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Subject offerings of new and developing areas of knowledge in engineering intended to augment the existing curriculum. See Class Schedule or college course information for topics and prerequisites. Course Information: 1 to 4 undergraduate hours. 1 to 4 graduate hours. Approved for Letter and S/U grading. May be repeated in the same or separate terms if topics vary.

This course will introduce the learner to the fundamentals of secure systems administration: The installation, configuration, upkeep, and reliable operation of computing systems (especially multi-user systems), both on-premises and in the cloud. The course also provides the broad-based knowledge and skills necessary to prepare students for further study in other specialized cybersecurity fields. Course topics include commands and command line utilities; file systems; automation; identity management; access control; network management; server services; and systems security. It should be noted that this course introduces these topics for both Linux and Windows-based systems.