HACS101

Prerequisite: Minimum grade of C- in HACS100. Restriction: Must be a student in the ACES (Advanced Cybersecurity Experience for Students) Living-Learning Program. Prepares students for team research that will be conducted in HACS 200. Students gain an understanding across the breadth of cybersecurity including system monitoring, networking basics and penetration testing. An applied approach to statistics is also included to prepare students to assess the data collected for their research projects. The course is conducted with a hands-on approach applying virtual environments to practice the concepts learned in the technical lectures each week.