ADCY6300 · Advancing Studies
ADV
Course provides an understanding of the threats and vulnerabilities in Cybersecurity and an introduction to the concepts of layering defense and providing for defense-in-depth. Specific topics include operating system security, component lifecycle management, database security, server security, application security, mobile devices, BYOD, and end-point security. The course covers the roles of physical security, system hardening, firewalls, encryption, anti-virus, and malware defense. The course also introduces identity and access management, role-based access control (RBAC), intrusion detection, penetration testing, and incident response.
Course experience
Averages use the original five-point historical evaluation scale.
Organization
4.6 / 5
How well the course was organized
Challenge
4.6 / 5
How intellectually challenging students found it
Attendance
4.2 / 5
How necessary attendance was
Assignments
4.5 / 5
How helpful assignments were
Weekly effort
~5.5
hours per week
Estimated from the original workload response buckets. Individual sections may differ.
Instructor options
Ratings below reflect only recovered evaluations connected to this course.
Director, Computer Security & Policy, IT Assurance
4.2 / 5
4.0 / 5
Applications Systems Analyst, Applications Services · ITS
3.8 / 5
4.1 / 5
Associate Vice President, IT Systems & Services, Office of the CIO, Information Technology Services
4.8 / 5
4.7 / 5
Across time
Section-level results available in the recovered archive.
Spring 2025
2 sectionsFall 2024
1 sectionSpring 2024
2 sectionsFall 2023
1 sectionSpring 2023
2 sectionsFall 2022
1 sectionSpring 2022
2 sectionsSpring 2021
1 sectionSpring 2020
1 section