systems and Methodology
  • Applications and Systems Development
  • Business Continuity Planning
  • Cryptography
  • Law, Investigation and Ethics
  • Operations Security
  • Physical security
  • Security Architecture and Models
  • Security Management Practices
  • Telecommunications, Network and Internet Security
• Master the content of these Domains in the SANS Security Essentials Course:
  • Risk Assessment and Auditing
  • Host and Network Based Intrusion Detection
  • Honeypots, Firewalls and Perimeter Protection
  • Security Policy
  • Password Management
  • Security Incident Handling
  • Information Warfare and Hacking
  • Web Security
  • Network Fundamentals and IP Concepts and Behaviour
  • Primary Threats for Perimeter Protection
  • PGP, Steganography
  • Anti-viral tools
  • Windows (2000, XP, NT, 98) Security Administration and Auditing
  • IIS Security
  • Unix Security Fundamentals
• Understand different types of security-related issues and applications in various businesses and disciplines.