Security
Certificate
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Chancellor's Certificate in UNIX/Linux Security
Overview The ways in which information is being created, stored, processed, and
communicated are changing every day. As this information - the foundation
of our economic, government, and social structure - has become
increasingly vulnerable to intrusion, disruption, manipulation, and
destruction, the protection of its confidentiality, integrity, and
availability must be a top priority for managers and leaders in business
and government. In this certificate, you will learn the skills you need to design,
build, manage, and administer secure UNIX and Linux-based networks and
systems to protect this information. This certificate is for network, database and system administrators;
systems analysts; and other IT professionals responsible for IT security
administration, design, management, and/or implementation, as well as
those requiring background information in order to make security decisions
and understand the risks and benefits of information security.
You should have a basic understanding of computer networks, a solid
understanding of business computer applications, and two or more years of
industry experience. Specifically, you should understand TCP/IP utilities
and tools, IP addresses, the structure of TCP/IP packets, and how to
configure TCP/IP in UNIX. If you are unable to do these tasks, you should
take the following classes: Intro to Networks, Introduction to TCP/IP,
Intermediate TCP/IP, Advanced TCP/IP, and Advanced UNIX: Script
Files. A minimum of 48 hours
is required to successfully complete this certificate from the classes
below. Special
note: You can earn the Chancellor's Certificate in Windows Security by
taking just 42 hours more after you've earned this UNIX/Linux Security
Chancellor’s Certificate! Just complete an application and take these
classes: Certificate
Requirements Note: No classes may be waived for this certificate. A class can
be applied to only one specialized certificate. Note: You do not have to be enrolled in the Certificate program
to take these classes. Note: You also receive CEUs for successful completion of each
class. Students completing the UNIX/Linux Security Chancellor's
Certificate receive at least 4.8 CEUs. The hours completed in these
classes will also be applied toward the 96-hour Chancellor's
Certificate on the Computer. Other certificates are also
available.
Core
(minimum 24 hours
required)
Introduction to Security
Concepts (6 hrs)
Introduction to Security: Internet Security (6 hrs)
Intermediate Security Concepts: UNIX and Linux (12 hrs)
Intermediate Wireless Communications and Networking: Security (6 hrs)
Electives
(minimum 24 hours
required)
Advanced UNIX Scripting: SED and AWK (12 hrs)
Managing a UNIX System (12 hrs)
Linux
Configuration (6 hrs)
Advanced Linux Configuration (6
hrs)
Linux Firewalls (12 hrs)
Managing a Web Server Using Apache (12 hrs)
Find out more by reading the Windows Security
certificate description.
Complete the application form and return it with your $25
nonrefundable fee. All classes must be completed through the UM-St. Louis
Microcomputer Program within two years of submitting the application.
(Note: Registration is on a first-come, first-served basis; submitting the
application and paying the fee doesn’t guarantee a seat in any class.) If
you have completed one or more of these classes through the Microcomputer
Program in the 24 months prior to completing your application, they may be
applied to this certificate. You can list these classes on your
application form. Granting approval for these classes depends on
verification of satisfactory completion of each class. Additional Certificate Information
