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ACIS-4684: Information Systems Security and Assurance

Description: An examination of the concepts, technologies, and applications of security and assurance in information systems. Topics include the security threats against information systems; tools used by intruders; computing platforms and security; encryption; securing the transaction and the server; audit tools to detect intrusions; responses to attacks; legal, ethical and international issues; and the future of information systems security and assurance.

Pathways: N/A

Course Hours: 3 credits

Prerequisites: N/A

Required By: N/A

Corequisites: N/A

Crosslist: N/A

Repeatability: N/A

Sections Taught: 11

Average GPA: 3.32 (rounds to B+)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 13.60%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 0.00%

France Belanger202149.3%41.0%9.7%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.376
Gregory Kogan202442.8%52.3%4.9%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.275

Grade Distribution Over Time

1234GPA
Spring 2019Spring 2020Spring 2021Spring 2022Spring 2023Spring 2024Term050% W