ISS 310 - Information Security Architecture

3 CR

This course examines enterprise-level security architecture and its relationship to physical security. Security in service-oriented architecture (SOA), software-as-a-service (SaaS), business-to-business architectures, cloud computing and virtualization are discussed. Topics include security infrastructure, policy and procedures, assessment, auditing, secure communications, defense in depth, multiple security zones, multi-level security, cross-domain solutions, and the unique challenges of advanced architectures. Emphasis is paid to the interrelationship of the security strategic plan with the business strategic plan and the strategic plans of other corporate functional units.

Prerequisite(s): ISS 210.