IT 220 Firewalls and Intrusion Detection Systems

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.

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Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College is a member institution of the Community and Technical College System of West Virginia and accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Schools and Colleges.

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