Mar 19, 2026  
2025-2026 CNM Catalog, Volume 57 
    
2025-2026 CNM Catalog, Volume 57

CIST 2853 - Cyber Defense Basics

3 credit hour(s)
Prerequisite: CIST 1680  + (CSCI 1220  or CSCI 1240  or CSCI 1230  or CSCI 1260 )
Pre- or corequisite: CIST 2881  
This course will provide fundamental skills needed to analyze the internal and external security threats against a computer network. Students will learn how to evaluate network and internet security issues and design, and how to implement successful security policies and firewall strategies to defend against system and network vulnerabilities.

Note(s):

Theory Hours: 45
Lab Hours: 15