Prerequisite: DCL 600T. Gain the foundational information security knowledge and skills needed to work in cyber operations, including security first principles, access control, and layered defense. Apply risk analysis of information and information systems, integrate cryptographic techniques for protecting information, and crack codes through the use of cryptanalysis.

Prerequisite: COP 640. Assume the role of a cyber warrior. Apply reverse engineering techniques to analyze malware and system software, and implement cyber-offense techniques in a laboratory to penetrate and infect a system that lacks cyber defenses.