Students are introduced to the fundamental concepts, techniques and principles of securing information in computing environments. Students will gain a solid understanding of the key principles, technologies, and security best practices that are crucial for protecting digital assets, protecting privacy of sensitive data, and appropriately managing security risks. Key elements of information security will be taught in depth, including threat and risk assessment, risk management, access control security, cryptography and encryption, network security, identity access management and incident response. Students will learn hands-on techniques that are critical to protect sensitive information from unauthorized exposure, modification, disclosure, and destruction.