COURSE AND INSTRUCTOR INFORMATION
COURSE SYLLABUS
COURSE AND INSTRUCTOR INFORMATION
Course title: INCIDENT RESPONSE AND HANDLING
Course prefix, number, and section number: ITSY 2342
Semester/Year of course: Spring 2024 (2nd 8 Weeks)
Semester start and end dates: 18 Mar - 11 May 2023
Modality (Face to face/Synchronous or Asynchronous online/Hybrid): Online Asynchronous
Class meeting location, days, and times: Online
Lab meeting location, days, and times: All labs are done online (cloud-based)
Semester credit hours: 3
Course description: In-depth coverage of incident response and incident handling, including identifying courses of attacks and security breaches; analyzing security logs; recovering the system to normal; performing postmortem analysis; and implementing and modifying security measures. 32 lecture hours + 32 laboratory hours.
Course prerequisites: Suggested Prerequisites: Operating System Security (ITSY2000/2300/2400); Firewalls & Network Security (ITSY2001/2301/2401)
Required course materials: The TestOut Cyber Defense Pro course and labs ISBN: 978-1-935080-73-2
Name of instructor: Zebedee King
Office location: Room 201, Flower Mound Campus
Telephone number: 214-598-3519
E-mail address: zking@nctc.edu
Office hours for students: Tuesday-Thursday 10:00 AM-4:00 PM (online); Always accessible via email.
SYLLABUS CHANGE DISCLAIMER
The faculty member reserves the right to make changes to this published syllabus if it is in the best interest of the educational development of this class. Any such changes will be announced as soon as possible in person and/or writing.
SUMMARY OF COURSE ASSIGNMENTS
List of graded assignments: Reading assignments, demonstrations, videos, cloud-based labs, quizzes and a final exam
Final grade scale: 100
Late work policy: Each week an assignment is late will result in 10 points being taken off the submitted work. If an assignment is 5 weeks late, no credit will be given for that assignment.
SEE CANVAS FOR THE COMPLETE COURSE CALENDAR, OUTLINE, DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF GRADED WORK, AND OTHER RELATED MATERIAL.
COURSE POLICIES
Academic Integrity Policy:
Attendance Policy: Attendance is based on participation in the class, so you are expected to actively participate in the assignments and the graded discussion forums on a weekly basis. I also expect you to check your email every day on M-F for any additional content. Exams are not allowed to be turned in late (exam integrity). Discussion questions are only allowed opened during the week in which they are due.
Withdrawal Policy
A student may withdraw from a course on or after the official date of record. It is the student’s responsibility to initiate and complete a Withdrawal Request Form.
Last day to withdraw from the course with a “W” is: April 19th
Student Learning Outcomes: At the conclusion of the course a student will be able to:
- Identify sources of attacks
- Restore the system to normal operation
- Identify and prevent security threats
- Perform a postmortem analysis and identify computer investigation issues
- Identify the roles and responsibility of the incident response team.
Core Objectives:
- Explain the history and current state of hacking and penetration testing, including ethical and legal implications.
- Describe fundamental TCP/IP concepts and technologies related to networking.
- Describe cryptology.
- Identify common information-gathering tools and techniques.
- Perform system hacking, and web and database attacks.
- Analyze vulnerabilities exploited by hackers.
- Identify common types of malware and the threats they pose.
- Perform network traffic analysis and sniffing by using appropriate tools.
- Perform incident handling by using appropriate methods.
- Identify security controls and defensive technologies.
COLLEGE POLICIES
STUDENT HANDBOOK
Students are expected to follow all rules and regulations found in the Student Handbook.
ADA STATEMENT
NCTC will adhere to all applicable federal, state and local laws, regulations and guidelines with respect to providing reasonable accommodations to afford equal educational opportunity. It is the student’s responsibility to contact the Office for Students with Disabilities to arrange appropriate accommodations. See the OSD Syllabus Addendum.
STUDENT SERVICES
NCTC provides a multitude of services and resources to support students. See the Student Services Syllabus Addendum for a listing of those departments and links to their sites.
QUESTIONS, CONCERNS, or COMPLAINTS
The student should contact the instructor to deal with any questions, concerns, or complaints specific to the class. If the student and faculty are not able to resolve the issue, the student may contact the chair or coordinator of the division. If the student remains unsatisfied, the student may proceed to contact the instructional dean.
Name of Chair/Coordinator: Rebekah Sanchez
Office location: FSB Exchange - 1500 North Corinth St., Room 173, Corinth, TX 76208
Telephone number: (940) 498-6480
E-mail address: rsanchez@nctc.edu
Name of Instructional Dean: Debbie Huffman
Office location: 1525 W. California St. Gainesville, TX 76240
Telephone number: (940) 668-3357
E-mail address: dhuffman@nctc.edu
Name of Instructional Dean: Debbie Huffman
Office location: 1525 W. California St. Gainesville, TX 76240
Telephone number: (940) 668-3357
E-mail address: dhuffman@nctc.edu
Student Services Addendum Fall 2022-2023
Office of Students with Disabilities Addendum Fall 2022-2023
Library Services
Coaching Caring for All-Inservice JAN 2023.pdf - 2.14 MB [download]
Student Services Syllabus Addendum 2022-2023-1.pdf - 444 KB [download]
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