Mar 03, 2026  
2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog

CIS 226 - Introduction to Networks and Security


Offered Fall: No Offered Winter: Yes Offered Summer: No Offered Other: No
4 Credits
Hours (Lecture - Discussion - Lab): 4-0-0
This is a general introduction to the next generation of operating system technology and information security. The course covers descriptions and workings of network hardware and software components, the operation and management of a computer network, the need for information security, performing a risk assessment, and elements of a security program including the security plan and security tools. The topics of computer and network forensic investigations on network operating systems will be covered.