ICT-2202: Operating Systems Security

Description
This course covers fundamentals with hands-on knowledge of operating systems operations and security with focus on dominant operating systems (e.g. Linux and Windows). The first part focuses on operating systems principles and organization, criteria to select, deploy, integrate and administer platforms or components to support the organization’s IT infrastructure. Topics covered will be operating system structures, process control, scheduling, synchronization, memory, Files, input/output management, protection and privacy, securing Linux, Securing Windows Server, OS hardening, the security mechanism used in an operating system, configuring different levels of security measures, best practices and security related tools and utilities. Lecture: 2 hrs/week; Lab: 2 hrs/week.