CYBR 332 Cybersecurity Principles and Applications

This course introduces fundamental cybersecurity principles with hands-on labs, preparing students to protect information assets from evolving threats and vulnerabilities. Covering key security concepts, students will learn to identify, analyze, and mitigate cyber threats while securing hybrid environments like cloud, mobile, IoT, and operational technology. The course explores security architecture, operations, and program management, including risk management, compliance, vulnerability management, incident response, and best practices for securing hardware, software, and data. Students will also develop essential governance, communication, and reporting skills for real-world cybersecurity roles. Aligned with CompTIA Security+ objectives, this course equips students with the technical expertise and industry knowledge needed for entry-level cybersecurity roles, such as Security Analyst, SOC Analyst, and IT Security Administrator.

Prerequisites

• ICS 141: Problem Solving with Programming and MATH 215: Discrete Mathematics
• or ICS 265: C Programming and MATH 215: Discrete Mathematics

Special information

First day attendance is mandatory.
Formerly: ICS 382. Note: Students are responsible to both be aware of and abide by prerequisites for ICS/CYBR courses for which they enroll, and will be administratively dropped from a course if they have not met prerequisites.