New Linux Security Course Launches at Durham Technical Community College

A core component of any curriculum in modern information security is the security of the operating systems that reside on the workstations and servers of a network. Effective information security depends on addressing all facets of how information is stored, moved, and modified. Since the operating system of a computer is the primary means of implementing the security of the information on that computer, it must be configured to minimize the risks of losing or compromising the data being processed.

Durham Technical Community College, as part of its new Information Systems Security curriculum, is developing a security course based on securing operating systems. This course will instruct students in the fundamentals of designing security architectures and provide an overview of security administration of several operating systems, focusing primarily on Windows and Linux. Additionally, students will also learn the design of basic security defenses and the use of network analysis tools. Topics covered will be essential foundation for later courses which will cover intrusion detection, Defense-in-Depth, attack methodologies, and firewall security and configuration.

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