Security Architecture and Engineering
Course

Security Architecture and Engineering

Time limit: 90 days

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Full course description

This course contains an introduction to the key concepts of cryptography and security engineering. It examines the role of encryption in information security and considers common encryption methods. In addition, the course discusses ciphers, their substitutes, and how they work. Public key infrastructure and management is also covered. This course requires a basic understanding of IT concepts.

 

Learning Outcomes:

Understand how cryptography works and its role in information security

Compare and contrast different ciphers and explain how they work

Create substitution ciphers and encode and decode cleartext and ciphertext

Discuss how encryption enables secure transmission of sensitive data

Explain and compare symmetric and asymmetric cryptography

 

Describe the role of public key infrastructure and key management

 

Credits:

PMI PDUs: 5

Business Acumen PDUs: 2

Ways of Working PDUs: 3

IACET CEUs: 0.5 (Contact Hours: 5 hours)

HRCI Credits: 5 (Type: Specified - Strategic Business)

 

SHRM PDCs: 5

 

Estimated time to complete: 5 hours