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Course
Description
The goal of "Cybersecurity: Prevention, Deterrence, and Recovery"
is to educate and train public safety professionals on important concepts
in securing public safety networks. This will include information concerning:
- Detection (anti-virus and intrusion)
- Interdiction (passwords, system patches, and
firewalls)
- Critical infrastructure protection (e-mail attachments,
program downloads and installation, back-up policies, file and folder
security)
- Information sharing methods (secure transfer
of XML data)
The delivery method for this course will involve lecture,
personal interaction between the instructor and students, as well as
hands-on labs utilizing the thirty (30) workstations of the SENTINEL
Mobile Lab and the SENTINEL Hardware Example Lab. Students will be provided
all presentation materials, Cybersecurity: Prevention, Deterrence, & Recovery
for additional reading and information, a comprehensive bibliography
describing additional resources on the subjects of network infrastructure
and security, and the SENTINEL Lab Exercise Manual for use during class
sessions and additional lab exercises that can be completed outside
of class sessions.
The target audience for "Cybersecurity: Prevention, Deterrence,
& Recovery" are public safety employees who assist or maintain computer
and network operations for their organization. This track is designed
for an individual that has an intermediate level of expertise in the
fields of technology and network security.
The prerequisite for this course is a working knowledge
of basic computer and network concepts and functions.
Program and student evaluation will be completed using
two methods: 1) Pre and Post Assessment tool completion and 2) Student
course evaluation form completion. The Pre and Post Assessment tool
scores will be calculated to receive raw and percentage improvement
scores for each participant. Student course evaluation forms will be
modeled after the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Office of Grants and Training, Course Evaluation/Action Steps form collecting demographic
data as well as both quantitative and qualitative data.
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