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Learning Outcomes:

• create programs using fundamental concepts
• identify programming's role in cyber operations
• create flow charts and design and implement pseudo-code to solve problems
• identify variable types and strings; analyze, create and compile programs
• describe the use of classes and objects in programming; and explain vectors and create functions in programming languages
• utilize the Python programming language format and structure in coding
• understand and utilize Python programming concepts, including lists, dictionaries, classes, and loops
• use Python libraries and tools
• debug basic Python programs
• employ Python as a means for developing information security tools
• define networking basics to include LAN, cabling and Ethernet
• perform networking addressing
• explain network communication protocols
• define and apply the Open System Interconnection (OSI) model and Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) to define data layers
• perform basic network troubleshooting
• employ IPv4 and IPv6 addresses and subnet masks
• perform troubleshooting techniques
• configure domain controllers
• manage Active Directory users and computers
• manage Active Directory groups and organizational units
• configure service and authentication account policies
• maintain Active Directory
• implement group policy objects (GPOs)
• administer group policy settings
• manage certificates
• administer Active Directory Federation Services (AD FS) and Active Directory Rights Management Services (AD RMS)
• implement web application proxy (WAP)
• identify security essentials that support system and network integrity
• identify hacker techniques, exploits, and incident handling
• create user login, platform, and equipment key tag, and assign keys to equipment
• perform account management
• create and maintain incident tracking information
• plan, coordinate, and direct recovery activity
• apply security practices to routers, switches and networks
• install, configure and manage malware detection software
• deploy security tools in defense of computer systems and networks, including firewalls and intrusion detection software
• monitor networks to detect denial of service (DOS), malware and rootkit attacks
• perform network security risk analysis
• mitigate external and internal security attack potential
• manage secure voice data communications
• evaluate and mitigate cyber threats
• employ security for storage area networks (SAN)
• configure secure virtual switching
• configure password management protocols, and develop user and group policies
• identify the importance of risk management in networking
• assess and mitigate network risk
• assess and mitigate network risk
• implement security activities throughout the technology life cycle
• determine industry trends and effects on the enterprise
• detect, protect, and mitigate cyber intrusions
• determine attribution and mitigation strategies
• identify tactics, techniques, and procedures of intrusion attackers
• develop a risk management plan
• summarize the process involved in information technology (IT) security management, deploy resources such as intrusion detection and intrusion prevention systems, for damage assessment, data forensics and attack vectors
• perform auditing functions on processes and logs, and prioritize recovery operations for continuity of operations
• identify the required physical, personal, and procedural security for an automated information system
• identify threats to information assurance
• perform physical security of computer hardware and software
• develop enforceable security policies, and implement procedures to prevent fraud, waste, and abuse
• configure peer-to-peer networks and security settings on proxy servers
• set up and configure firewall servers
• test and configure intrusion detection systems
• perform auditing
• control wireless access points
• identify and rectify wireless system intrusion
• develop risk management plans
• identify and evaluate the coexistence of a threat and a point of vulnerability
• communicate risks effectively to appropriate stakeholders
• monitor and control identified and emerging risks
• use multiple risk management techniques to identify and document risks
• use creative thinking to solve problems
• develop strategies for risk analysis and risk mitigation
• conduct situational analysis
• use decision support systems
• conduct backward planning
• allocate resources to resolve problems
• apply ethics to problem solving
• demonstrate presentation skills
• prepare effective business messages for culturally diverse audiences
• communicate by written, oral, and visual methods
• compose clean and concise business letters, reports, memoranda, and emails
• create, organize, and manage electronic files and folders
• create, modify, and maintain a word processing, spreadsheet, database, and presentation documents
• use functions, formulas, and charts in documents, spreadsheets, and databases
• utilize applications and terminology effectively
• describe basic concepts of information systems and computer networks
• demonstrate knowledge of computer applications suite
• demonstrate the use of Internet and email tools
• apply the use of computers in a variety of environments