CYB 234 - System Administration and Scripting for Cybersecurity

CYB 234 - System Administration and Scripting for Cybersecurity

Introduction to Linux and Windows system administration tasks focusing on system administration skills, administering user capabilities, the file system, access controls, and other system services (e.g., firewall, and networking).  Students will be introduced to Windows specific tasks such as Active Directory and group policies.  This course also includes introduction to scripting for system administration tasks using bash, Python and PowerShell.
 
Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisites: CSE174, CYB134
 
Learning Outcomes:

Students will be able to:

  • Identify the role of systems administration in Cybersecurity at both local, enterprise and cloud levels.
  • Identify and explain the importance of basic system administration tasks.
  • Identify and make use of common Linux and Windows tools for the management of users, files, peripherals, and programs.
  • Read and create programs and scripts for automating common system management tasks. Includes using scripts to automate identifying security-related incidents.
  • Perform security audit and configuration of file permissions including using local and network groups.
  • Identify and explain the importance of system configuration tools like SCCM or Puppet for systems administration.
  • Identify common backup strategies and implement at least one methodology.