CS111
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Personal & Professional Cyber Safety
Cybersecurity & Advanced Computing, School of
College of Professional Schools
Subject Code
CS
Number
111
Title
Personal Cyber Safety
Description
An introductory, self-paced, instructor-facilitated, online individual study course recommended for freshmen, or any student wanting to use computers, email, and social media safely. Topics include: information attributes to be protected by information security; reducing identity theft risk; preventing disasters by keeping adequate backups; preventing malware attacks; enabling firewalls; using strong authentication; resisting phishing and advance-fee frauds; rejecting telephone frauds; analyzing and resisting false rumors; using email effectively and professionally; avoiding embarrassment by controlling information-sharing; avoiding violations of anti-hacking and anti-piracy laws; and, avoiding accidental plagiarism. 1 Lecture hour. Offered: Fall, Spring
Course Typically Offered
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1
Maximum Variable Credits
-
Repeatable
-
Number of Course Repeats When Repeatable
0
Max Credits Repeatable
-
Department or School
College
College of Professional Schools