• HSEC 1025: HOMELAND SECURITY AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PARTNERSHIPS

  3.00 Credits

  Laramie County Community College

  
  Students focus on the partnerships between emergency management to homeland security at the federal level and the impact of these changes at the state and local level. Students look briefly at various focus areas in the emergency management field that should be examined by individuals entering the homeland security field of study. After a summary of each focus area, students examine sources of detailed information including existing college courses, public domain reference materials, and online training available free of charge from the federal government. Students receive a broad understanding of the emergency management discipline and the knowledge that must be brought forward to function effectively in the homeland security discipline. Prerequisite: Completion of HSEC 1000. Prerequisite:    Currently Not Available Corequisite:    Currently Not Available
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• HSEC 1520: NETWORK ATTACK PRINCIPLES

  3.00 Credits

  Laramie County Community College

  
  Students scan, test, hack, and secure systems in an interactive lab environment. Students analyze perimeter defenses and attacker tactics, as well as intrusion detection, policy creation, social engineering, DDoS Attacks, buffer overflows, and virus creation. This course will help prepare the student for the EC-Council Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) Certification. Cross-listed with CSEC 1520. Prerequisite: Completion of or concurrent enrollment in CSCO 2000. Prerequisite:    Currently Not Available Corequisite:    Currently Not Available
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• HSEC 2001: LEGAL, POLICY, AND PRIVACY ISSUES

  3.00 Credits

  Laramie County Community College

  
  Students receive an overview of major federal laws and their impact on the development of policies, strategies, and plans for dealing with various threats to homeland security. Students review the roles and responsibilities of government agencies, non-government organizations, and individual citizens for U.S. national security. In addition, strategic planning is addressed, including the National Response Plan and the National Incident Management System. Students discuss various policy and strategy issues, including balancing security, civil liberties,and privacy. Prerequisite: Completion of HSEC 1000. Prerequisite:    Currently Not Available Corequisite:    Currently Not Available
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• HSEC 2004: HOMELAND SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT

  3.00 Credits

  Laramie County Community College

  
  Students use criminological or criminal justice framework to analyze terrorist groups and individuals; terrorist origins, goals, dynamics, ideologies; counterterrorism; and homeland security. Students examine the structure and dynamics of terrorism, terrorist weapons, strategies and tactics, how they evolve, the ways in which they operate, how terrorists obtain funding, their use of the media, and theories of counterterrorism. Students review definitions of terrorism, analyze specific concepts, and examine issues that arise when responding to terrorism or the threat of terrorism. Prerequisite: Completion of or concurrent enrollment in HSEC 1000. Prerequisite:    Currently Not Available Corequisite:    Currently Not Available
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• HSEC 2006: TERRORISM AND WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION

  3.00 Credits

  Laramie County Community College

  
  Students examine the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (WMD): Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and Explosive (CBRNE) weapons that could cause massive casualties if used for terrorist attacks. Students examine the vulnerability of the U.S. populace to such weapons. Students explore strategies of how to prevent, limit, defend, and/or deter the use of weapons of mass destruction by terrorists. Finally, students examine the spread of CBRNE weapons and the threat of black market CBRNE weapons from the former Soviet arsenal. Prerequisites: Completion of HSEC 1000. Prerequisite:    Currently Not Available Corequisite:    Currently Not Available
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• HSEC 2010: CYBERSECURITY

  3.00 Credits

  Laramie County Community College

  
  Students explore how the information revolution and America's increasing utilization and reliance upon computers has affected societal infrastructure. Students examine the critical infrastructure composed of those systems and assets--both physical and cyber in nature--that are so vital that incapacitation or destruction would have a debilitating impact on national security, economic security, and/or public health and safety. Students look at how a "networked" world has bred new crimes and new responses and investigate how the computer has become a tool, target, and place of criminal activity and national security threats, as well as a mechanism of response. Finally, students examine the convergence of existing laws, equities, and variables in this multidisciplinary area, along with the economic, cost-benefit conflicts that are created as a result of various competing concerns. Prerequisite: Completion of HSEC 1000. Prerequisite:    Currently Not Available Corequisite:    Currently Not Available
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• HSEC 2013: CYBERSECURITY CAPSTONE

  3.00 Credits

  Laramie County Community College

  
  Students demonstrate the knowledge and skills they have acquired throughout the Cybersecurity program within a Cyber Range, a controlled virtual environment designed to test student ability to protect systems against cyber attacks under realistic conditions. After completion of the practical portion of the lab, students develop a new policy or procedure to add to current cybersecurity practices. Cross-listed with CSEC 2013. Instructor consent required. Prerequisite:    Currently Not Available Corequisite:    Currently Not Available
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• HSEC 2015: CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURES

  3.00 Credits

  Laramie County Community College

  
  Students analyze threats to critical facility and network infrastructure from an "all-hazards" perspective. Students examine the full range of natural, technological, and man-made disasters and the impact on our nation's critical infrastructure. Students develop risk and threat assessments, safety plans, and strategies for safer facilities and networks. Students identify the processes for implementing training, education, exercises, and evaluations to ensure infrastructure safety. Prerequisite: Completion of or concurrent enrollment in HSEC 1000. Prerequisite:    Currently Not Available Corequisite:    Currently Not Available
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• HSEC 2025: TERRORISM

  3.00 Credits

  Laramie County Community College

  
  Students analyze the roots of terrorist activities throughout the world and discuss national, regional, and global effects of historical and recent terrorist acts, including the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) and the impact of Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and Explosive (CBRNE) weapons. Students compare and contrast opposing viewpoints, leading students to develop a broad understanding of the evolution of terrorism and counterterrorism. Students consider historical defenses as well as new concepts and innovations for the prevention and mitigation of terrorist attacks. Prerequisite:    Currently Not Available Corequisite:    Currently Not Available
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• HUMN 1010: INTRODUCTORY HUMANITIES I

  3.00 Credits

  Laramie County Community College

  
  In Introductory Humanities I, students explore visual and performing arts, architecture, literature, music, philosophy and religions in their historical and social contexts from prehistory through the Middle Ages. Prerequisite: Completion of ENGL 0810 or equivalent placement test score. Prerequisite:    Currently Not Available Corequisite:    Currently Not Available
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