CHERRYPICKERDe Anza College
CIS 69E
IT Security: Defense Against the Digital Dark Arts · 4.5 units
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- De Anza catalogcourse record · 2025-2026
- FHDA class listingsFall 2026 sections
- Cherrypickercourse matching and pathway links — our analysis
About this course
This course covers a wide variety of IT security concepts, tools, and best practices. It introduces threats and attacks and demonstrates the many ways they can reveal themselves. It further explores the functionality of encryption algorithms and how they're used to safeguard data, and it introduces the three As of information security: authentication, authorization, and accounting. The use of network security solutions, ranging from firewalls to Wi-Fi encryption options, is also covered. The course is rounded out by combining all these elements together into a multi-layered, in-depth security architecture, supplemented by practical recommendations on how to integrate a culture of security into an organization or team.
Sections this term
Fall 2026 · updated Sep 3, 3:00 PM UTCCIS 69EIT Security: Defense Against the Digital Dark ArtsOpen1 section · 16 seats reported · 1 instructor
- CRN 28902 · 01Open · 16
Enrollment availability changes frequently. Confirm status in the official FHDA registration system before enrolling.
Prerequisites
The De Anza catalog lists no prerequisite for this course.
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