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Information Systems Infrastructure
Lifecycle Management

AIT671

Syllabus: AIT 671 - Information Systems Infrastructure Lifecycle
Management
Term: Fall 2014
Instructor: Jay Holcomb, Adjunct Faculty, Department of Applied Information Technology,
Volgenau School of Engineering
E-mail: jholcom9@gmu.edu
Course: AIT 671 -- Information System Infrastructure Lifecycle Management
Examines information system infrastructure lifecycle management including the audit
process, IT governance and best practices, system and infrastructure control, IT service
delivery and support, protection of information assets, physical security, business and
disaster recovery.
Credits: 3
Day/Time: Thursday, 4:30 pm-7:10 pm
Where: TBD
Textbooks:
Richard Bejtlich, The Practice of Network Security Monitoring: Understanding Incident
Detection and Response, No Starch Press (August 2, 2013). ISBN: 978-1593275099
(Available on Safari
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 Databases@Mason)
Other Resources:
Paper readings and Internet resources posted on Blackboard -- AIT 671 Course
Course Goals:
1. Obtain in-depth knowledge on various security systems examples.
2. Gain increased understanding of attack models used against security systems.
3. Learn how security systems provide defenses and counter measures against differing attack
vectors.
4. Understand overall evaluation and management of security systems life cycle.

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Fall 2014

Information Systems Infrastructure
Lifecycle Management

AIT671

Grading policy:
Grades will be determined based on the following:

Grade Component

Weight

Current Cyber Event Paper #1

10%

Current Cyber Event Paper #2

10%

Quiz

10%

Lab assignments (10% each)

30%

Team Project and Presentation

30%

Class Participation

10%

Total:

100%

The grading scale for this course is:

Numeric Grade

Letter Grade

97 – 100%

A+

93 –...

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