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May 09, 2025
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2025-2026 College Catalog
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CIS 235 - Advanced Topics in Linux/Unix Security 4 Contact Hours, 3 Credits
2 lecture periods 2 lab periods
Overview of Linux security topics for Linux administrators. Topics include securely configuring services, encryption, and managing/assessing system security.
Prerequisite(s): CIS 119 and CIS 225
Gen-Ed: Meets AGEC Options; Meets CTE - Options
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Course Learning Outcomes
- Discover system vulnerabilities.
- Securely configure services.
- Demonstrate understanding of encryption
- Manage and assess system security
Outline:
- Background Review
- The Unix philosophy
- Linux users and permissions
- File system concepts
- Security concepts
- Services
- Managing
- Securing
- Processes and port association
- Encryption
- Types
- Usage
- Discovering Vulnerabilities
- Port scanning
- Software versioning
- Vulnerability Mitigation
- Firewall
- Update management
- Secure protocols
- System hardening
- Intrusion Detection
- Log files
- Network intrusion detection systems
- File modification tracking
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