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2015-2016 Vincennes University Catalog 
    
2015-2016 Vincennes University Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

CNET 150 - Introduction to Firewalls and VPNs


3 hrs (Sem I, II)
This course is designed to provide students with an introduction to firewalls and other network security components that can work together to create an in-depth defensive perimeter around a Local Area Network (LAN). Students will acquire the fundamentals of network and Internet security and understand the vulnerability most organizations have in their security systems with an emphasis on firewalls, security plans and Virtual Private Networks (VPNs). Discussions will include identification and authentication, network attacks, malicious code and viruses, wireless security, e-mail and web security and disaster recovery. 3 lecture/laboratory hours.