3 Semester Hours Prerequisite: IT 112 or permission of the Department Chair. This course provides background in the fundamentals of firewall concepts that affect local and enterprise networking. Topics include: basic firewall concepts, installation, anomalies, filtering, rules, and advanced configuration research. This course covers both software and network appliance firewalls and IDS systems. Vendor specific platforms include SNORT, Cisco Pix, Secure Computing Sidewinder G2, Checkpoint, and several local machine firewalls.